Places Rick Brown Wants to Go

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

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

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.