An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

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

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

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

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.