Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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.

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

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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