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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 ... |
Museum of African American HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 315 East Warren, Detroit, MI The Charles H. Wright Museum of African History celebrates the lives and accomplishments of African Americans. The museum, the largest of its kind in the United States, holds le... |
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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Motown Historical MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, the Temps, the Tops ... their careers all took off here in Detroit, with Berry Gordy Jr. and Motown Records. The record label moved to California in the '70s, but ...
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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 ... |
Michigan Transit MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 200 Grand Avenue, Clinton Township, MI The depot was originally built to serve the growing village and county seat of Macomb County, Mount Clemens. The depot continued in railroad use until 1980, when the city of Mount Clemens bought it an...
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McFadden-Ross HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 915 Brady Street, Dearborn, MI Dearborn's McFadden-Ross House is available for tours year-round by appointment only. The house contains rooms depicting Dearborn at the turn-of-the-century, plus two other buildngs on the grou...
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Ford Piquette Avenue PlantParent rating: ![]() Location: 461 Piquette Avenue, Detroit, MI The birthplace of the Model T, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is Detroit's only early auto factory only to visitors. Here, Henry Ford designed the Model T and built the first 12,000 Tin ...
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Commandant's QuartersParent rating: ![]() Location: 21950 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI Part of the Dearborn Historical Museum, the Commandant's Quarters is restored to its 1833-1875 time period, and visitors can tour rooms reflecting the time period. Special exhibits focus on Mic...
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Birmingham Historical Museum and ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 556 West Maple Road, Birmingham, MI The Birmingham Historical Museum & Park features the 1822 John West Hunter House and the 1928 Allen House. These historic buildings sit side-by-side in the beautiful John West Hunter Historic P...
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Kelsey Museum of ArchaeologyParent rating: ![]() Location: 434 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI The University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum of Archaeology houses a collection of nearly 100,000 ancient and medieval objects from the Mediterranean and Near East areas of the world. Guided tour...
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Dossin Great Lakes MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Belle Isle, 100 Strand Drive, Detroit, MI Located on Detroit's Belle Isle, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum chronicles the maritime history |
Straight FarmhouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 6221 Merriman Road, Garden City, MI The Straight Farmhouse is home of the Garden City Historical Museum, a free museum preserving the history of the Garden City community. |
The Holocaust Memorial CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI The Holocaust Memorial Center recounts the tragedy of the Holocaust in a striking facility in Farmington Hills. Guided tours are available Sun-Thu at 1pm. See a replica of a Jew... |
Automotive Hall of FameParent rating: ![]() Location: 21400 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI It's the Motor City, so of course, there's an Automotive Hall of Fame! The Hall of Fame focuses on many of the individuals who have advanced the automobile, more than on the cars themselves. Th...
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