Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

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

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

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

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

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

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

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

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

This historic mill has been turning apples into delicious fresh cider for over a century.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.