Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

The largest model carrot in the world.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.