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

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

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

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

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

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

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.