At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

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

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

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

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

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

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

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.