Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

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

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

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

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.