Budget Travel: Detroit

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You forgot one of the best attractions in the country, and it is only 15 minutes from Detroit Metro airport. Greenfield Village was built by Henry Ford, and is a collection historic buildings that he rescued from decay and moved here. The Wright Brothers bicycle shop, Edison's Menlo Park lab, the courthouse that a young Abe Lincoln practiced in, Noah Webster's house, and lots more are all here. Plus the Henry Ford Museum is a monument to the industrial revolution and beyond. Cars, planes, locomotives, massive steam engines, guns, machines of all kinds. This is an amazing and underrated place.

It takes a long day to see it all. But if you have a long layover in Detroit, it is a wonderful way to kill a couple of hours.

1-27-2009 @ 12:20PM

David said...

Hi Pat - Don't worry, I didn't forget; rather, I opted to focus strictly on the city. You're right, the Henry Ford is a top attraction in the region. I'd also like to mention Cranbrook, up in Bloomfield Hills, with its art museum, not to mention the cool suburban downtowns of Birmingham and Royal Oak for shopping and hanging out, or, further on, Ann Arbor. Then there's wine tasting right across the river at the Ontario wineries, just past Windsor -- one of my favorite things to do in the entire region. It's a lot to talk about in one short story!

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