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

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

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

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

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.