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A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.