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Detroit, Michigan

Vanity Ballroom

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Detroit, Michigan

Geodesic Dome House

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
Added by Facebook1256100181
Hickory Corners, Michigan

Midwest Miniatures Museum

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Benton Harbor, Michigan

House of David

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.
Added by OaktownMini
New York, New York

The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Josh Added by Josh
Detroit, Michigan

Ernie Harwell Park

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.
Added by DoctorMoog42
Battle Creek, Michigan

Dr. J.H. Kellogg Discovery Center

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Highland Park, Michigan

Highland Park Ford Plant

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
East Lansing, Michigan

Moist Towelette Museum

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Ike Allen Added by Ike Allen
Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse City State Hospital

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Added by takomabibelot
Detroit, Michigan

Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Added by DoctorMoog42
Bayard, Nebraska

Chimney Rock

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Dayton, Ohio

The Avrocar

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
canuck Added by canuck
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo City Hall

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Added by JackPotato
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
Added by janeleous
Niagara Falls, New York

Edward Dean Adams Power Plant

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
New York, New York

Hess Triangle

New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Added by michelleferlito
Delmar, Maryland

Transpeninsular Midpoint Marker

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Jefferson, Maryland

War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Added by jensmind