Places grantavery Wants to Go

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

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

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

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

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

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

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

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

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.