Places swainr Wants to Go

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

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

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

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

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

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

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

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

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

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