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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

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

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

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

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

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

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The world's longest known cave system.