On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

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

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

World's largest Christmas store.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

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

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

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.