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Whether you like professional sports, playing pick-up games or just being outdoors and active, metro Detroit is the place to be. Detroit is lucky enough to have all four professional sports teams in its downtown core. Perfect for sports fans. And if you’re more of the outdoorsy type, we have more than just the Great Lakes (although they are pretty fabulous). Explore our waterways, public parks and maybe a sports bar when you’re done.
The Little Caesars Arena is home to both the Detroit Red Wings hockey team and the Detroit Pistons basketball team. The arena pays homage to the rich history of both teams and hosts a slew of new restaurants for both the Detroit sports fans and the public to enjoy. Catch a Detroit Lions game on Sundays at Ford Field just a few blocks over.
Enjoy professional baseball at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, all summer long. Comerica Park even has fireworks on select Friday night games – perfect for a night out with kids! Check out which pro games our coming up on our Detroit events calendar. If you’re in Macomb, stop by Jimmy John’s Field, home to four teams that play in the United Shore Professional Baseball League. This field is perfect for the little ones.
For all you futbol fans out there, Detroit has a huge soccer fan base. We even have our own team, Detroit City FC, which is a pro American soccer club that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association. Fans rush to Hamtramck for every game, and it might be the rowdiest group of sports fans you’ll see.
Even when there isn’t a game in town (which is rare, considering there are now 4 pro teams playing downtown), Detroit sports fans will crowd all sports bars in the area. Bars near Little Caesars Arena are perfect for when you don’t have a ticket to the game but still want the rowdy atmosphere. Mike’s Pizza Bar is perfect for that. Head to Hockeytown Café and you will see so much Red Wings memorabilia that you won’t even know what to do with yourself.
Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar is where Detroit’s soccer fans gather for any pro soccer game.
And it’s also a great place to watch Michigan State teams. Bookie’s Bar & Grill is close to Comerica Park and Ford Field, and has delicious food and an even better rooftop bar. If you want to be as close to Ford Field as possible before kickoff, The Elwood is the place to be. The art deco bar was physically moved from its former location on Woodward Avenue to where it is today. And if you’re in Corktown, you can’t miss Nemo’s. Famous for their simple menu and Detroit sports décor, you can park here and take a shuttle to games and concerts.
Around Detroit, the app Park Whiz has become extremely popular for finding up-to-date parking availability and pricing. Download the app today to find the best parking while you’re downtown. We also have a few featured parking companies to check out in Detroit.
Mi Drive is your resource for planning routes with up-to-date road construction information as well as traffic incidents and even road cameras. Get Mi Drive online and on your smartphone or mobile device.
Here are some other popular parking spots to keep in mind if you are coming downtown for an event or to explore:
For more information about parking in Detroit, check out our parking guide blog article.
The Detroit People Mover, an elevated and automated light-rail system, can help you get around downtown quickly, easily and safely. The 2.9-mile looped system, which can be completed in approximately 15 minutes, has 13 stations, with automatic stops at key downtown locations including Huntington Place, GM Renaissance Center and Greektown.
Hours of Operation
7:00 a.m.-10:30pm weekdays, with an extension to 12 a.m. on Friday
10 a.m.-12 a.m. Saturday
10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Sunday
Take a tour around Detroit via the Detroit People Mover in less than 2 minutes here
A 3.3-mile circulating streetcar running along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard in downtown Detroit. The QLine stretches from downtown through New Center and drops you off near prime locations, including: Little Caesars Arena, The Detroit Institute of Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Headways ranging from 8 to 12 minutes. The streetcar route has 20 stations serving 12 locations.
For more information, visit m-1rail.com.
Hours of Operation
Mon-Sat 8am-12am / Sun 8am-9pm
Cost: Free
MoGo is Detroit’s first public bike-sharing system. It’s designed for quick trips around town, MoGo is a fun, flexible, and convenient way to get around. MoGo gives you the freedom and flexibility to move around at prices that everyone can afford. Find the right pass option for your next trip!
Detroit’s bike share system has 620 bikes and 75 stations in 6 Detroit metro cities. Unlimited 30-minute ride cycles (after initial payment)
Phone: 888-MoGo-123
Cost: Pay $0.25/min ($1 to unlock), $10 Hr. Pass, $15-3 days of 60-minute trips, Month/Annual Passes available.
Bike shop offering retail, service, rentals and tours of the city.
Phone: 313-656-BIKE (2453)
Operates within the city of Detroit, Hamtramck, Dearborn & Livonia. You can catch DDOT at the Rosa Parks Transit Center or anywhere downtown. Regional passes are available to allow riders to use both DDOT and SMART buses
Phone: 313-933-1300
Fare $2 adults; $0.50 for seniors, students, and people with disabilities (4-hour pass). 24/hr pass $5/2.
An intercity bus common carrier serving more than 3,800 destinations across North America. You can catch Greyhound at the Greyhound bus station.
Address: 1001 Howard Street
Phone: 800-231-2222
An intercity bus service providing discount travel services. You can catch Megabus at the Rosa Parks Transit Center.
Stops at 1001 Howard St and 11 West Baltimore (Amtrak)
Phone: 866-962-5515
Connects the city of Detroit to its suburbs. You can catch SMART all around downtown.
Phone: 877-462-6342
Fare: $2 for adults; $0.50 for seniors, students, and people with disabilities (4-hour pass). 24/hr pass $5/2.
FAST is a reliable, high-frequency bus service that connects the city to the suburbs. FAST Gratiot, FAST Woodward and FAST Michigan routes operate every 15-30 minutes for a quick, convenient ride to downtown Detroit from suburban hotels. The FAST Michigan route stops at the ground transportation level of the Evans Terminal and Air France Check-In and Departures at McNamara.
Fare: $2 for adults; $0.50 for seniors, students, and people with disabilities (4-hour pass). 24/hr pass $5/2.
FAST Hours of Operation
FAST Woodward and FAST Gratiot: 5 a.m.-1 a.m.
FAST Michigan: 5 a.m.-12 a.m.
A short cross-border service through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Board the tunnel bus at the bus shelter behind Mariners’ Church at Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street. Proof of citizenship is required when crossing the international Detroit-Windsor border.
Phone: 519-944-4111
Fare: $10 one way
Hours of Operation
Mon-Sat 6am - 9:41pm
Sunday 8am - 7:41pm
The RTA’s mission is to manage and secure transportation resources that significantly enhance mobility options, to improve quality of life for the residents and to increase economic viability for the region. One of the ways we do this is with D2A2, our express bus service that travels between Detroit and Ann Arbor multiple times per day. To book your D2A2 trip, click here.
Hours of operation:
Monday – Friday: 5:45am – Midnight
Saturday – Sunday: 7:30am – Midnight
Fares:
Purchased at the bus: $8 [one way]
Purchased online (discount): $6 [one way]
Seniors (65+)/Disability Fare: $4 [one way]
Infants 24 months and younger ride free
SMART Flex is an easy way to get around in Dearborn, Troy, Pontiac and the Hall Road areas. Service runs 7 days a week from 6am-11pm. Trip costs average $2-8. Download the app to book a ride. Customer service number is (734) 212-8429 or email support-smart@ridewithvia.comTaxis can be found at various hotels in the downtown area and at Huntington Place while conventions are in town. For private chauffer and shuttle services, please see our list of Visit Detroit partners below.
Matches you to nearby drivers so you can get a ride in minutes.
Choose your ride and set your location. You’ll see your driver’s picture and vehicle details, and can track its arrival.
The world’s largest car-sharing service has more than 50 vehicles in metro Detroit. Reserve by the hour or day. Apply online. Once approved, you will be sent a Zipcard to access vehicles.
Phone: 1‑866‑4ZIPCAR
The passenger train has several metro Detroit stations, including Pontiac, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Detroit and Dearborn. From the Detroit Amtrak station, you can easily hop on the QLine streetcar at its Baltimore Street station on Woodward Avenue.
Bird allows you to rent scooters throughout Detroit and drop them off anywhere you want! You can use the Bird app to pay for your scooter rental and check the battery levels of scooters.
Lime scooters can help you get across town quickly and easily. Just scan the code on the scooter to unlock it and go!
Download the Superpedestrian app. Follow the on-screen prompts to sign up. You’ll need a credit or debit card to get started riding.
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Boaz Bikes are a bike and scooter hybrid that provides a seat to lower your center of gravity and make for a smoother and safer ride.
Although Detroit is the Motor City, biking has really started to gain a following in the city. With the addition of new bike lanes, the Dequindre Cut Greenway, easy bike rentals like Wheelhouse Detroit on the RiverWalk, and MoGo bike rentals for quick rides in the city, it has never been easier to see Detroit from the comfort of two wheels.
If you want a classic Detroit experience, then a Monday night Slow Roll is not to be missed. This weekly bike ride is led by locals and takes you through Detroit’s best neighborhoods. Ride slow and talk to the locals – we promise you won’t regret going out on a Monday night.
Looking to show off your cycling skills? Participate in the annual Tour de Troit race that explores the city’s most historic areas. Tour de Troit also puts on biking events that take you across the Ambassador Bridge, through Detroit’s eastside, and o
n a ride in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. And for a unique biking experience, you can ride or watch races at the Lexus Velodrome, Detroit’s very own indoor cycling arena.
If you’re in the suburbs, check out one of the 13 Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Some special ones include the waterfront Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair metro parks, or go hiking, golfing and cross-country skiing at Kensington Metropark. If you are looking to get outside and play, Metro Detroit has a huge expanse of public parks that are perfect for any outdoor activity. Belle Isle sits right in the middle of the Detroit River and has ample room for biking, walking, running around or having a picnic. On the island, you can also kayak, visit the conservatory, and go to the aquarium or the nature center. The Detroit International River Walk spans more than three miles, from Rose Parks Blvd. to the Belle Isle Bridge. Take in views of Canada, the Detroit skyline and TCF Center (formerly known as Cobo Center); rent bikes from Wheelhouse Detroit; ride the carousel and hang out in the many public parks along the route.
If you haven’t heard, Michigan is directly surrounded by four Great Lakes. Metro Detroit, in particular, has access to Lake Erie, the smaller Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, which connects the two. That’s a lot of water! Southeast Michigan is a fisherman’s paradise. Book a charter on Lake St. Clair, grab a fishing license and fish on the Detroit River or any of the smaller lakes in the area. If you’re lucky enough to have a boat, take advantage of Michigan’s lakes all summer long. Pull your boat up to restaurants in Wyandotte or on the Nautical Mile in St. Clair Shores and enjoy the area’s best waterside dining. If not, there are numerous kayak rental places on Belle Isle, in Wyandotte, and throughout Macomb and Oakland.
There are some pretty big annual sports events in Detroit every year, and they are a must see for anyone who comes downtown. First up is Detroit Tigers Opening Day, which is basically a national holiday in Detroit. No matter the weather, Tigers fans take over downtown Detroit to throw the first big party of the year. At the end of the summer is the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic, where the best high school football teams from metro Detroit kick off their season (literally) at Wayne State. The Tour de Troit ride happens every spring.
The Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Marathon takes over in October.This marathon is international, so it’s kind of a big deal. Participants cross the Ambassador Bridge and the Windsor tunnel during their runs, and also go through some of Detroit’s favorite neighborhoods, too. Thanksgiving Day is huge is the D, aside from America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. If you come downtown, you can run in the annual Turkey Trot or attend the annual Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game. Detroit doesn’t even stop partying on holidays!
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