The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

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

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

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

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.