World's largest Christmas store.

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

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

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

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

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

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

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

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

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

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

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

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.