Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

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

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

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

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

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

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

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

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

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

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

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

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

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.