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

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

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

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

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

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

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

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

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

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

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