Detroit, Michigan
RoboCop Statue
One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.
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Detroit, Michigan
One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.
Dearborn, Michigan
A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
Detroit, Michigan
Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.
Lansing, Michigan
This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.
Detroit, Michigan
Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Pueblo, Colorado
This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.
Pueblo, Colorado
Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Juneau, Alaska
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Juneau, Alaska
Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.