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It can be a little hard to believe, since large-scale industrialisation came to town, but Detroit was once an elegant and attractive city with fine, tree-shaded neighborhoods situated on a river between two Great Lakes. When Henry Ford invented a way of mass-producing cars, things changed and Detroit quickly became one of North America's most important manufacturing centers. Some areas still maintain the old charm, and of course the city has far more to offer the visitor than mass-assembly lines and motor museums. For instance, this is where Berry Gordy developed the famous Motown-sound. The city also plays host to a number of America's great sporting institutions such as the Tigers, the Lions and the Red Wings. Having suffered its bad times Detroit is now emerging with a renewed optimism thanks to new business, residential development, art and entertainment ventures.

Detroit Attractions

Renaissance Center
Jefferson Avenue, Beaubien, Detroit 48243
Tel: +1 313 568 5600

Built in the Seventies in an attempt to rejuvinate Detroit's downtown area, The Renaissance Center is the city's dominant architectural symbol and towers over the waterfront.


Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Detroit 48217
Tel: +1 313 271 1620

Established by motor car pioneer Henry Ford himself, this indoor/outdoor museum was designed to preserve historical items that illustrate the American experience and examples of American ingenuity.


Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit 48202
Tel: +1 313 833 7900

An innovative and unusual museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts plays host throughout the year to a wide variety of exhibitions and events. The complex features galleries, a film theatre, retaurants and an optional guided tour by one of the museum's excellent ambassadors.


Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane
4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Detroit 48219
Tel: +1 313 593 5590

The Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane is a National Historic Landmark on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and is the former home of automaker Henry Ford and his wife Clara. The Fords lived at Fair Lane from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950.


Pewabic Pottery
10125 East Jefferson Avenue, Rivertown, Detroit 48214
Tel: +1 313 822 0954

Founded in 1903 during the height of the Arts & Crafts Movement in America, Pewabic Pottery is today a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Arts & Crafts ideals while advancing contemporary ceramic arts through its full curriculum of educational programs.