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Detroit City
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1. The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn
www.thehenryford.com |
What is it? Henry Ford, son of a farmer, built his first
car in Detroit in 1896. There was nothing too amazing about this
feat, because cars had been around for some time. What was unique
to Ford's invention was the moving assembly line, which enabled him
to literally put the world on wheels. Henry Ford's legacy is found
at every turn in his hometown, Detroit, which is why the city's
most popular and prominent tourist attraction was founded by him in
1929. The Henry Ford is spread over more than 36 hectares (90
acres) in Dearborn just outside of metro-Detroit and encompasses
five different venues. Together they bring the whole American
experience to life, using exhibits, demonstrations, programmes and
re-enactments to showcase American life and its people. Ford
amassed most of the exhibit collection, including tens of thousands
of ordinary objects, items associated with illustrious Americans,
and numerous inventions documenting technological advances. Among
the exhibits is the limousine in which John F. Kennedy was
assassinated, Edgar Allan Poe's writing desk, and George
Washington's camp bed. It is located in Dearborn, Michigan just
west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) and south of Michigan Avenue
(US-12).
Hours of Operation: Museum open daily 9.30am to 5pm; closed Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Different opening hours apply for other
attractions
Phone:(313) 982 6150 (24-hour recorded
information) |
2. Automotive Hall of Fame
21400 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn
www.automotivehalloffame.org |
What is it? Car buffs from the world over are drawn to
Detroit's Automotive Hall of Fame, close to the Henry Ford Museum
in Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, which is the public program and
exhibition centre for the worldwide motor vehicle industry. The
venue features entertaining and enlightening exhibits about the
people who drive the industry. Visitors can indulge in interactive
events like designing their own car and taking part in safety
demonstrations.
Hours of Operation: Daily 9am to 5pm; closed Mondays from November to
April
Phone:(313) 240 4000 |
3. Henry Ford Estate
4901 Evergreen Road
www.henryfordestate.com |
What is it? Visitors to Detroit can tour the family home
of renowned automotive pioneer Henry Ford and his wife, Clara, in
Dearborn. The estate is a National Historic Landmark that is now
part of the campus of the University of Michigan. The Fords lived
on the estate, designed by Jens Jensen, from 1915 until they died
in 1947 and 1950 respectively. The 56-room stone mansion features
elaborately-carved woodwork and contains many personal artefacts.
Also on site is Ford's personal garage and car collection and
magnificent gardens featuring waterscapes.
Hours of Operation: Daily 9am to 5pm
Phone:(313) 593 5590 |
4. Detroit Historical Museum
Detroit's Cultural Center, 5401 Woodward Avenue
www.detroithistorical.org |
What is it? The Detroit Historical Museum in Downtown
allows visitors the chance to tour the scope of the city's history,
from Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac's landing on the banks of the
Detroit River through the city's emergence as an industrial
capital. In the museum it is possible to walk through the streets
of Old Detroit and explore 19th-century shops. Visitors can also
find out about Detroit's role in the 'underground railroad' that
helped slaves escape from the South. The interactive Glancy Trains
toy train exhibit delights young and old.
Hours of Operation: Wednesday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, Saturday 10am to
5pm, Sunday 12pm to 5pm
Phone:(313) 833 1805 |
5. Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue
www.dia.org |
What is it? America's fifth-largest fine arts museum
boasts more than 100 galleries displaying a collection of 65,000
works, ranging from mummies to Matisse, and Asian antiquities to
American Impressionists. The Museum is situated in Downtown
Detroit. The highlights include the masterpieces of Rembrandt,
Rubens, Bureghel the Elder, Botticelli, van Gogh, Cézanne, Picasso
and Caravaggio.
Hours of Operation: Wednesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and
Sunday 10am to 5pm. On Fridays the museum stays open until 9pm and
offers music recitals, free tours, artist demonstrations and
workshops
Phone:(313) 833 7900 |
6. Motown Historical Museum
2648 W. Grand Boulevard
www.motownmuseum.com |
What is it? Detroit's Motown sound originated in two
simple buildings on West Grand Boulevard, Downtown, at Hitsville
U.S.A. Visitors can see the original control room and recording
studio where stars like the Jackson Five, Diana Ross and Stevie
Wonder made hit records between 1959 and 1972. The Museum also
contains some costumes worn by the stars and Motown founder Berry
Gordy's apartment, still as it was in the
1960s.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 6pm
Phone:(313) 875 2264 |
7. Ludington
www.ludingtoncvb.com |
What is it? Michigan boasts some wonderful sandy beaches
along its western coastline washed by Lake Michigan. Some of the
best of these, with miles of sand and wild dunes, are near the
ferry port town of Ludington. The Ludington State Park offers 14
miles (23km) of hiking and biking trails in beautiful virgin
forests and dunes, miles of sandy beach and three campgrounds.
There are several other popular beach resort towns along Michigan's
west coast, within easy reach of Detroit, which are known as 'The
Riviera of the Midwest'. Silver Lake resort boasts its
world-renowned living sand-dunes and the world's smallest
newspaper; Grand Haven has a magnificent boardwalk along its
spectacular beaches lined with restaurants, marina facilities and
shops; Holland, has a Dutch flavour inherited from its founder, a
Dutch clergyman; St Joseph in the south has a famous lighthouse and
a French fort.
Hours of Operation:
Phone:(877) 420 6618 (Ludington Area Convention &
Visitors Bureau) |
8. Ann Arbor
www.annarbor.org |
What is it? The city of Ann Arbor in southeast Michigan,
45 miles (72km) west of Detroit just north of the Ohio border, is
home to the University of Michigan, one of the country's top
universities. The city and surroundings has a great deal to offer
visitors in the form of historic and cultural attractions. Ann
Arbor's downtown area is extremely vibrant with never a dull
moment, from live music shows to a plethora of libraries, galleries
and museums, restaurants offering everything from romantic dinners
to café society, some of the country's best bookstores and often a
street party. Among the many museums of interest is the Ann Arbor
Hands-On Museum, housed in a 100-year-old firehouse, which features
more than 250 interactive science and technology exhibits. There
are numerous restored 19th-century houses and farms to visit for a
taste of life in days of yore, and even an original old main street
blacksmith shop still operating in the satellite town of
Manchester. Museums in the area cover everything from geology to
classic cars, early American manuscripts, dentistry and old
fire-fighting equipment. On the University campus the Natural
History Museum contains the state's largest collection of dinosaur
fossils and a planetarium features a 360-degree domed screen
offering weekend stargazing shows.
Hours of Operation:
Phone:(734) 995 7281 or (800) 888 9487 (Ann Arbor Convention
and Visitors Bureau) |
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Transport -There is not much in the way of public
transport in Detroit, and the Motor City is still geared resolutely
towards the car.
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