Ishpeming, Michigan
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.
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Ishpeming, Michigan
Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Detroit, Michigan
This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.
Copper Harbor, Michigan
The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.
Petoskey, Michigan
Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.
Detroit, Michigan
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
Maple City, Michigan
Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.
Detroit, Michigan
38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.
Leland, Michigan
The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.
Detroit, Michigan
Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.
Detroit, Michigan
The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.
Newberry, Michigan
Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.
Detroit, Michigan
This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Cass City, Michigan
Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Traverse City, Michigan
A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.
Shelby, Michigan
A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.