Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

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

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

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

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

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

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

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

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

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.