One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

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

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

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

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

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

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

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

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

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

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

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

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Known as the "Kissing Bridge" for its privacy, it also happens to be the last covered bridge in Ontario.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the province of Ontario.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".