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

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.