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

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

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

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

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

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

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

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

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

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

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

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.