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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

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

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Handmade treasures from around the world.