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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.