And because of the Finnish influence, sauna culture is a huge deal as well. I gotta be honest, before this trip, I never really understood saunas. I thought it was just sitting in some hot, stinky room in a gym basement, but nope. It's a whole ritual. Get really hot and then get really cold. Shock the system! I rented a sauna at Takka Saunas , where I got to take in this gorgeous view and experience my very first cold plunge. And honestly? Loved it. I left feeling oddly rejuvenated and officially a sauna truther .

At the Quincy Mine, you obviously get to go inside an actual mine, and, minor spoiler, the craziest part of the tour is when they show you just how dark it was for the miners. They light a candle, blow it out, and suddenly you're standing there in complete darkness. Truly spooky.

Another wildly specific, only-in-the-Keweenaw place is the Jampot , a bakery run by actual monks.…