Cars & Car History
1. Cruise or Spectate at the Woodward Dream Cruise
2. Walk the Worn Floors of the Ford Piquette Plant
…where Henry Ford first tinkered with his auto assembly line and built Model Ts, and then ride in one at Greenfield Village.
Art & Culture, Sports & Recreation
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…where Henry Ford first tinkered with his auto assembly line and built Model Ts, and then ride in one at Greenfield Village.
Take a picnic blanket and hit the grassy knoll of DTE Energy Music Theatre for a concert.
When you clap your hands, snap your fingers or sing your favorite Motown tune, you’ll hear Motown’s rich, soulful signature sound echo back.
Kick off spring by heading to downtown Detroit for the Tigers’ Opening Day.
*Doing said act could result in a fine and ejection from the game. You’ve been warned.
Try fowling at the Fowling Warehouse in Hamtramck. Two teams, two lanes, 10 pins each and a couple of footballs. Or, feather bowl at Cadieux Cafe in Detroit. Two teams, a dirt lane, wooden balls that resemble a wheel of cheese and a feather.
Seek out some space-themed graffiti, actually commissioned art from artist Fel3000ft, or the mural of a gas-masked man by street artists Hygienic Dress League.
Appreciate the city’s African-American heritage at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and then travel to the First Congregational Church of Detroit for the Underground Railroad Living Museum Tour.
Every Friday at 1 p.m. The door to the vault is massive and eerie, and the flight down the stairs is all-the-way anticipatory. Be sure to seek out samples of iconic home furnishings of the 20th century from the likes of greats such as Eames and Saarinen.
Read the names of Arab immigrants under the photos showcased in the Coming to America exhibit at the Arab American National Museum. Real people with real stories of courage and hope.
Spanning two city blocks on the lower east side, the art installation has been heralded as Detroit’s Ghetto Guggenheim. The installation will be changing soon, so check out the People’s House (aka Dotty Wotty House) and Noah’s Arc while you can.
The Guardian, Fisher, GM Ren Cen and Penobscot buildings must be on your list.
Tour historic auto-baron homes — take your pick from Edsel & Eleanor Ford House or Meadow Brook Hall.
On the south wall of the courtyard — one of two major panels that depict Ford Motor Co.’s Rouge plant in 1932 — find one tiny red finished car at the end of the assembly line.
On your roundabout, stop at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (pictured above), the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
Grab an ice cold something from The Fountain Detroit, sit down and dig your toes in the sand right in the middle of Detroit’s urban jungle.
…and try and identify at least 10 of the more than 260 birds that have been spotted in the park.
New floats, old floats, big heads. Take a tour of where the papier-mâché props and floats of America’s Thanksgiving Parade come to life.
See one of their bikes being assembled and then buy one at the on-site store.
Get more intimate with the city through a guided tour by car, bus, bike or even on foot. So many themes, so many options — from ghosts to architecture.
An arcade out of a time warp, featuring thousands of coin-operated oddities, from fortune-telling automatons and vintage pinball games to its famous tic-tac-toe chicken.
The roos are most active in the a.m. (Tip: If you take a trip to the zoo in the winter, make sure you pop into the Butterfly Garden — it’s nice and toasty.)
We’ve got a bunch of good ones to choose from: Old Miami, PJ’s Lager House, Two Way Inn, Bronx Bar, Whiskey in the Jar. Basically, any bar in Hamtramck qualifies.
See, smell and taste the Eastern Market.
Win big at the casino: Greektown, MotorCity, MGM Grand or maybe all three.
Dig out your jester hat and tights and go to the Renaissance Festival. Eat a giant turkey leg.
Then check out the Wurlitzer organ in the auditorium. It’s the largest unaltered theater pipe organ around. Would make the Phantom of the Opera drool.
Then tag it #DepictTheD. The Fist, Spirit of Detroit and the giant tiger at Comerica Park are all top spots.
So we didn’t muddle things up too much on our big bucket list, we pulled out a few top-tier metro Detroit foodie-related musts not to be missed.
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