About 10Best's Detroit Attractions & Activities Selections:
 With its 300-plus-year history and slate of innovations, Detroit certainly has more than a few attractions to show off. A number of them are tied to the inimitable Henry Ford, whose breakthroughs helped give rise to the city's prominent automobile industry. His wealth, interests, and talents are showcased in The Henry Ford, a complex of museums, living history sites, factory tours, and archives. These fascinating places provide a detailed look at Detroit's past and its heyday, and they also elucidate the Ford family's lifestyle when paired with visits to the Henry Ford Estate – Fairlane and to the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. These marvelous mansions highlight stunning grounds and interiors, but they also offer special events and activities that make them more than gorgeous set pieces. Museums, too, are a Detroit strong suit, especially in the form of the Detroit Institute of Arts and Cranbrook Art Museum. Both of these facilities regale visitors with amazing works, contemporary and otherwise, that demonstrate art's beauty and its requisite questioning. Celebrating perseverance in the face of adversity are the Charles H. Wright Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Center, which document, respectively, African-American and Jewish experiences, with an eye towards our shared humanity. GMnext Showroom stylishly inundates visitors with cars – vintage, new, and planned – in a tribute to the hometown industry, and an IMAX Theatre mixes technology, documentary, and spectacle in one impressive building. If you've exhausted all of these possibilities and want an energizing chance to vie with Lady Luck, head to one of Detroit's seductive casinos, which are as eager to test your resolve as they are to entertain you along the way.
|
|
Your Search Results:
Displaying results 1 -
25 of
45.
|
Name |
Neighborhood |
|
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
Inselruhe Ave at Central Ave · Detroit · 313-852-4065
Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the brainchild of renowned architect Albert Kahn, is home to a variety of different plants and flowers, including Michi ... (more) ... |
BELLE ISLE |
|
Automotive Hall of Fame
21400 Oakwood Blvd · Dearborn · 313-240-4000
Tour the center that celebrates the accomplishments of individuals throughout history who have contributed to the growth and expansion of the worldwid ... (more) ... |
DEARBORN |
|
Belle Isle Park
Riverbank Dr · Detroit · 313-852-4075
Belle Isle is a 983-acre island park on the Detroit River. It's a favorite picnic spot and is ideal for fishing and outdoor recreation. The park featu ... (more) ... |
BELLE ISLE |
|
Benson Ford Research Center
20900 Oakwood Blvd · The Henry Ford · Dearborn · 313-982-6070
Although you may think this library and archives documents only automobile-related data, its scope is much broader, encompassing American manufacturin ... (more) ... |
DEARBORN |
|
Bricktown
E Congress St at Beaubien St · to E Fort St · Detroit
Extending from East Congress to East Fort, this impressive stretch of brick buildings is noteworthy for housing a cornucopia of restaurants, popular n ... (more) ... |
BRICKTOWN |
|
Campus Martius Park
800 Woodward Ave · Detroit · 313-962-0101
This latter-day incarnation of one of Detroit's oldest parks has become a favorite leisuretime destination in the midst of downtown. At just over an a ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN DETROIT |
|
Casino Windsor
377 Riverside Dr E · Windsor · 519-258-7878
Boasting unmatched views of downtown Detroit, Casino Windsor offers an excellent excuse for making the trip across the river to the Great White North. ... (more) ... |
WINDSOR |
|
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Ave · Detroit · 313-494-5800
This impressive museum, dedicated to the history, culture, and arts of African-Americans, is the largest of its kind in the world. It chronicles the j ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN |
|
Chene Park
2600 Atwater St · Detroit · 313-393-0292
This riverfront park, accessible to the Renaissance Center via a promenade, is best known for its covered amphitheater, which hosts fantastic summer c ... (more) ... |
GROSSE POINTE WOODS |
|
Christ Episcopal Church
960 E Jefferson Ave · Detroit · 313-259-6688
This 19th century church is a beautiful example of Gothic Revival architecture. Gordon Lloyd, a Michigan native who designed several churches througho ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN DETROIT |
|
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Ave · Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills · 248-645-3320
Cranbrook Art Museum's collection of contemporary art includes works that represent a variety of movements and schools, including Art Deco, Arts & Cra ... (more) ... |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
|
Cranbrook Art Museum and Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Ave · Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills · 248-645-3320
This dual-purposed suburban complex offers patrons the chance to explore the marvels of science and encounter the intriguing beauty of 20th-century ar ... (more) ... |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
|
Cranbrook House and Gardens
380 Lone Pine Rd · Bloomfield Hills · 248-645-3147
This historic English Arts & Crafts-style mansion, built for Detroit newspaper mogul George Gough Booth, dates from the early 1900s. The home still co ... (more) ... |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
|
Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Ave · Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills · 248-645-3200
The Institute of Science intends to share with visitors its broad fascination with the natural world and with technology. Its interactive displays and ... (more) ... |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
|
Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Ave · Detroit · 313-833-1805
This museum was established to preserve and document the history, growth, and development of Detroit and its people, including the fascinating "Motor ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN |
|
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave · Detroit · 313-833-7900
View works by masters such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse at this impressive museum. Major thematic exhibits place a focus on Africa, Oc ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN |
|
Detroit Science Center
5020 John R. St · Detroit · 313-577-8400
Get involved with science and technology close-up at this hands-on museum. Interactive displays help visitors learn more about solar energy, fossils, ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN |
|
Detroit Second Baptist Church
441 Monroe St · Detroit · 313-961-0920
An integral stop on the Detroit section of the Underground Railroad during the mid-1800s, Second Baptist Church was the state's first African-American ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN DETROIT |
|
Detroit Zoo
8450 W Ten Mile Rd · Royal Oak · 248-398-0900
The Detroit Zoo is home to more than 1000 animals from almost 300 different species and is one of the first zoos to feature bar-less animal exhibits. ... (more) ... |
ROYAL OAK |
|
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
100 Strand Dr · Belle Isle Park · Detroit · 313-833-7935
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 ... (more) ... |
BELLE ISLE |
|
Eastern Market
2934 Russell St · Detroit · 586-393-8800
Little has changed at Detroit's historic Eastern Market, which, since 1892, has provided downtown shoppers with a terrific place to find fresh produce ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN DETROIT |
|
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
1100 Lake Shore Rd · Grosse Pointe · 313-884-4222
This splendid, tasteful mansion overlooks Lake St. Clair. Edsel, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, and his wife Eleanor built this home in 1929, ... (more) ... |
GROSSE POINTE |
|
Fisher Building
3011 W Grand Blvd · Detroit
Like the Guardian, this building is another fine example of Roaring '20s-style Art Deco architecture. Interior mosaics are made from more than 40 vari ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN DETROIT |
|
Ford Rouge Factory Tour
20900 Oakwood Blvd · The Henry Ford · Dearborn
Visitors can get a glimpse into one of Ford's industrial production facilities (named for its setting along the Rouge River) on this five-part tour. T ... (more) ... |
DEARBORN |
|
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
631 W Fort St · Detroit · 313-961-4533
Completed in the early 1870s, Fort Street Presbyterian stands as one of the city's last examples of Victorian Gothic architecture. Noteworthy for its ... (more) ... |
DOWNTOWN |
|
|
Print this Page
Email this Page
