Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

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

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

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

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

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

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

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

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

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

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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