The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

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

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

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

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

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

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

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

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

World's largest Christmas store.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

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

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

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

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

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

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

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

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

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.