Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

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

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

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

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

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

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

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

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.