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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

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

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.