Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.