Chicago, Illinois
World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
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Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.
Lafayette, Indiana
Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.
Auburn, Indiana
A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.
Albany, Indiana
One tree's homage to soles past and present.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Bloomington, Indiana
Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Saugatuck, Michigan
In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.
Lansing, Michigan
Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.
Dearborn, Michigan
One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.
Indian River, Michigan
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Wyoming, Michigan
These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Holland, Michigan
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.