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

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

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

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

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

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

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

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

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

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

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

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

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.