Michigan tourism hot spots:

1. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Glen Arbor was named the “Most Beautiful Place in America” by Good Morning America in a 2011 contest — which caused a 14 percent visitation increase in 2012, tourism assistant professor Dan McCole and Sarah Nicholls, an associate professor in the Department of Geography said.

2. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn saw a 25 percent visitation increase. McCole and Nicholls said the museum’s centennial Titanic exhibit, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, was a big draw in 2012.

3. Attendance at Comerica Park in Detroit increased by 6 percent in 2012. McCole said it is tough to predict attendance for 2013, which depends on how well the Tigers perform.

4. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising saw a visitation increase of 6 percent in 2012. Nicholls said Michigan’s national parks exceeded the country’s average national park attendance, which was 1 percent in 2012.

5. Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island saw a 2 percent visitation increase in 2012. Nicholls said last year was a good year for the entire “bridge area,” including Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.