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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 21400 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
Tour the center that celebrates the accomplishments of individuals throughout history who have contributed to the growth and expansion of the worldwide motor vehicle industry. It features a full-size replica of the world's first gas powered car as well as a mural that chronicles automotive history. Hands-on exhibits and interactive displays are...
Cranbrook Art Museum and Institute of Science
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 39221 Woodward Ave, Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
This dual-purposed suburban complex offers patrons the chance to explore the marvels of science and encounter the intriguing beauty of 20th-century art. Cranbrook Art Museum's collection of contemporary art includes works that represent a variety of movements and schools, including Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, Modernism, and Post-Modernism. The...
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 39221 Woodward Ave, Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
The Institute of Science intends to share with visitors its broad fascination with the natural world and with technology. Its interactive displays and engaging exhibits make the educational process a fun one for young and old. The collection features laser-light shows, rocks and minerals, dinosaur skeletons, local flora and fauna, geology,...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
This museum was established to preserve and document the history, growth, and development of Detroit and its people, including the fascinating "Motor City" exhibit. Children love "Streets of Old Detroit," with its cobblestone streets and old-fashioned storefronts. Other exhibits chronicle Detroit's history as a fur-trading outpost, the Underground...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
View works by masters such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse at this impressive museum. Major thematic exhibits place a focus on Africa, Oceania, and the Indigenous Americas; The Arts of Asia and the Islamic World; and Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. A hallmark of DIA's collections is a 27-panel mural spanning four walls called...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 5020 John R. St, Detroit, MI 48202
Get involved with science and technology close-up at this hands-on museum. Interactive displays help visitors learn more about solar energy, fossils, holograms, and laser lights, and an OMNIMAX theater presents fascinating films that put you right in the middle of the action. "Stand" at the edge of a volcano, or "roll and dive" in a supersonic jet...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 100 Strand Dr, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, MI 48207
Located on Belle Isle Park, this maritime museum features a working submarine periscope and allows you a close up view of ship traffic on the Detroit River. Displays cover such topics as the Storm of 1913 (the worst storm to ever hit the Great Lakes), prohibition-era Detroit, and artifacts and treasures from a range of Great Lakes ships, from...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI 48121
Henry Ford Museum showcases the development of technology in the US and documents the width and breadth of American inventions and innovation. The facility occupies nine acres and includes exhibits on agriculture, the automobile, freedom, timepieces, home appliances, jewelry, presidential limousines, and much more. Thematic itineraries provide a...
Motorsports Hall of Fame & Museum
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 43700 Expo Center Dr, Novi, MI 48375
If you frequently have the need for speed or have ever put the pedal to the metal, you'll want to visit this facility. Racing vehicles representing a range of fast-moving sports are on display, including stock cars, Indy cars, trucks, motorcycles, and powerboats. You'll also find artifacts and memorabilia that honor the people and the technology...
Category: Museums - Detroit Attractions & Activities
Address: 10125 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214
This non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving the ideals of the Arts & Crafts Movement of the early 20th century, while simultaneously advancing contemporary ceramic arts. Visit the production studios, where you can see actual pieces of pottery and tile being crafted. The organization features a regular schedule of changing exhibitions,...
