The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

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

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

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

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

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

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

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

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

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

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

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

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.