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Mill Race Historic VillageParent rating: ![]() Location: Griswold Street, Northville, MI The Northville Historical Society has gathered historic buildings from the area and restored them into a living museum. The village features a nineteenth century church, gazebo, school, blacksmith sho...
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Greenfield VillageParent rating: ![]() Location: 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI Step back in time and explore the historic charm of Greenfield Village, part of The Henry Ford institution. Have morning tea at the Cotswold Cottage, ride in an authentic Model T past ... |
Edsel and Eleanor Ford HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe, MI The estate - once the private residence of Henry and Clara Ford's only child, Edsel, and his family - is preserved and open to the public through the generosity of Eleanor Clay Ford. One of i... |
Wolcott Mill MetroparkParent rating: ![]() Location: 63841 Wolcott Road, Ray, MI Wolcott Mill is an historic, rural park. Its main feature is a Farm Learning Center (open daily 9am-5pm) with a working farm, horses, cows, chickens, and ducks. An 1847 grist mi... |
Detroit Historical MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 5401 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI The Detroit Historical Museum is one of the coolest cultural establishments in Detroit. Its ten exhibit galleries include the Motor City exhibit, Frontiers to Factories, and the <...
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Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester, MI The 16-acre Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm complex was home to Taylor and Van Hoosen families dating back to 1823 and still boasts structures original to the property from 1840 to th...
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Franklin Cider MillParent rating: ![]() Location: 7450 Franklin Road, Franklin, MI The Franklin Cider Mill has been around since Michigan became a state, and its waterwheel is one of the largest in the country. The mill sells a good variety of fresh products, including press...
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Historic Fort WayneParent rating: ![]() Location: 6325 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI An historic fort on the Detroit River. Tours include the Star Fort built in the 1840s and a Spanish-American War guardhouse. There is also a mound constructed by Native Americans that is nearly...
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Bridge Cultural CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2427 West Road, Trenton, MI Trenton's Bridge Cultural Center features an historic farm house, barn and formal gardens, and year-round community events. |
Wyandotte Historical MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 2610 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte, MI The museum is housed in the Ford-MacNichol home, a restored 1896 Queen Anne Victorian featuring a wrap-around porch, large turret, and exhibits on local history. The museum also hosts a variety of his...
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Crocker House MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 15 Union Street, Mount Clemens, MI The Crocker House Museum offers a late Victorian home-life experience through artifacts, rotating exhibits, and special programs such as etiquette classes, teas, and more. Field trips for stude...
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The Henry Ford MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI Celebrate American's rich history at Henry Ford Museum. Road Trip America calls it "one of the world's greatest repositories of cool stuff." That it is. There are planes ... |
Preservation ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 500 North Ridge Road, Canton, MI Canton's Preservation Park is home to the historic Bartlett-Travis House, the Cady/Boyer Barn, the Hugh-Clyde House, and a silo from the 1930s. The park is home to several annual events, includ...
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St. AlbertusParent rating: ![]() Location: 4231 St. Aubin, Detroit, MI St. Albertus was the first Polish Roman Catholic Church in Detroit and was the hub of Poletown in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The church closed as a place of worship in 1990 but has ...
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