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

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

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

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

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

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

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

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

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

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

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

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

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

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

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

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Mexican food and folk art.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.