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

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

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

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

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

In addition to the usual gravestones, this Michigan cemetery features a birdhouse mausoleum and an Ark of the Covenant replica.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

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

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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

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

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

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

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

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.