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Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

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

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

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

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.