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

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

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

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."