Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

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

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

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

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

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

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

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

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

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

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.