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

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

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

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

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

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

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

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.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

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

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

This museum explores the history and development of dentistry and dental technology in Michigan.