Detroit, Michigan
Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
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Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Detroit, Michigan
Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Detroit, Michigan
This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.
Detroit, Michigan
Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.
Detroit, Michigan
The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.
Detroit, Michigan
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Detroit, Michigan
This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Detroit, Michigan
This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.
Detroit, Michigan
The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.
Detroit, Michigan
A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.
Troy, Michigan
This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.
Rochester Hills, Michigan
The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."
Rochester, Michigan
This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.
Pontiac, Michigan
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Bay City, Michigan
This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Flint, Michigan
A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.
Midland, Michigan
There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.
Midland, Michigan
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.