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

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

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

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

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

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."