The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

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

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

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

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

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

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

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

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

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

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

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.