The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

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

The world's only known button museum.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

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

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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.

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

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

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

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

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.