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EXPERIENCE THE D 1 Welcome...... 2 Basics...... 3 New Developments in The D...... 4 Destination Detroit...... 9 Made in The D...... 11 Fast Facts...... 12 Famous Detroiters...... 14

EXPLORE DETROIT 15 The Detroit Experience...... 17 Dearborn/Wayne...... 20 ...... 22 Greater Novi...... 26 Macomb...... 28 Oakland...... 30 Itineraries...... 32 Annual Events...... 34

STAYING WITH US 35 Accommodations (by District)...... 35

NAVIGATING THE D 39 Map...... 40 Driving Distances...... 42 District Maps...... 43 Transportation...... 48 Transit...... 52 International Travel...... 54 Beyond Detroit...... 58 Media Resources...... 60 WELCOME

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VITO PALMISANO WELCOME Right here. Right now. Detroit is a city on the rise. Feel it. Embrace it. Discover it in everyone you meet. Sure, some things about The D are the same. We’re still a manufacturing town, but we’ve recently reinvented that. The city of makers is back, building something better, and the positive momentum will sweep you off your feet.

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DETROIT BASICS Metro Detroit is impressive in size — covering nearly 2,000

square miles. That means there are a ton of things to do and Ask any Detroiter where see no matter your interests or tastes. Here are some basic they’re from, and they’ll point to the bottom of their palm. need-to-knows for while you’re with us. AREA CODES Average Driving Distance to Downtown (in miles) 248, 313, 586, 734, 810 EASTERN AUBURN HILLS 34M

OAKLAND O MACOMB MOUNT CLEMENS 27M M FOUNDED GREATER July 24, 1701 NOVI GN ROYAL OAK 14M CITY POPULATION 672,795 8M (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2016) NOVI 28M DOWNTOWN DETROIT DD DEARBORN / POPULATION WAYNE DW 3,861,066 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2016) DEARBORN 9M ALTITUDE METRO AIRPORT 23M 581 feet (177 meters), measured at the Metro Detroit is composed of three counties: Macomb, Oakland and Wayne. To make planning easier, the metro area is split into five destination districts: TOURISM NUMBERS Dearborn/Wayne, Downtown Detroit, Greater Novi, Macomb and Oakland. Number of visitors DrivingDistances_2016_L1 19 million per year AVERAGE TEMPS (°F) You can expect pretty much every Visitor spending type of weather — rain, sun, snow, $6 billion per year sleet or hail — on any given day. We HIGH have all four seasons here, which Number of hotel rooms makes for great variety. in metro Detroit 84° Record High Temperature More than 42,000 105˚F/40.5˚C in July 1934 Source: Metro Detroit Visitor Profile MRS, LLC and Option Search LOW Record Low Temperature Nov. 2016 -24˚F/-31˚C in December, 1872 15° Average Snowfall 41.1 inches/102.75 centimeters Average Wind 10.4 mph/16.64 kph

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It is estimated that a new idea for a startup is generated in Detroit every 27 minutes. Economic Development Corporation COURTESY OF SHINOLACOURTESY The Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia met- ropolitan area ranks No. 1 among the country’s 70 largest metropolitan areas for manufacturing employment growth. Forbes NEW

The Detroit area boasts the second larg- est concentration of engineers among DEVELOPMENTS the country’s 85 largest metro areas, behind only . Forbes IN THE D. TThe Detroit area continues to experience an explosion The Detroit Garment Group fashion incubator allows Michigan-based of new business, agricultural initiatives and large-scale designers at high-skill levels to create city improvement plans. Concentrated areas of startups, collections. The incubator hosts up to 10 designers at a time, for a one- independent retailers, fine food establishments, big brand- to two-year period. name stores and entertainment options continue to surface, move forward and make headlines in Detroit, Detroit Bikes was the chosen manu- further proving that it’s GO time. facturer for an order of 2,500 custom cruiser bicycles for the Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing Company. The EMERGENCE OF MAKERS AND MANUFACTURERS cruiser looks similar to the bike on the Detroit may be best known as an automotive manufacturing town, but the label of the brewer’s popular Fat Tire influx of makers, high-tech innovators and manufacturers attracted to the Amber Ale. city and planting permanent roots here are wide ranging. Detroit’s growing portfolio of creatives is diverse, from luxury bicycle and craft beer makers Downtown Detroit has several newer to online retail giants, app developers, a burgeoning cut-and-sew industry breweries making distinct beers on-site, and varied artists of poetry and paint. including Founders Brewing Co. Detroit, • Detroit’s first-ever Garment District is being created in partnership between Detroit Jolly Pumpkin, HopCat, Brew Detroit Garment Group and Inc. The two have 27 Michigan-based com- and Batch Brewing Company. They join panies eager to come together and locate within the garment district in Detroit. veteran downtown breweries such as • Detroit-based has become an internationally respected brand for manufac- Motor City Brewing Works, Traffic Jam turing quality luxury goods, including bicycles and watches. In January 2019 the & Snug and Atwater. world’s first Shinola hotel opened along Woodward Avenue with 129 guest rooms. This exquisite boutique hotel features specially-curated onsite shopping options- Madewell, Le Labo, Drought, Good Neighbor and Shinola along with dining con- cepts from award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini – San Morello, Evening Bar, The Brakeman and Penny Red’s. • In 2015, online retailer Amazon announced its new corporate office and tech hub would be located in downtown Detroit. A new multimillion-dollar Amazon distribution center opened in the Detroit suburb of Livonia in March of 2018.. • The $148 million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced by former President Barrack Obama is located in the city of Detroit. moved its Michigan Technology Center to downtown Detroit in early 2018.. 4 CALL 800-DETROIT | VISITDETROIT.COM NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE D

EMERGENCE OF MAKERS AND MANUFACTURERS CONTINUED • Between 2007 and 2016, TechTown, Detroit’s business innovation hub, has served DID YOU KNOW? more than 1,800 companies, created nearly 1,300 jobs and leveraged more than $120 million in startup capital. Detroit’s community gardens produce • The Venture for America fellowship program has a small colony of recent college 200 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables grads in small businesses, including Loveland Technologies, which per year. creates databases and mobile app services that help catalog properties and their Forbes condition for government entities, developers and neighborhood groups. • Detroit Venture Partners backs seed and early-stage startup teams in the city. It has worked actively to support the growth of the M@dison Block (now 70 The number of urban gardens in Detroit startups and growing), Detroit’s downtown tech ecosystem. has grown from fewer than 100 to more than 1,400 since 2000. • Alternative energy-based businesses continue to populate the region, including the downtown-based Nextek Power Systems and Inventev, which was awarded Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop components of a hybrid electric drive system. The Greenway, an • Now in its ninth year, Hatch Detroit, a for independents and entrepreneurs in urban recreational path, was recently the city, has expanded its retail role into six neighborhoods. Since 2011, expanded. The extension now makes 42 Hatch alumni businesses have opened up storefronts. the greenway nearly two miles and • The Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) delivers programming to help creative entre- connects to more than 2 miles of bike preneurs and enterprises grow revenue, acquire clients and build organizational capacity. lanes/greenways. DC3 was formed in 2010 through a partnership between the College for Creative Studies (CCS) and Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) as a result of BLM’s Road to Renaissance strategy. It has assisted over 250 businesses to start-up, grow or land in Detroit, leading The completed portions of the east to over 3,000 new jobs. These businesses include both growing and established design riverfront, along with its sister rails-to- firms like Patrick Thompson Design and Shinola. trails greenway, the Dequindre Cut, are populated with approximately three mil- GREENING OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE visitors annually who come to walk, Detroit is positioning itself as a worldwide center for urban innovation as thousands run, bike, spend time with family and of lots and vacant spaces in the city are being repurposed — some as parks and friends and take advantage of the quality recreational spaces, others for agricultural production — and some are even being of life opportunity a revitalized riverfront reforested with healthy trees. Community and urban gardens continue to sprout provides. in schoolyards, parks and on city corners and private lots, providing a unique inner-city network for farm-to-table healthy foods. Working together, all of these Detroit’s Eastern Market now offers managed green spaces are improving the community’s social, economic and market days midweek during growing seasons to increase the availability of environmental health. fresh produce to city residents. • The City of Detroit is teamed up with the nonprofit Greening of Detroit to plant tens of thousands of trees and clean up target districts in Detroit. Each year, Greening of Since 2014, the Hantz Woodland project Detroit recruits up to 5,000 volunteers to help plant, clean and work has planted more than 20,000 trees and farms and gardens. cleaned up nearly 2,000 vacant lots. • D-Town Farm covers seven acres in the City of Detroit’s Rouge Park. More than 30 different crops are grown on the farm, with produce sold to local restaurants and residents June through October. • Green Garage is an incubator and business hub encouraging and supporting startups that are environmentally friendly and socially conscious. Nearly 50 businesses are housed in Green Garage’s renovated warehouse, which uses almost zero energy. • FoodLab is a diverse group of locally owned food businesses — caterers, bakers, picklers, distributors, corner stores, cafes — that are taking active steps together toward a more green food economy in Detroit. • Eastern Market completed a $8.5 million renovation of its Shed 5 in 2015, which includes a new food incubator and rentable test kitchen so wanna-be chefs and restauranteurs can transform the market’s local produce into culinary creations on-site. Eastern Market is also home to the 2.5-acre Detroit Market garden, which supports farm apprentice programs and provides produce to local restaurants and food banks. • Lafayette Greens is a raised-bed organic garden located in the heart of downtown Detroit that has an heirloom orchard, flowers and a variety of produce. CALL 800-DETROIT | VISITDETROIT.COM 5 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE D

SURGING NEIGHBORHOODS DID YOU KNOW? Downtown is joined by other concentrated areas, such as Midtown and Cork- town, and some of the fastest developing neighborhoods of Detroit. All feature an abundance of new restaurants, galleries, community gardens and markets. For more than 50 years, the North American International Auto Show • In 2016, retail giant Nike opened a two-story 22,000-square-foot store on Woodward (NAIAS) has been a signature item on Avenue in downtown Detroit. Under Armour soon followed, opening its downtown Detroit’s winter calendar of events. For Detroit store in April 2017. 2020, NAIAS is abandoning January • The ’s $8.2 million Midtown Marketplace brought 150 for June. With warmer weather comes new jobs to Midtown, with Detroiters filling about 80 percent of the positions. opportunities for engaging experiential • The site of Old is under transformation, with the Detroit Police Athletic experiences. League headquarters and The Corner — a combination of apartments, townhouses and retail space — being built on the grounds. Corktown is Detroit’s oldest neighbor- • In the downtown enclave once known as Harmonie Park, a new club, hood. It is listed on the National Register boutique hotel, art galleries and the headquarters of the Michigan Chronicle news- of Historic Places and is also designated paper are all planned as part of the revitalized Paradise Valley Cultural as a city of Detroit historic district. and Entertainment District. • A $5 million project along Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion is underway and set to include Midtown hosts 2 million visitors annually. retail stores, restaurants and about a dozen apartments. Businesses midtowndetroitinc.org started opening in 2017. • The Sugar Hill Arts District is a developing project in Midtown, which includes the centerpiece N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art and 71 Garfield, a mixed-use space Midtown is home to 80 restaurants, and haven for artists and creatives to live and work. 13 theaters, 12 galleries, 8 , 2 historic inns, 2 hardware stores, 2 radio MEETING PLACES GROW stations, 2 dry cleaners, and a symphony After a $279 million renovation, TCF Center in downtown Detroit features orchestra — all within a few square 723,000 square feet of exhibit hall space and 623,000 square feet of contiguous miles, much of it walkable. exhibit space. Another world-class convention center, Suburban midtowndetroitinc.org Collection Showplace, is located in the metro Detroit region. It added an adjoining Hyatt Place hotel in 2013 and announced another expansion that More than 774,179 people attended the will add thousands more square feet of meeting space by mid-2018. North American International Auto Show (NAIS) at TCF Center in 2019. TCF Center: • A 40,000-square-foot Grand Riverview Ballroom, which can accommodate 3,500 theater-style or 2,250 for banquets. The glass-enclosed concourse area, three-story glass atrium and third-floor • The 50,000-square-foot TCF Square exterior plaza and vehicle drop-off area for corridor glass ceiling of TCF Center activities ranging from music and art events to a possible downtown farmers market. provide enough natural light during the • A glass-enclosed events space with floor-to-ceiling views of the Detroit River daytime hours to minimize using day- and Windsor, Ontario, skyline. time lighting. • An atrium that can host up to 1,200 people standing • 100 meeting rooms Suburban Collection Showplace is the • In-house broadcast studio with video editing, sound stage, green room home of Michigan’s annual State Fair. and satellite uplink. • Free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the building Novi’s Toasted Oak Grill & Market Suburban Collection Showplace: received the Wine Spectator’s 2019 • 320,000 square feet of meeting space Award of Excellence. • Additional 200,000 square feet of flexible event space being added by mid-2018 • Adjoining Hyatt Place hotel opened in 2013 with 124 guest rooms • 32 meeting rooms • 25,000 square feet of pre-function lobby space • 214,000 square feet of multipurpose exhibit floor

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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Detroit and its surrounding area have seen a significant uptick in the number DID YOU KNOW? of new signature sports and entertainment destinations dotting the landscape.

• The new Arena and The District Detroit will encompass 50 blocks The Wings have made it to of thriving businesses, parks, restaurants, bars and event destinations. It will the playoffs 25 consecutive years (1991- connect downtown and Midtown into one contiguous, walkable area. The 2016), the longest active playoff streak cornerstone is the arena, the new home of the and Detroit in pro sports. Pistons, which opened fall 2017. • The Polk Penguin Conservation Center is the new $29.5 million, 33,000- Sea Life Michigan Aquarium features square-foot home to the penguin colonies at the Detroit . more than 5,000 sea creatures. • In spring 2019, Peppa Pig World of Play joined Round 1 Bowling and Amusement Center, Legoland Center and Michigan Sea Life Aquarium in Great Peppa Pig World of Play Michigan brings Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills. the magical world of Peppa Pig to life! It • The new Jimmy John’s Field in Utica is home to the United Shore Professional will offer ten amazing play areas that will League, metro Detroit’s first independent professional baseball league. The ignite children’s imaginations and give stadium seats about 4,000 and hosts about 75 games per season. them an exciting opportunity to have NEW FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION fun with their favorite little piggy in a Detroit is known for its efficient road system and how well it caters to travel unique setting, packed full of oink-tastic activities. via an automobile. Downtown proper expanded its public transportation infrastructure, adding a 3.3-mile circulating streetcar called the QLine in 2017. This $140 million streetcar complements the elevated and automated Legoland Discovery Center Michigan has a Miniland exhibit featuring iconic light-rail system already running downtown, called the . Detroit structures made with more than The QLine: 1.5 million Lego bricks. • Runs for 3.3 miles along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard The ’s new Polk Penguin • Wait times ranging from 8 to 12 minutes Conservation Center is the largest • Has 20 stations serving 12 stops penguin facility in the world. FAST – powered by SMART • A new high-frequency bus service. Detroit has more than 170 miles of bike • Michigan routes provide a direct connection from Detroit Metro Airport lanes and greenways. to downtown Detroit every 15-30 minutes. • Operates seven days a week, 5 a.m.-midnight. The Detroit People Mover stations fea- ture more than $2 million in mixed media and artistic expression. BILL BOWEN

QLine Streetcar

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DID YOU KNOW? Shinola Hotel A $30 million renovation transformed the 70-floor Detroit Marriott at the Re- NEW AND REIMAGINED HOTELS naissance Center. Guest rooms number Metro Detroit currently has approximately 42,000 available hotel rooms that are 1,246, with 52 suites. Offers 100,000 competitively priced and full of amenities. Around 5,400 of these hotel rooms are square feet of event space. downtown. Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney The , home to The iconic David Whitney Building rises to a new occasion as floors one through nine Michigan’s first Aloft hotel, is one of only three surviving buildings in Detroit are repurposed for the Aloft Detroit. Elegant and modern, with 136 guest rooms and by the renowned architectural firm of plentiful meeting space. Daniel H. Burnham & Co. Burnham is Cambria Hotel considered one of the most important A 154-room Cambria Hotel at 600 W. Lafayette Blvd. — as part of a $47 million American architects of all time. project that includes restaurants, a rooftop lounge and retail tenants — is slated to open in 2020. The Detroit Foundation Hotel was named as one of the best new hotels in Element Detroit the world by Travel + Leisure in 2018. Located in the historic Metropolitan Building, the 110-room hotel opened in De- cember 2018 and is the only extended stay property in the heart of downtown The Hyatt Place Detroit Novi is attached Detroit. to the Suburban Collection Showplace Foundation Hotel and Diamond Center in Novi, this hotel Once the historic headquarters, this 100-room independent­ has 124 rooms and two suites. hotel opened in May 2017. It was recently included on the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 and was also named one of the best new hotels in the world by Trumbull & Porter is a hip hotel and a Condé Nast Traveler. Guests enjoy an authentic Detroit experience in the first-floor short distance from historic Corktown’s restaurant, The Apparatus Room, run by Michelin-starred chef Thomas Lents. restaurants, shops and clubs, and just minutes from , , Shinola Hotel TCF Center, Greektown and many more The world’s first Shinola hotel opened along Woodward Avenue in January 2019 Detroit landmarks. Dine on contempo- with 129 guest rooms. This spectacular property offers meeting and event spaces rary American fare at Red Dunn Kitchen. for groups from 12 to 200 and features specially-curated onsite shopping options and dining concepts from award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini. The Siren Hotel The historic 14-story Building has been transformed into a 106-room hotel. The downtown structure, built in 1926, received a $20 million makeover­ and opened spring of 2018. The hotel features an 8-seat restaurant, Albena, that is helmed by James Beard nominee Chef, Garrett Lipar, the popular cocktail lounge Candy Bar, run by James Beard nominee Chef Kate Williams. Temple Detroit Hotel The $72 million redevelopment of the former Standard Accident Insurance Co. building in downtown Detroit is slated to feature a 100 room hotel by Los Ange- les-base sbe and 70 apartments. The interior will be designed by rock star Lenny Kravitz’s -based Kravitz Design. Thompson Hotel Opening in December 2020, this 25-story building with 228-rooms across 16 floors with luxury condos making up the top nine floors will be located in Detroit’s Midtown. West Elm Hotel A 12-floor West Elm hotel project on Woodward Avenue is expected to begin construction in 2020. The $50 million project involves leasing the adjacent Bon- stelle Theatre from in a 45-year agreement.

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VITO PALMISANO Metro Detroit companies that made the Fortune 500 list (May, 2018)

• Detroit Skyline • Ford Motor

• DowDuPont

• Penske Automotive Group DETROIT ANEW. • Whirlpool New is a word familiar in the city. • Lear • Kellogg New high-tech startups, creative incubators, conference spaces, restaurants, entertainment districts, retailers, world-class hotels and a sports arena. Plus, a • DTE Energy new light-rail public transportation system along the city’s main artery, Woodward • Stryker Avenue. All these new things — and more keep coming — are signs that it’s GO time. In fact, Detroit is unequivocally an IT city, one poised for continued success • Autoliv and one ready to play the perfect host. •

EPICENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP • BorgWarner New tech and creative incubators continue to build buzz and business in Detroit. Initiatives such as Hatch, TechTown and Detroit Creative Corridor are nurturing • SpartanNash hundreds of small-to-medium creative ventures and independent startups, helping • Masco draw in and employ thousands of young, highly skilled individuals in the city. • Auto-Owners Insurance

• CMS Energy

BILL BOWEN • American Axle & Manufacturing

• Kelly Services

BILL BOWEN • Diplomat Pharmacy

• Universal Forest Products

• Cooper-Standard Holdings

• Meritor

• WABCO

• Visteon

• Steelcase

• Domino’s Pizza

• World Wide

• Herman Miller

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The 2019 Metro Detroit dining scene had a good showing with nine nods during BILL BOWEN BILL BOWEN the semifinal nomination round of the James Beard Foundation Awards. Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina Wright & Co. Eater Detroit

Detroit was named first American City of Design by UNESCO.

Computerworld ranked in ALEXIA SARMIENTO FOR PICTURE BOX MEDIA Detroit and Credit Acceptance in South- field as the best IT workplaces in the U.S. in their designated categories.

The creative sector is the third largest private sector employer in Detroit — behind health care and general business services and ahead of manufacturing, metals and hospitality — employing approximately 12,300 individuals. Movement Electronic Music Festival Detroit Creative Corridor Center

Metro Detroit has been a center for the FACTORY FOR FINE FOODS defense industry for more than 70 years, Detroit was named one of six “Unexpected for the Food Lover” by and is currently home to 24,000 related National Geographic in 2017, claiming the title for North America. It’s a city being businesses. heralded as an up-and-coming food epicenter, open and accessible with a diverse Michigan Defense Center collection of new eateries and watering holes — from gastro pubs and distilleries to French bistros and burger bars, many featuring locally grown ingredients on Detroit Medical Center Hospitals have their menus. No that Zagat called Detroit one of the 30 most exciting been recognized among America’s Best food cities in America for 2017. Hospitals and America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. MECCA FOR MUSIC Detroit is a musical mecca; the undisputed owner of the sound and the place where techno beats first erupted. A host of world-recognized musical festivals and events take place every year, too, attracting celebrated artists from a variety of genres.

AN INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION Metro Detroit is impressive in size — covering nearly 2,000 square miles — and serves as a port connecting the to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It is an international destination, sharing a with Windsor, Ontario, .

10 CALL 800-DETROIT | VISITDETROIT.COM MADE IN THE D MADE IN THE D. Sure, metro Detroit is the Motor City, thanks to and his pioneering ways. But the area is known for more than just the it helps produce. In fact, many people put items in their grocery store shopping carts that have been made in Detroit, including beverages, chips and bread mixes.

• Better Made potato chips • Detroit Bikes • Detroit Denim • Detroit Surf Co. • Domino’s Pizza • Elan candy • Faygo beverages • The Leg • Garden Fresh Gourmet salsas, dips and chips • Germack Pistachio Company • The HoneyBaked Ham Company • Jiffy bread and cake mixes • Kowalski sausages • Little Caesars Pizza • Morley candy • The Original Zip Sauce • Rebel Nell • Red Pelican mustard • Sanders candy and ice cream topping • Shedd’s spread • Stroh’s beer • Towne Club soda • Velvet Peanut Butter • Vernors ginger ale • Vlasic foods

OTHER GREAT MADE-IN-THE-D INNOVATIONS: • Carhartt work clothing • Dardevle fishing lures • Duraliner truck beds • The Fathead brand, based in downtown Detroit • Lionel trains • Shinola watches, bikes, leather goods

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FAST FACTS From its earliest days to now, The D has made an impact not only on the nation but also the world. Although it’s probably best known for putting the

world on wheels, it can also boast a large number of other notable — and BILL BOWEN global — contributions, from being home to the first urban highway to hav- ing been the first city to have assigned personal phone numbers.

WHY DETROIT IS WHY DETROIT INSPIRES WHY DETROIT ROCKS THE MOTOR CITY • Known for one of the richest collec- • Home to the Motown sound founded • Headquarters for Fiat Auto- tions of late 19th-century, ethnic- by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957. mobiles, Ford and General Motors based churches in the country. • Birthplace of techno music and and hundreds of tier-one and -two • Belle Isle, the nation’s largest island Movement Electronic Music Festival. suppliers. park within a city, was designed by • Host of the Detroit Jazz Festival, the • Home of the North American Interna- , landscape largest free jazz festival in the world. tional Auto Show, with more than 500 architect of New York’s Central Park. • Has one of the largest theater districts vehicles on display representing more • The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the country — more than 13,000 than 50 worldwide companies. debuted his 1963 theater seats — and attracts major • Henry Ford built his first speech at TCF Center in Detroit two Broadway productions, headline enter- in Detroit in 1896. months before its famous delivery in tainers, opera, dance, symphony and • The world’s first concrete road Washington, D.C. other performing artists. was built in Detroit in 1901. • The Charles H. Wright of • Hometown of more than 50 major • Henry Ford introduced an improved African American History is the largest entertainment, literary and sport fig- assembly line in 1913, revolutionizing museum in the world dedicated to the ures — from boxer and actor the automotive industry and the man- African-American experience. Tim Allen to singer and ufacturing process in general. • The Arab American National Museum pilot Charles Lindbergh. • Home to the Ford Piquette Avenue is the first and only museum in the • Birthplace of such rock, hip-hop and Plant — birthplace of the Model T — the world dedicated to Arab-American pop stars/icons as , Madon- only example of an early Detroit auto history and culture. na, , , , factory still open to visitors. • The Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection , , and Jack and • Home to the historic dwellings of auto is among the top six in the United of The White Stripes. barons, including Henry and Clara Ford States. • Sports stadiums double as concert ( Estate), Lawrence Fisher halls — Comerica Park alone has (Fisher ), Edsel and Eleanor attracted major artists from Paul Ford (Edsel & Eleanor Ford House) and McCartney and Matilda Wilson (Meadow Brook to , Taylor Swift Hall). and Rihanna. • Home of the world’s largest tire — 12 tons and 80 feet tall — originally built as a Ferris wheel for the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

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WHY DETROIT IS A • Lake St. Clair was ranked one of the • The nation’s first shopping mall, SPORTS FAN’S DREAM top 12 best bass lakes in America by Northland Mall, opened in the Detroit • Detroit is the only city in America that Bassmaster magazine in 2017. suburb of Southfield in 1957. houses all four of its professional sports • The APBA Gold Cup hydroplane boat • When the Marriott at the Renaissance teams — the (baseball), race on the Detroit River is a competi- Center opened in 1977, it was the Detroit (football) Detroit Red tion to win the oldest active trophy in tallest hotel in the world. Wings (hockey) and motor sports. • Home to the world’s only floating () — in a central location, all • Try Fowling (a hybrid of football and post office, the J.W. Westcott II, within walking distance of each other. bowling) at the Fowling Warehouse in serving international freighters on • The Detroit Tigers won the American Hamtramck. the Detroit River. League Central Division champions • Home to the first Van Gogh painting four consecutive years — 2011, 2012, WHY DETROIT HAS in a public collection in the U.S., Self 2013 and 2014. BRAGGING RIGHTS Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1887, at • Detroit is actually north of Canada and • We are Hockeytown USA, home to the the Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit Red Wings, who have 11 Stanley shares an international waterway with • The first mile of paved concrete road Cup wins, third highest in the NHL. Windsor, Ontario. was installed just north of the Ford • Detroit was named first American City • The Detroit Red Wings have made the Model T plant, on Woodward Avenue of Design by UNESCO Stanley Cup playoffs for 25 consecutive between McNichols and 7 Mile roads • Vernors, created by Detroit pharmacist years (1991-2016), the longest active in 1909. playoff streak in pro sports. James Vernor in the 1860s, is one of • The nation’s first urban freeway, the the nation’s oldest soda pops still in • Home to , America’s Davison, was built in 1942. oldest active bowling center. production. • Home to the country’s largest island • In 1879, Detroit became the first city • Cadieux Café is one of the only places park within a city — Belle Isle Park, in the nation to assign individual in North America where you can Michigan’s 102 state park. feather bowl. telephone numbers. • First city to have a Tupperware party • The world’s first convention and • If you believe poker is a sport: home of (1950s). three downtown complexes — visitors bureau — the Detroit Metro Greektown Casino-Hotel, MGM Grand Convention & Visitors Bureau — was Detroit and MotorCity Casino Hotel. founded in 1896. • On Monday nights, you can join • The world’s first auto traffic tunnel hundreds of bikers for Slow Roll, a between two nations — the Detroit- 12- to 15-mile group bike ride and Windsor Tunnel — opened in 1928 social experience. below the Detroit River. • The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand • Joe Louis Barrow — The Brown Prix kicks off a summer series of car Bomber and the world’s heavyweight cruises, races and shows in southeast boxing champion in 1937 — was a Michigan called Autopalooza. native Detroiter.

Photos from left: World’s Largest Tire; Belle Isle; Motown Museum; ; Comerica Park;

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From left: Martha Reeves; Tim Allen; Elmore Leonard FAMOUS DETROITERS. Henry Ford may well be considered Detroit’s most well-known person, but there are plenty of others who have made their mark both nationally and internationally:

• Tim Allen, actor and comedian • Green Hornet, radio character that • George Peppard, actor • Anita Baker, singer debuted on WWJ Radio • Della Reese, actress and singer • Kristen Bell, actress • Julie Harris, actress • Martha Reeves, singer • Selma Blair, actress • , boxer • , singer • Sonny Bono, singer and U.S. • Alex Karras, actor and football player • Diana Ross, actress and singer congressman • Casey Kasem, radio star • George C. Scott, actor • Jerry Bruckheimer, film and • Keegan-Michael Key, actor • Bob Seger, singer TV producer • Piper Laurie, actress • , actor • Bruce Campbell, actor • Elmore “Dutch” Leonard, author • Tom Skerritt, actor • Alice Cooper, singer • Charles Lindbergh, pilot • J.K. Simmons, actor • Francis Ford Coppola, film director and • Lone Ranger, radio character that • Sui, fashion designer producer debuted on WWJ Radio • Lily Tomlin, actress and comedienne • , actor and comedian • Joe Louis, boxer • Blair Underwood, actor • Meryl Davis, figure skater and Olympic • , actress and singer • John Varvatos, fashion designer champion • Ed McMahon, television host • Robert Wagner, actor • Pam Dawber, actress • Eminem (b. Marshall Mathers), singer • Charlie White, figure skater and • Sherilyn Fenn, actress • Harry Morgan, actor Olympic champion • Aretha Franklin, singer • Kid Rock (b. Robert James Ritchie), • Jack and Meg White, musicians • Max Gail, actor singer • Robin Williams, actor and comedian • Judy Greer, actress • Ted Nugent, singer • , singer

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To make planning easier, the metro area is split into five area the metro planning easier, make To downtown to help visitors navigate districts destination Metro Detroit is a large melting pot of ethnicities, activities, ethnicities, activities, of melting pot is a large Detroit Metro music gaming, cars, culture, of A hub lifestyles. industries and massive, too — covering is physically area and sports. The miles. square nearly 2,000 counties and suburbs. and the city’s surrounding Detroit EXPLORE DETROIT EXPLORE BILL BOWEN JACOB LEWKOW

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THE DETROIT EXPERIENCE Detroit is a city in the now, on the upturn. And you’ll feel it — an optimism and liveliness — when you walk the streets, visit our cultural centers and casinos, go to professional sporting events, and meet the diverse collection of people living, working and playing in The D. Urban, energetic and moving forward, Detroit is all yours to discover. BILL BOWEN CARS CULTURE GAMING Detroit is the birthplace of the Detroit is rich when it comes to Detroit’s three Vegas-style casinos automobile and modern-day cultural experiences. Celebrate are each destination resorts in their assembly line. Our museums, car African-American and Arab-American own right. Whether you’re in the shows, racing events and auto heritage in the city’s museums. Taste gaming rooms, dining at one of the baron estates will immerse you in regional foods in Mexicantown, many on-site restaurants, partying at everything automotive that the Greektown and Hamtramck. Admire a posh nightclub or lounging in your Motor City has to offer. works of art both modern and ancient room, you’ll feel like a winner. in our galleries. Walk the streets to see MAKE SURE YOU VISIT towering structures, some MAKE SURE YOU VISIT • Autopalooza events and others Gothic-inspired. • Greektown Casino-Hotel • Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix • MGM Grand Detroit • Concours d’Elegance of America MAKE SURE YOU VISIT • MotorCity Casino Hotel at St. John’s • African World Festival • Edsel & Eleanor Ford House • Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center • Ford Piquette Avenue Plant • Arab American National Museum • GM • Charles H. Wright Museum of • Henry Ford Museum of American African American History Innovation, Greenfield Village and • Cranbrook Art Museum Ford Rouge Factory Tour • Detroit Eastern Market • • Detroit Historical Museum • North American International • Detroit Institute of Arts Auto Show • Greektown, Mexicantown • and Hamtramck

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MUSIC Motown. Techno. Jazz. Hip-hop. Detroit is your stomping ground for world-recognized musical festivals, where global and progressive artists of all genres come to play.

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT • Detroit Jazz Festival • DTE Energy Music Theatre • Movement Electronic Music Festival • Detroit • • Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill • Majestic Theatre • Meadow Brook Amphitheatre • Motown Museum

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Motown Museum SPORTS VITO PALMISANO Detroit is known for its sports and its sports fans. Be it in a stadium, field, rink or arena — game time is always a heart-thumping, cheer-filled event.

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT • Detroit Hydrofest • Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix • Collegiate Sporting Events • Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers • Ford Field, • , Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons • Jimmy John’s Field

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SHOPS & SHOWS Detroit is a rising urban hot spot, more accessible than ever. Enjoy the new independent retailers and entertainment options popping up in downtown’s Midtown and elsewhere. Outside the city, discover shopping districts, premium outlet centers, big-box stores, mega malls and upscale collections that feature hundreds of brand-name and bargain retailers. And find tickets to a mixed menu of , dance and drama performances in one of the nation’s largest theater districts.

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT • Dearborn’s Ford Community & Performing Arts Center • Detroit Nike Community Store • • Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Fisher, Fox and Meadow Brook theaters • John Varvatos Detroit • Macomb Center for the Performing Arts • Shinola • The Mall at Partridge Creek, The Mall at Partridge CreeK JASON VAUGHN JASON and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets Fox Theatre • Under Armour Brand House COURTESY OF OF OLYMPIA COURTESY

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Historical Attractions Shopping & Walkable & Museum Highlights Downtown Highlights ARAB AMERICAN CITY OF WYANDOTTE NATIONAL MUSEUM The city of Wyandotte, 12 miles south of DID YOU KNOW? The Arab American National Museum Detroit, has a beautiful, lively downtown is the first museum in the with art galleries, eateries, shopping and dedicated to telling the story and waterfront parks. The Manufacturing Innovation Theater, highlighting the contributions of part of The Henry Ford’s Ford Rouge Arab-Americans. Factory Tour, received a 2016 Thea Award Fairlane Town Center is one of for outstanding achievement for a brand Michigan’s largest shopping centers, experience from the Themed Entertain- Learn about the pioneers and leaders with more than 140 unique stores, ment Association. The Thea is one of the of the global motor vehicle industry. restaurants and national retailers. attraction industry’s greatest honors. The Automotive Hall of Fame preserves It’s anchored by Macy’s, Sears and CYBELLE CODISH the history of mobility by celebrating JCPenney and boasts Michigan’s Well-known industrial architect Albert the creativity, toil and genius of the largest H&M. Kahn designed , which individual. was one of the nation’s first airport THE GLASS ACADEMY hotels in the 1930s. THE HENRY FORD A working artist studio that specializes See JFK’s limo, Rosa Parks’ bus and in the glass arts, selling both functional The Islamic Center of America in thousands of uniquely American and sculptural glasswork while offer- Dearborn is the oldest Shia mosque artifacts in Henry Ford Museum of ing a unique venue for entertaining and in the United States. American Innovation; 83 historic special events. buildings, artisans and presenters in Dearborn has one of the largest Arabic Greenfield Village; and watch the CITY OF BELLEVILLE communities outside of the Middle East. Ford F-150 being assembled on The downtown streets of Belleville play host to fun-filled events on more the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Ford Motor Company’s world than 200 days each year. Shop for headquarters is located in Dearborn. HISTORIC handcrafted goods, admire outdoor This Civil War-era fort is opened to sculptures and dine along the shores Dearborn serves as the international head- the public on special occasions and of beautiful Belleville Lake. quarters for apparel company Carhartt as during the annual celebration of well as Eppinger Manufacturing, maker of Detroit’s birthday. Arts & Entertainment Highlights Dardevle fishing lures.

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL DEARBORN’S FORD COMMUNITY Walt Disney used Henry Ford’s HISTORICAL MUSEUM & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Greenfield Village in Dearborn as a A place dedicated to telling the heroic One of America’s most versatile model when creating . stories of the determined young men gathering places with facilities for a who enlisted to become America’s first variety of athletics, meeting & event The Ikea in Canton is the Swedish black military airmen. space, and a cultural center offering theater, art, music and dance. retailer’s only Michigan store.

DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE The Henry Ford Museum of American This intimate theater is known for Innovation was named as one of the its race-transcendent casting and “coolest museums in the world” by The performances. New York Times.

There’s plenty more to see and do in Dearborn/Wayne. For more information on these locations and others, go to visitdetroit.com.

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Towns within Downtown Historical Attractions Detroit in and of itself has many & Museum Highlights concentrated areas: CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF GREEKTOWN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Grape leaves, flaming cheese The world’s largest institution (Opa!) and eggplant-layered dedicated to the African-American moussaka; bakeries overflowing experience. with baklava, sweet egg bread DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM and tortes of all sorts. A history showcase of southeastern MIDTOWN Michigan. Includes the visitor-favorite Boasts unique art galleries, quirky Streets of Old Detroit and the Kid Rock Music Lab. independent retail shops and some DID YOU KNOW? of the best don’t-want-to-miss cuisine DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS you’ll find in the city. Home to more Among the top 10 museums in the than 80 restaurants, 13 theaters, 12 country, offering more than 100 Detroit’s Eastern Market now offers galleries, 8 museums, 2 historic inns market days midweek during growing galleries with art from ancient to and a symphony orchestra – all within seasons to increase the availability of modern times. See ’s a few square miles. fresh produce to city residents. Detroit Industry . MEXICANTOWN DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM There are 157 bars and restaurants within The service is always fast, and the Located on Strand Drive on Belle Isle, the one square mile of downtown Detroit. food is always phenomenal. Order the the museum’s focus is Great Lakes detroitexperiencefactory.org botana (the guacamole is out of this shipping and maritime history. world, fresh, creamy and begs you to Zagat named Detroit one of 30 “Most double dip your chip). FORD PIQUETTE AVENUE PLANT/ Exciting Food Cities in America” of 2017. MODEL T AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE CORKTOWN COMPLEX Lots to do with tons of really cool The birthplace of the Model T — There’s plenty more to see hangouts and friendly pubs, Irish and the most significant automobile of the and do in downtown Detroit. otherwise. One infamous restaurant 20th century. Come walk the floors For more information on serves up barbecue paradise. The where the first 12,000 Model T’s these locations and others, Yardbird (mustard sauce-soaked pulled were assembled. go to visitdetroit.com. chicken breast tossed with mush- rooms, cheddar and topped with ba- MOTOWN MUSEUM con) was a top contender in the Travel Long known as Hitsville USA, Channel’s hunt for the best sandwiches the museum is home of the in America. world-famous Studio A, where , Marvin Gaye HAMTRAMCK and countless others recorded This Polish enclave is full of good with the Funk Brothers. ethnic eats — think pierogies, paczki (super-dense, jelly-filled doughnuts), kielbasa, kraut and dill pickle soup. Just as rich is the music scene, where little hole-in-the-wall bars host live acts weekly.

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Pewabic ; Pewabic left: From & Rare Books K. King Used John Highlights Arts & Entertainment PARK CAMPUS MARTIUS downtown, in the heart of Located official is Detroit’s Campus Martius Park outdoor place — a year-round gathering stages, performance venue with gardens, and winter ice rink. a summertime beach DETROIT OPERA HOUSE/ THEATRE MICHIGAN OPERA is the home 1922 theater The restored which Michigan Opera Theatre, of shows,concerts and curiously obscure hosts the annual Detroit The Fillmore Music Awards. FISHER THEATRE this at Broadway See the best of spectacular in the showcase theater . THEATRE FOX Built in 1928 in the tradition of movie palaces, the fabulous great - Broad hosts a variety of Theatre Fox way shows, drama, comedy and musical events. DETROIT PRINCESS RIVERBOAT Center and the between TCF Docked GM Ren Cen, this beautiful five-story hosts lunch, dinner and moon- riverboat them themed andlight cruises, many of live entertainment. featuring produces grand opera and presents grand opera and presents produces a dance season. ORCHESTRADETROIT SYMPHONY THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. AT FISHER MUSIC CENTER most Detroit’s Hall, one of Orchestra cultural and historic landmarks. prized THE FILLMORE big-name bag of Host to a mixed

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DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU CALL 800-DETROIT | 24 There’s plenty more see to Lonely Planet ranked Detroit the No. 2 Detroit Lonely Planet ranked city in the world to visit in 2018 Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit is Lounge in Detroit Keyboard Baker’s by many to be the world’s considered club. jazz oldest continuously operating and do in downtown Detroit. on information more For A 22,000-square-foot Nike store opened store Nike A 22,000-square-foot on Woodward in downtown Detroit in 2016. Avenue John Varvatos has a clothing store bearing has a clothing store John Varvatos located his name in downtown Detroit, and John R. Avenue on Woodward these locations and others, Celebrated fashion designer and DetroiterCelebrated go visitdetroit.com. to Downtown Detroit

The Detroit International RiverWalk Spanning more than three miles, the Detroit International RiverWalk is a nature oasis in a bustling city. Stroll along it or bike it — rentals can be found right on the walking path — and enjoy water fountains, butterfly gardens, riverside restaurants and a working carousel in warmer weather. The RiverWalk also passes through other downtown nature-filled gems, including William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor, Mount Elliott Park and the DNR’s Out- door Adventure Center, which has a kayak simulator, archery range and large aquarium that shows off the Detroit River’s native species. Running just north of the riverfront VITO PALMISANO near William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is the Dequindre Cut, a former railroad line turned pedestrian and bike path.

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From top: William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor; biking along the Detroit International RiverWalk

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Historical Attractions Arts & Entertainment Highlights & Museum Highlights COMMUNITY BOWLING CENTERS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER Offering state-of-the-art scoring ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS equipment and lanes, shoe rental and This facility includes the Museum other public equipment. Centers also of European Jewish Heritage, the house pro shops, arcades and lounges. Holocaust Museum and the inspiring International Institute of the Righteous. THE INN AT ST. JOHN’S A 27-hole golf course is on this SHALOM STREET wonderful campus that includes Shalom Street is a hands-on children’s a luxury boutique hotel and fine museum. An exciting facility with more dining at 5ive Restaurant. than 30 exhibits that teach universal values such as volunteerism, philan- LUCKY STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT DID YOU KNOW? thropy, respect for nature and social A 70,000-square-foot. entertainment responsibility, all in a fun, interactive facility including a full-service arcade, The Holocaust Memorial Center is the manner. restaurant, bowling lounge and night club. Premier spot for corporate events nation’s first freestanding museum dedi- cated to the memory of the Holocaust. and private parties. Shopping & Walkable Downtown Highlights TREERUNNER ADVENTURE PARK Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi DOWNTOWN PLYMOUTH WEST BLOOMFIELD is Michigan’s premier location for trade This historic downtown features Treetop adventures featuring 13 zip shows, expos and more, including the nation’s largest golf show and The galleries, unique shops and 24 lines, 130 challenges and five difficulty . restaurants and bars surrounding a levels. Top area attraction. town square that hosts concerts and festivals throughout the year. There’s plenty more to see and do in Greater Novi. For more information LIVONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE on these locations and others, go to Visit the Plymouth Road Corridor, food visitdetroit.com. and shops located on Haggerty Road and Mall.

PARK WEST GALLERY America’s No. 1 art dealer offers a wide selection of old and modern masters as well as contemporary and local artists.

TWELVE OAKS MALL Nearly 200 stores and restaurants. Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, Sears and the Lifestyle Cafe Food Court are among the many diverse offerings.

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Historical Attractions Arts & Entertainment Highlights & Museum Highlights MICHIGAN LOTTERY EDSEL & ELEANOR FORD HOUSE AMPHITHEATRE AT FREEDOM HILL The home of Henry Ford’s only child, Summer concerts at this outdoor . See original antique venue are full of open-air fun. Acts furnishings, an impressive collection range from country to retro rock. of fine and decorative art, and much more in a breathtaking 60-room INFINITY & OVATION Cotswold mansion. YACHT CHARTERS One of Michigan’s unique venues. Premier yacht charter company Shopping & Walkable providing an entertaining yachting DID YOU KNOW? Downtown Highlights experience for weddings, corporate FILIPO MARC WINERY parties and special events, as well as A winery-on-premises facility. a Summer Cruise Series that’s open The Mall at Partridge Creek holds a Summer Sounds concert series late May Sample before you buy products. to the public. through early September, featuring MACOMB CENTER FOR Motown, rock, jazz, country and more. A two-level center with nearly 180 THE PERFORMING ARTS stores, including anchors Macy’s, This community-focused venue offers Selfridge Air National Guard Base and JCPenney, Lord & Taylor and Sears. the style, space and grace to impress the on-base Selfridge Military Air Museum the most discriminating of audiences. are about five miles from downtown THE MALL AT PARTRIDGE CREEK Mount Clemens, one of the Macomb An open-air shopping center JIMMY JOHN’S FIELD District’s vibrant destinations. featuring Nordstrom, Carson’s, This new 4,000-seat stadium hosts MJR Theatres and 90 more stores. minor league baseball, along with CNN put the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House A dog-friendly atmosphere. concerts, festivals and movie nights. on its 2013 list of the seven most outra- geous American castles. WESTVIEW ORCHARDS & ADVENTURE FARM Macomb will soon be home to a A 188-acre family farm with a market world-class fresh water nature center. filled with homegrown freshness.

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STERLING HEIGHTS REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE This chamber serves more than 1,500 members in Macomb County. It has formed a hospitality committee and works with the DMCVB promoting Macomb businesses.

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Clockwise from left: Downtown Ferndale; DTE Energy Music UPSCALE. Theatre; The Detroit Zoo;The Detroit Shoppe at the Somerset Col- lection; Great Lakes CULTURED. Crossing Outlets FUN. MUSEO SLAB 900 The Oakland District blends abundant green O M O M spaces with sprawlingO M shopping, entertainment,O M O M O M O M GN GN art, sportsGN and industry. Here, you canGN appre- GN GN GN ciate the finer things in life. The café scene. A DW DD DW DD fancy meal.DW HauteDD couture. ManicuredDW parksDD DW DD DW DD DW DD and championship golf. Royal Oak is home to Detroit’s hometown zoo, where the kangaroos and wallabies run wild without barriers or glass walls and the penguins deep dive in their new pengiunarium. Shopping options are plenti- ful, with outlets featuring name brands and unbeatable prices right alongside upscale malls offering chic high-end designer collections. Posh downtowns? Oakland has several, with cozy tree-lined streets and one-of-a-kind boutiques. After dark, slip on over to Oakland’s trendy Ferndale for fab dining, live music and comedic entertain- ment.

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Historical Attractions Arts & Entertainment Highlights & Museum Highlights EMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT DETROIT ZOO & STAR LANES An -lover’s paradise. The new A hot spot in downtown Royal Oak, Polk Penguin Conservation Center is this entertainment center has boutique a must-see. This penguinarium gives bowling, pool tables, shuffleboard visitors an insider’s perspective on the and more. living and diving habits of the tuxedoed birds from above and below in a ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE 25-foot-deep aquatic area. One of the area’s preeminent club-style concert venues, attracting world-class MEADOW BROOK HALL musicians and performers. This 88,000-square-foot Tudor Revival mansion is filled with authentic furnish- DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE DID YOU KNOW? ings, priceless art and striking antiques. This outdoor concert site offers everything from classical to heavy metal. Open late May through The Detroit Zoo attracts more than Shopping & Walkable Labor Day. 1 million visitors each year. Downtown Highlights BIRMINGHAM PRINCIPAL COMEDY SPORTZ DETROIT/ Meadow Brook Hall is the fourth-largest SHOPPING DISTRICT THE IMPROV ADVANTAGE historic house turned museum in the U.S. An upscale center for art galleries, fine Improvisational comedy is played like antique shops, unique boutiques, a wide a sport here, with audience participation range of dining venues, movie theaters, highly encouraged. There’s plenty more to see cultural activities and special events. and do in Oakland. For more FIELDSTONE GOLF CLUB information on these locations DOWNTOWN FERNDALE 18-hole premier golf club designed and others, go to visitdetroit.com. A diverse, distinctive and vibrant urban by Arthur Hills. downtown district with small-town MARK RIDLEY’S COMEDY CASTLE charm. 30-year-old nightclub featuring DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER nationally recognized comedians. Stroll down Main Street and browse MT. HOLLY SKI AND SNOWBOARD the art galleries and unique shops, RESORT or indulge at one of the many fine Winter sports of skiing and snowboard- restaurants. ing from mid-November to mid-March. GREAT LAKES CROSSING OUTLETS The fully enclosed Great Lakes Crossing Outlets is the largest outlet center in Michigan, offering shoppers more than 180 retail and dining options, plus the Sea Life Michigan Aquarium and Lego- land Discovery Center Michigan.

SOMERSET COLLECTION Features the most exclusive shopping in Michigan. Visit Nordstrom, Macy’s, Swarovski, Ralph Lauren/Polo, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co. and more.

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ITINERARIES The following is a list of metro Detroit’s unique sites, sights and tour ideas.

ART AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL SITES Metro Detroit has fine and contemporary art, from Detroit readily celebrates many heritages, refined spaces to intriguing artistic expressions on including African-American traditions and city streets. Institutions to consider: legacies. There are many places to get educated • The Alley Project and have fun in the process: • The Belt • Burton Historical and E. Azalia Hackley Memorial • Cranbrook Art Museum collections/ • Detroit Institute of Arts • Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History • Detroit People Mover Stations • First Congregational Church’s Underground • Grand River Creative Corridor Railroad Living Museum Tour • The Heidelberg Project • Gospel Music Hall of Fame • Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) • The Henry Ford — Henry Ford Museum of American • Innovation and Greenfield Village • Russell Industrial Center • International Memorial to the Underground • Railroad (includes Detroit’s Gateway to Freedom and Windsor’s Tower of Freedom) AUTO BARON HOME TOURS • John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Discover some of Detroit’s dwellings, where former Railroad Museum — Windsor celebrity families once lived in ultra decadence. Visit • Motown Museum these homesteads: • North American Black History Museum & Cultural • Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Center — Windsor • Meadow Brook Hall ( Estate) • Sandwich Baptist Church — Windsor AUTOMOTIVE ATTRACTIONS + MUSEUMS • Second Baptist Church of Detroit Detroit is the Motor City and the home headquarters • Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum of Ford Motor Company, General Motors and • Uncle Tom’s Historic Site — Windsor Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Explore the region’s car • Walter P. Reuther Library Archives of Labor & culture: Urban Affairs • Automotive Hall of Fame • Detroit Historical Museum • Diego Rivera murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts • Ford Piquette Avenue Plant • GM Showroom at the GM Renaissance Center • The Henry Ford — Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour

Photos from left: Cranbrook Art Museum; Meadow Brook Hall; Ford Rouge Factory Tour; Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History; Detroit People Mover stations

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CANADA/WINDSOR TOURS METRO DETROIT MUSEUMS Detroit’s international neighbor, Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is steeped in all kinds of heritage and offers several activities, historical and otherwise. history, from the origins of the mass-produced If willing to cross the border, here are some automobile and historic architectural landmarks destination suggestions: to Civil War-era forts. You don’t have to travel far • to immerse yourself in customs and culture. • Capitol Theatre & Arts Centre Consider these: • Ford City Walking Tour • Arab American National Museum • Dieppe Park • Automotive Hall of Fame • Hiram Walker & Sons • Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History • John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum • Cranbrook Art Museum • Queen Elizabeth II Gardens • Cranbrook House and Gardens • Willistead Manor • Cranbrook Institute of Science • Art Gallery of Windsor • Detroit Children’s Museum • Detroit Historical Museum GAMING • Detroit Institute of Arts Enjoy the bells and whistles of slots and tables • The Henry Ford — Henry Ford Museum of and/or the roaring excitement of horse racing American Innovation, Greenfield Village and on both sides of the Detroit/Windsor border. Ford Rouge Factory Tour Options include: • Holocaust Memorial Center • Caesars Windsor Zekelman Family Campus • Greektown Casino-Hotel • Michigan Science Center • Hazel Park Raceway • Motown Museum • MGM Grand Detroit • Museum of Contemporary Art • MotorCity Casino Hotel Detroit (MOCAD) • Northville Downs • Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum • Windsor Racetrack Slots

Photos from left: Michigan Science Center; Detroit Historical Museum; Belle Isle; GM Renaissance Center; casinos

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ANNUAL EVENTS The following is a list of major events that take place annually in metro Detroit. For a complete list, please go to visitdetroit.com/things-to-do-in-detroit.

JANUARY AUGUST Meridian Winter Blast, winterblast.com Arab and Chaldean Festival, Plymouth Ice Festival, plymouthicefestival.com arabandchaldeanfestival.com FEBRUARY Detroit Sports Commission Prep Kickoff Classic, detroitsports.org Autorama, autorama.com Michigan Renaissance Festival, michrenfest.com MARCH Michigan State Fair, michiganstatefairllc.com Corktown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Spirit of Detroit HydroFest, detroitboatraces.com detroitstpatricksparade.com Woodward Dream Cruise, woodwarddreamcruise.com Marche du Nain Rouge, marchedunainrouge.com SEPTEMBER APRIL Art & Festival, artandapples.com Detroit Tigers Opening Day, detroit.tigers.mlb.com Arts, Beats & Eats, artsbeatseats.com MAY Detroit Jazz Festival, detroitjazzfest.com Flower Day at Eastern Market, detroiteasternmarket.com DIY Street Fair, ferndalediy.com Movement Electronic Music Festival , movement.us Michigan Peach Festival of Romeo, michiganpeachfest.com JUNE Northville Heritage Festival, northville.org Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, detroitgp.com Tour de Troit, tour-de-troit.org Ford Fireworks, theparade.org GM River Days, riverdays.com OCTOBER Motor City Pride, motorcitypride.org Chemical Bank Marathon, North American International Auto Show, naias.com freepmarathon.com Stars & Stripes Festival , starsandstripesfest.com Fall Beer Festival, mibeer.com Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village, thehenryford.org JULY Art in The Park, artinthepark.com NOVEMBER Concert of Colors, concertofcolors.com America’s Thanksgiving Parade, theparade.org Concours d’Elegance of America, concoursusa.org Big, Bright Light Show, downtownrochestermi.com Maker Faire at The Henry Ford, thehenryford.org Detroit Tree Lighting at Campus Martius Park, Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, campusmartiuspark.org hotworks.org/orchardlakefineartshow Wayne County Lightfest, waynecounty.com DECEMBER Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village, thehenryford.org Kwanzaa Celebration at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, thewright.org , midtowndetroitinc.com

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STAYING WITH US Metro Detroit has a full menu of accommodation types. In most cases, the area’s hotels are within a 30-minute driving radius of downtown. MOTORCITY CASINO HOTELMOTORCITY MGM GRAND DETROIT ROYAL PARK HOTEL TOWNSEND HOTEL JEFF DDAHLGREN ACCOMMODATIONS JASON VAUGHN BILL BOWEN BILL BOWEN BILL BOWEN RENAISSANCE DETROIT-NOVICOURTESY OF THE BARONETTE HOTEL

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42,000 AND COUNTING With some 42,000 available hotel rooms, metro Detroit has a selection of accommodation options that can cover every need and price point. Major and trusted brands in the area’s MUSEO SANS five destination districts include Hilton, Holiday Inn, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin.

DEARBORN/O M DOWNTOWNO M GREATERO M O M O M O M O M WAYNEGN DETROITGN NOVIGN GN GN GN GN Many of the hotels in this district are There are 5,000 available rooms in The Suburban Collection Showplace within approximately a 10-mile radius Detroit’s prime downtown real estate. exhibition facility is at this district’s of Detroit Metro Airport.DD DD epicenter, and a populationDD of 30 or DD DD DD DD DW MAKE SUREDW YOU CONSIDER so hotels DWis within a 12-mile radius. DW DW DW DW MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER Crowne Plaza - Detroit The Dearborn Inn Downtown Riverfront MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER Designed by the well-known industrial Located across the street from TCF Hyatt Place Detroit/Novi architect Albert Kahn this Marriott Center, this upscale property is a Attached to the Suburban Collection Hotel was one of the nation’s first 25-story, 367-room hotel. Showplace includes 9,260 square feet airport hotels in the 1930s. Today, Detroit Foundation Hotel of its own meeting space. A planned the 23-acre retreat also features Detroit’s former fire department head- expansion scheduled to be com- reproduction homes of the famous quarters has been newly transformed plete in spring 2018 will add another Walt Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe. into a smoking hot 100-room hotel. 200,000 square feet to the convention center. The Westin Hotel Detroit Marriott at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport was Renaissance Center The Inn at St. John’s named the Best Airport Hotel by One of the tallest hotels in the Was named the Best Hotel with Michigan Meetings + Events for 2015. Western Hemisphere, with nearly Meeting/Event Space (fewer than 200 guests rooms) by Michigan The Henry, Autograph Collection 1,246 guest rooms. Meetings + Events for 2016. The winner of Trip Advisor’s Certificate MGM Grand Detroit, Greektown MUSEO SLAB 900 of Excellence in 2014. Casino-Hotel, MotorCity Casino Hotel The Baronette Renaissance Detroit’s three full-service casino ho- Detroit-Novi tels are all within a mile or less of TCF One of the area’s top hotels, with a Center and have a combined 1,200 Michigan lake retreat-like atmosphere. rooms. COURTESY OF THE BARONETTE RENAISSANCE DETROIT-NOVICOURTESY OF THE BARONETTE HOTEL For more information and a O M The Westin Book OCadillacM Detroit O M O M O M O M O M complete listing of places to Legendary, restored and on the stay, go to visitdetroit.com. GN NationalGN Register of Historic Places. GN GN GN GN GN Rooms average 475 square feet. DW DD DW DD DW DD DW DD DW DD DW DD DW DD

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A boater’s paradise and a shopper’s COURTESY OF WYNDHAM GARDEN-STERLING HEIGHTS nirvana, this district has a set of hotel options within an easy drive of your recreational sport of choice.

MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER Wyndham Garden - Sterling Heights Metro Detroit’s only hotel with an indoor waterpark.

Hyatt Place - Detroit Utica The award-winning chain’s entry in Utica has an indoor pool and all the room amenities. OAKLAND This district offers a variety of value options as well as super-chic and trendy addresses.

MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER The Townsend Hotel Voted one of the world’s best hotels by Travel + Leisure and among the world’s best places to stay by Condé Nast.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites One of the official hotel partners of Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, Michigan’s largest value-shopping destination.

Royal Park Hotel Featuring 143 uniquely designed guest rooms and suites, this AAA Four-Diamond hotel has a private putting green, fly-fishing spot and bocce ball courts.

For more information and a complete listing of places to stay, go to visitdetroit.com. COURTESY OF THE TOWNSEND HOTEL

From top: Wyndham Garden - Sterling Heights; The Townsend Hotel

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HOW TO GET HERE AND THERE With one of the world’s busiest air transportation hubs, Detroit offers nonstop flights to 150 destinations in the world. And when talking about what’s happening once on the ground, the area — we are called the Motor City, by the way — is known for having one of the most efficient road systems around. BILL BOWEN VITO PALMISANO BILL BOWEN VITO PALMISANO VITO DIXIE HW N

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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS THE MILE ROADS To make the translation Metro Detroit’s mile roads run east and 1 between names and numbers, west and are approximately a mile north or here’s a quick primer: south of one another. Some of them change names throughout the area. BIRMINGHAM • I-75, aka the Fisher Freeway, as well as the Chrysler Freeway. The fickle mile roads that change names: 24 WOODWARD AVE. 75 53 97 94 • I-94 is the Ford Freeway for • 5 Mile / Fenkell east of Telegraph TO LANSING NORTHWESTERN HW a stretch. • 6 Mile / McNichols east of Telegraph • I-96 is also known as the ROYAL • 7 Mile / Moross east of Kelly GRAND RIVER AVE WARREN Jeffries Freeway and Rosa OAK GRATIOT 96 5 Y GROESBECK • 8 Mile / Baseline west of I-275 and Vernier . Parks Memorial Highway. 696 696 east of Kelly • I-696 is the Walter P. Reuther • 10 Mile / I-696 service drive west of 1-75 Freeway. • 11 Mile / I-696 service drive east of Dequindre 10 3 • I-375 is a mile long and has • 15 Mile / Maple west of Dequindre NOVI FERNDALE ST. CLAIR no name. J SOUTHFIELD O MACOMB SHORES H • 16 Mile / Metropolitan Parkway, Big Beaver N • M-1 is Woodward Avenue. 8 MILE C DEARBORN/WAYNE west of Dequindre and Quarton west of L GROSSE • M-10 is also known as the 102 O D POINTE Woodward G Lodge Freeway. 5 E SHORES GRAND RIVER AVE. F 96 W • 17 Mile / Wattles west of Dequindre Y • M-39 is known as the . 8 Southfield Freeway. • 18 Mile / west of Dequindre 275 LIVONIA A good rule of thumb when • 19 Mile / Square Lake Road west of Dequindre DETROIT speaking to native Detroiters is • 20 Mile / M-59, Hall and, finally, 39 William P. Rosso Highway 96 to use the interstate numbers and the names for state or • 21 Mile / Auburn west of Shelby

SOUTHFIELD FW SOUTHFIELD • 22 Mile / Hamlin west of Shelby TELEGRAPH TELEGRAPH U.S. highways. For example, USA 96 we say I-75, not the Fisher. • 23 Mile / Avon west of Dequindre GREATER NOVI CANADA DETROIT RIVER Hop on the Lodge or the • 24 mile / Walton Blvd. west of Rochester DEARBORN/WAYNE BELLE ISLE Southfield, not M-10 or M-39. STATE PARK We could go on and on, as the mile

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The five districts of metro Detroit are: Dearborn/Wayne, Downtown Detroit, Greater Novi, Macomb and Oakland

DID YOU KNOW? CITY INDEX DrivingDistances_2016_L1Dearborn/Wayne Greater Novi Oakland Allen Park Commerce Auburn Hills Metro Detroit is the 14th-largest metro Belleville Farmington Berkley area in the country. Brownstown Township Farmington Hills Beverly Hills Canton Lathrup Village Bingham Farms Novi, a city in our Greater Novi District, Dearborn Livonia Birmingham was named after its stagecoach stop Dearborn Heights Milford Bloomfield Hills designation of #6 or No. VI. Detroit New Hudson Clarkston Ecorse Northville Clawson Flat Rock Novi Davisburg Garden City Plymouth Drayton Plains Gibraltar South Lyon Fenton Grosse Ile Southfield Ferndale The Grosse Pointes Walled Lake Franklin (City, Farms, Park, West Bloomfield Hazel Park Shores, Woods) Wixom Highland Harper Woods Wolverine Lake Holly Highland Park Huntington Woods Inkster Macomb Independence Township Lincoln Park Armada Keego Harbor Melvindale Center Line Lake Orion New Boston Chesterfield Township Lakeville Redford Township Clinton Township Leonard Eastpointe Madison Heights Riverview Fraser Oak Park Rockwood Harrison Township Oakland Township Romulus Macomb Township Orchard Lake Southgate Mount Clemens Orion Township Taylor New Ortonville Trenton New Haven Pleasant Ridge Wayne Ray Township Pontiac Westland Richmond Rochester Woodhaven Romeo Rochester Hills Wyandotte Roseville Royal Oak Shelby Township Sylvan Lake St. Clair Shores Troy Sterling Heights Union Lake Utica Waterford Warren White Lake Township Washington Township

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AVERAGE FLIGHT TIMES TO DETROIT*

SEA 4 hours

PDX 4 hours MPL 1.5 hours BOS 1.5 hours BUF .5 hour SLC 3 hours NYC 1.25 hours CHI .5 hour PIT .5 hour DEN 2.5 hours SFC 4.25 hours IND .5 hour

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MIA 2.5 hours EASY AND MAJOR AIRLINES Aeromexico** Air Canada** CONVENIENT Air France** Alaska Airlines Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) is a Delta hub that is a American Airlines 90-minute flight — or less — away from 60 percent of ** the country’s population. All major domestic airlines, Frontier Airlines JetBlue Airways six low-cost carriers and five international carriers Lufthansa** offer service from the airport. Royal Jordanian** Southwest Airlines ANNUAL PASSENGERS: MORE THAN 36 MILLION Spirit Airlines** AVERAGE DAILY TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS: MORE THAN 1,034 United Airlines AVERAGE DAILY FLIGHT DEPARTURES: NEARLY 517 AVERAGE DAILY SEAT DEPARTURES: 58,000 Source: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, metroairport.com

NONSTOP FLIGHTS FROM 114 U.S. CITIES AND 17 COUNTRIES ** Indicates nonstop international BAHAMAS FRANCE JAMAICA destinations CANADA GERMANY JAPAN NETHERLANDS GRAND CAYMAN JORDAN UNITED KINGDOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ITALY KOREA (SOUTH KOREA)

*Source: travelmath.com This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.

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FLY IN, FLY OUT DID YOU KNOW? Detroit Metro Airport has two main terminals, McNamara and North. Both offer tons of customer conveniences and The McNamara Terminal has a set of shops that includes a specialty jeweler, amenities. More than 100 shops and restaurants provide designer apparel and a full-service spa. a wide variety, ranging from fast and convenient to more An award-winning Estée Lauder Beauty upscale. Extra-wide moving walkways, shuttles between Boutique offers on-site beauty advisers. terminals, two indoor 200-passenger trams that transport Detroit Metro Airport: “Ranked No. 3 guests within the McNamara Terminal and an on-site mega airport in passenger satisfaction.” luxury Westin hotel round out the airport’s many services. J.D. Power

McNamara Terminal North Terminal Detroit Metro Airport’s annual economic impact is estimated at $10.2 billion, and Gates 105 26 the airport is responsible for sustaining Shops & restaurants 79 25 more than 86,000 jobs across Michigan. Ticket counters 106 70 E-ticket kiosks 90 60 Luggage 18 8

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TAXI RATES Here are approximate rates for getting to and from major A and B destina- tions. Rates vary depending on wait times, traffic and the number of people traveling. Typically, traveling around 20 miles in good traffic costs around $50 one way. From Detroit Metro Airport to: TCF CENTER: $49* DEARBORN: $35* NOVI: $59* MOUNT CLEMENS: $75* *2018 A-1 Airport Cars VITO PALMISANO SHUTTLES / SEDANS Metro Detroit has plenty of shuttle/ sedan services. Typical hourly rate is around $55* for local travel only, and there’s usually a minimum two-hour rental. Related parking fees, tolls and gratuities not included. DRIVE IN, *detroitshuttleservice.com CAR RENTALS DRIVE OUT All the major rental car agencies have on-airport locations at Detroit Metro Metro Detroit’s freeway system is considered one of the Airport, including , Hertz, most efficient in the country, making it easier to get around Avis, Budget, National and more. the area’s nearly 2,000-plus square miles. Average car rental rate: $55 per day* Many hotels provide shuttles to and from Detroit Metro *Nov. 2017 cheapcarrental.net Airport, as well as to area attractions, convention spaces and stadiums for major events. A large directory of the FAST – POWERED BY SMART most familiar car rental services can also be found. FAST is a new high-frequency bus service. Michigan routes provide a The Detroit People Mover, an elevated, automated light rail direct connection from Detroit Metro system, loops downtown’s central business district with 13 Airport to downtown Detroit every stations at critical points of interest, including TCF Center, 15-30 minutes. Operates seven days a week, 5 a.m.-midnight. Fare: $2. Call the GM Renaissance Center and the concentrated enter- 866-962-5515 or visit smartbus.org. tainment area known as Greektown. The QLine became operational in 2017. The 3.3-mile circulating streetcar runs along Woodward Avenue, with 20 stations serving 12 downtown stops.

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FLINT 68 MI 94 PORT HURON 63 MI Lake GRAND RAPIDS 157 MI 90 PONTIAC 31 MI Michigan 96 69 94 43 75 ONTARIO 696 CANADA LANSING 88 MI KALAMAZOO 141 MI 275 94 94 90 69 ANN ARBOR 42 MI JACKSON 79 MI CHICAGO 282 MI 88 94 294 DID YOU KNOW? 80 80 SOUTH BEND 216 MI TOLEDO 60 MI 80 FORT WAYNE 190 MI INDIANA 169 MI 19 million visitors come to downtown OHIO 39 Detroit every year. 55 57 69 Detroit Economic Growth Corporation 75 71 65 Utica, a city in our Macomb District, 74 was once known as Hog’s Hollow. COLUMBUS 204 MI 74 72 288 MI 70 70 Bloomfield Hills, in our Oakland District, was once known as Bagley’s Corner. 55 57 70 74 263 MI Detroit has been the annual host of an auto show for more than a century. DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO DOWNTOWN DETROIT Even if you have a GPS system, our easy-to-use directions on how to drive to the Motor City will make the trip a breeze.

FROM THE WEST (GRAND RAPIDS) FROM THE NORTH (FLINT) Take I-96 east to the Lodge Freeway (M-10) Take I-75 south to I-375 south toward south toward downtown. Continue south downtown. Continue south on I-375 and M-10 ends in downtown Detroit on until it ends in downtown Detroit on Jefferson Avenue heading east. Jefferson Avenue heading west.

FROM THE EAST (PORT HURON) FROM THE SOUTH (MONROE/OHIO) Take I-94 west to I-75 south. Then Take I-75 north to the Lodge Freeway take I-375 south toward downtown. (M-10) south toward downtown. Continue south on I-375 and it ends in Continue south and M-10 ends in downtown Detroit on Jefferson Avenue downtown Detroit on Jefferson heading west. Avenue heading east.

CALL 800-DETROIT | VISITDETROIT.COM 51 TRANSIT TRANSIT The Detroit People Mover, an elevated and automated QLINE light rail system, can help attendees get around downtown This circulating streetcar runs on a 3.3- mile track with 20 stations along Wood- quickly, easily and safely. The 2.9-mile looped system has ward Avenue. Connects easily to the 13 stations, with automatic stops at key downtown locations. People Mover, DDOT, SMART, Amtrak and the Tunnel Bus. HOURS OF OPERATION HOURS OF OPERATION 6:30 a.m.-midnight weekdays, with an extension to 2 a.m. on Fridays. 9 a.m.- Monday-Thursday 6 a.m.-11 p.m., 2 a.m. Saturday. Noon-midnight Sunday. Early openings and extensions of Friday 6 a.m.-midnight, Saturday 8 a.m.- evening hours are provided to accommodate sports events, major conven- midnight, Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. tions and other special events. Riders can complete the entire scenic loop in approximately 15 minutes. FARE: 3 hours: $1.50 COST: ONE-WAY FARE IS JUST 75 CENTS Seniors: 75¢ Cash (U.S. nickels, dimes, quarters). 24 hours: $3 Tokens (available in or near stations). Monthly, annual and convention/special event passes qlinedetroit.com or 313-528-3044 are available at thepeoplemover.com or by calling 313-224-2160.H FAST – powered by SMART LITTLE CAESARS ARENA RED WINGS HOCKEY & PISTONS BASKETBALL FAST is a new high-frequency bus service. Michigan routes provide a

FORD FIELD direct connection from Detroit Metro COMERICA PARK (LIONS FOOTBALL) (TIGERS BASEBALL) I E. MONTCALM CITY THEATRE Airport to downtown Detroit. QLine75 Stations A-H FOX THEATRE HOURS OF OPERATION MUSIC HALL CENTER FOR GRATIOT AVE. 375 THE PERFORMING ARTS THE FILLMORE 3 DETROIT Seven days a week, 5 a.m.-midnight. MADISON CLINTON

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. E $2 one way, including free Wi-Fi. BEAUBIEN B V A C R BROADWAY R FARMER E V Detroit eople N I BRUSH H R Both airport terminals, as well as the O J D N Mover Stations WOODWARD AVE. A ORD R CLIFF G GRISWOLD E Dearborn Transit Center, are served A LIBRARY GREEKTOWN FARMER B Grand Circus Park GRATIOT AVE. MONROECASINOHOTEL D . with each trip. MGM GRAND VE. C Broadway VER A

DETROIT A GRAND RI D CASINO BLV WASHINGTON . LAFAYETTE BLVD D Cadillac Center FARMER E BAGLEY AVE. F smartbus.org or 866-962-5515 E Greektown SHELBY E. FORT F Bricktown BATES ST. ANDREWS HALL, STATE THE SHELTER & G Renaissance Center THE SOCIETY ROOM

. MONROE H Millender Center K MICHIGAN AVE. I Financial District 12 CADILLAC SQUARE CONGRESS M CAMPUS J Joe Louis Arena MARTIUS 1ST PARK K TCF Center LARNED 2ND AVE. W. LAFAYETTE BLVD. T. L Fort/Cass GRISWOLD H M 3RD AVE. L G Michigan Avenue . FORTSHELBY S W Trains arrive every four minutes. HOWARD GM L WASHINGTON BLVD RENAISSANCE CENTER CASS AVE. DID YOU KNOW? SPIRIT . JEFFERSONBATES AVE. I PLAZA E Line Stations DETROIT DETROIT WINDSOR A Grand Blvd. . REGIONAL TUNNEL TCF CHAMBER ATWATER CONNECT TO SMART CENTER HART PLAZA The Detroit People Mover stations B Baltimore St. DETROIT/ CONNECT TO AMTRAK 10 WAYNE COUNTY K PORT AUTHORITY are attractions in their own right. The C k Amsterdam St. al rW ve Ri D Ferry St. nal renowned Art in the Stations features tio rna nte E it I Warren Ave. tro CONNECT TO DDOT De more than $2 million in mixed media F Canfield St. that people are welcome to photograph, J G Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd./ touch and experience — an added bonus Mack Ave. W. JEFFERSON AVE. H Sproat St./Adelaide St. DETROIT RIVER to the 75-cent one-way fee. I Montcalm St. J Grand Circus CONNECT TO DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER The Detroit People Mover runs clockwise. K Campus Martius L Congress St.

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BUS & RAIL Amtrak bus service that connects the city to Amtrak trains serve 45 states and visit the suburbs. FAST Gratiot, FAST Wood- more than 500 destinations. Metro ward and FAST Michigan routes oper- Detroit stations include Pontiac, ate every 15-30 minutes for a quick, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Detroit, convenient ride to downtown Detroit. Dearborn and Ann Arbor. Use FAST to ease the burden of parking and eliminate the hassle of navigating DID YOU KNOW? 11 W. Baltimore downtown. Detroit, 48202 313-873-3442, 800-USA-RAIL All SMART buses and some DDOT buses or amtrak.com 535 Suite 600 are equipped with bike racks that hold Detroit, MI 48226 two bikes. Detroit Department of 866-962-5515 or smartbus.org Transportation The Detroit People Mover allows bikes 1301 E. Warren Ave. to be brought on board, and stations Check out Transit Windsor if you’re Detroit, 48207 are equipped with bicycle racks. 313-933-1300, 888-DDOT-BUS looking for a transportation option between downtown Detroit and Wind- Detroit Transportation Corp. Find bike trails and rentals throughout sor. Transit Windsor buses offer direct (Detroit People Mover) metro Detroit at michigan.org/biking/ service to downtown Detroit locations, See previous page. trails. including Comerica Park and Ford Greyhound Lines Field, via the Detroit-Windsor Tun- Please call for nearest station. nel. Proper identification to cross the 800-231-2222, 800-229-9424 international border required. Call or or greyhound.com visit the website for schedule and fare information. SMART Bus and FAST – powered by SMART 3700 N. Service Road E. For route and schedule information, Windsor, N8W 5X2 please call Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 519-944-4111 or FAST is a new reliable, high-frequency citywindsor.ca/transitwindsor

FIND A SAFE HAVEN — PROJECT LIGHTHOUSE If you’re not sure which way to turn, or your rental vehicle is giving you trouble (aka you locked the keys in the car) while in downtown Detroit, keep an eye out for a light-blue Lighthouse logo. The Lighthouse indi- cates a 24/7 Project Lighthouse safe haven that’s ready to assist you. You can also call 313-471-6490. More than 30 businesses in The D currently sport the Lighthouse logo, including the GM Ren Cen, Ford Field, Greektown Casino-Hotel, Fox Theatre, TCF Center and The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit hotel. For more info, including a map of participating Project Lighthouse locations, visit downtowndetroit.org/do-business/business-improvement-zone-biz/ safety-security/project-lighthouse.

CALL 800-DETROIT | VISITDETROIT.COM 53 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER Whether you’re driving a compact car over the Canadian border or flying a double-deck Airbus across a continent to get to Detroit, there are many resources to help you enjoy your stay.

CANADA

DUTY-FREE One of the benefits of going to Windsor is you can visit the duty- free shops. Lots of perfume, tobacco products and booze at great discounts. You may have to pay duties on these items when you enter Canada or re-enter the United States if you go crazy and spend more than the allowed personal exemption. Get more info at tunneldutyfree.com. Spend 24 hours or more in the States, VITO PALMISANO and the duty-free and Canadian tax exemptions on purchased goods get better and better.

TRANSIT WINDSOR Check out Transit Windsor if you’re CROSSING THE BORDER REALLY — looking for a transportation option Interested in paying a visit to Windsor? IT’S EASY. between downtown Detroit and You can do so easily from Detroit using If you are a Unit- Windsor. Transit Windsor buses of- either the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel or ed States citizen, fer direct service to downtown De- the Ambassador Bridge. There’s also you will need troit locations, including Comerica the Bridge in Port Huron, one of the fol- Park and Ford Field, via the Detroit- Michigan, that links to Point Edward, lowing identifica- Windsor Tunnel. Proper identifica- Ontario. Current toll rates apply. tion documents tion to cross the international border to return to the required. Call or visit the website for Ambassador Bridge U.S. by car. schedule and fare information. Detroit, 48232 3700 N. Service Road E. 313-849-5244 • U.S. Passport Book Windsor, N8W 5X2 ambassadorbridge.com • U.S. Passport Card 519-944-4111 or citywindsor.ca/ Detroit-Windsor Tunnel • Enhanced Driver’s License transitwindsor 100 E. Jefferson • Trusted Traveler Program Cards Detroit, 48226 NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST 313-567-4422 For further information on passport dwtunnel.com applications, please visit travel.state. Blue Water Bridge gov, crossingmadeeasy.com or call 1410 Elmwood the National Passport Information (entrance on 10th Avenue) Center at 877-487-2778. Port Huron, 48060 810-984-3131

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CURRENCY CONSULATES

It’s smart to exchange currency at Many foreign consulates have international office locations and your hometown financial institution honorary representatives in downtown proper. Others are within before you travel. If you do have the metro Detroit area. pesos, pounds, euros or dinars in your U.S. Immigration & Customs Consulate of France wallet when you arrive, metro Detroit Enforcement 500 Woodward Ave., Ste. 3500 has locations where you can exchange 3033 Porter St. Detroit, 48226 them for U.S. dollars. Be aware, Detroit, 48216 313-965-8258 exchange rates may vary and surcharges 313-963-4408 or ice.gov Consulate of the Federal Republic may apply. Consulate of Austria of Germany Detroit Metro Airport has several 100 W. Long Lake Road 500 Woodward Ave., Ste. 3500 currency exchange kiosks available to Bloomfield Hills, 48304 Detroit, 48226 passengers in the North and McNamara 248-645-1444 313-965-3434 terminals. Pre-security posts are also Consulate of Belgium Consulate of Iraq open to the general public. Call ahead 30 Edgemere Road 16445 W. 12 Mile Road for hours. Grosse Pointe Farms, 48236 Southfield, 48076 313-881-1060 or 313-530-4436 248-423-1250 McNamara Terminal: • Pre-Security at the International British Consulate General Consulate of Italy Arrival Level 150 W. Jefferson 535 Griswold, Ste. 1840 Detroit, 48226 Detroit, 48226 • Post-Security Near Gate 38 313-225-7000 313-963-8560 or North Terminal: Consulate General of Canada www.consdetroit.esteri.it/ • Pre-Security at the Baggage Claim Area 600 Renaissance Center, Ste. 1100 Consolato_Detroit • Post-Security near Gates D9 & D10 Detroit, 48243 Consulate General of Japan International Currency Exchange 313-567-2340 or 400 Renaissance Center, Ste. 1600 Detroit Metro Airport facebook.com/CanadainDetroit Detroit, 48243 2500 World Gateway Place Consulate of Cyprus 313-567-0120 or Detroit, 48242 15706 Michigan Ave. detroit.us.emb-japan.go.jp 734-941-2001 or metroairport.com Dearborn, 48126 Consulate of Korea or iceamerica.com 313-582-1411 40400 E. Ann Arbor Road, Ste. 104b Foreign Currency Exchange Services Consulate of Denmark Plymouth, 48170 251 E. Merrill St., Ste. 238 5510 Woodward Ave. 734-459-8770 Birmingham, 48009 Detroit, 48202 Consulate of Mexico 248-594-6655 or fceservices.com 313-875-8080 645 Griswold, Ste. 830 American Currency Exchange Consulate of the Dominican Republic Detroit, 48226 344 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 100 7311 Whittaker St. 313-964-4515 or Birmingham, 48009 Detroit, 48209 consulmex.sre.gob.mx/detroit 248-203-9883 or 313-384-1175 Consulate of The Netherlands americanxchange.com 35105 Cricklewood Blvd. New Baltimore, 48047 586-716-5600

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CONSULATES cont’d

Consulate of Norway Consulate of Sweden 26017 Concord Road 7352 Parker Huntington Woods, 48070 Saline, 48176 248-547-6379 734-944-8111 Consulate of Romania Consulate of Switzerland 613 Abbott 24406 Fairmount Detroit, 48226 Dearborn, 48124 313-442-1320 313-27-SWISS Consulate of Spain Consulate of Ukraine 2114 Pauline Blvd. Ukrainian Cultural Center Ann Arbor, 48103 26601 Ryan Road 734-662-0434 Warren, 48091 Consulate of South Korea 586-757-8130 DID YOU KNOW? 24666 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, 48075 248-945-9044 Welcome Mat Detroit Immigrant Integration Network can be a useful resource when searching for interpreter/ translation services and consulate INTERPRETERS locations. Visit welcomematdetroit.org or call 313-871-8600. If you are in need of translation and/or interpreter services, several resources in the metro Detroit area are available. For a more complete list, contact the Michigan Department of State’s Help Center at 877-932-6424 and ask for the most up-to- date Michigan Translator Resource List.

Bromberg Translation Services Voices Around the World 3141 Caniff St. 2106 Parmenter Blvd. Hamtramck, 48212 Royal Oak, 48073 313-871-0080, 855-221-9700 or 248-288-6440 brombergtranslations.com International Translating Bureau Interpreter Translator & Transportation 16125 W. 12 Mile Road Services Southfield, 48076 22777 Harper Ave. 248-559-1677 or St. Clair Shores, 48080 itbtranslations.com 313-595-5241 or ittsmichigan.com

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Lake Superior CANADA

MACKINAC ISLAND 5hr drive MICHIGAN

Lake TRAVERSE CITY 4hr drive Huron

TORONTO 4hr drive Lake Ontario ONTARIO 8hr drive CANADA

Lake MICHIGAN Michigan NIAGARA FALLS 5hr drive

CHICAGO 5hr drive DETROIT Lake Erie

ILLINOIS INDIANA CLEVELAND 2hr drive

INDIANAPOLIS 5hr drive OHIO

CHICAGO .5 hour

NEW YORK 1.25 hours 4 hours U.S.A.

ATLANTA 1.5 hours

FLIGHT TIMES

MIAMI 2.5 hours DISTANCE FROM DETROIT TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS Destination Miles Kilometers Drive Time Niagara Falls 237 miles 381.41 km. 3 hours, 49 minutes 231 miles 371.76 km. 3 hours, 48 minutes Chicago 283 miles 455.44 km. 4 hours, 17 minutes Milwaukee 373 miles 600.29 km. 5 hours, 44 minutes Indianapolis 287 miles 461.88 km. 4 hours, 28 minutes Cleveland 169 miles 271.98 km. 2 hours, 39 minutes New York 614 miles 988.00 km. 9 hours, 42 minutes

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BEYOND DETROIT Metro Detroit is a final destination of many visitors to Michigan. The state, however, is blanketed with cities, communities and recreational wonders with much to offer guests of varying tastes and interests.

MICHIGAN Michigan has a Lower and Upper beautiful place in America by the Peninsula. In both, you’ll find pastoral national news show Good Morning farmlands and rich forests, modern America. Or take in Grand Haven’s big cities and all-American small beach on the eastern shore of Lake towns, and abundant lakes, rivers and Michigan, one of CNN Travel’s must- beautiful beaches. see beaches in the U.S. Stroll through the quaint downtowns of Holland DID YOU KNOW? One of the state’s biggest draws or Frankenmuth, Michigan’s own is the Great Lakes. Bounded by four Little Bavaria. Don’t miss the Cherry of the five waters (Lakes Erie, Huron, The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Festival every summer in Traverse Michigan and Superior), Michigan is Lakeshore boasts 64 miles of beach City or the downhill skiing in winter hugged by veritable mini freshwater on Lake Michigan. at more than 40 ski resorts across oceans teeming with fish, wildlife and the state. Travel the Mackinac Bridge accessible natural sandy coastlines. Michigan has more than 11,000 inland and discover the Upper Peninsula, Mighty freighters often slowly roll lakes and 36,000 miles of rivers and a world unto itself, full of bountiful, past, hauling grains, iron ore and oth- streams. unspoiled natural beauty and unique er resources to and from the Midwest downhome communities. Be sure to region. And cities all throughout the see the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, state happily oblige and support the often referred to as one of the great vibrant water and boating culture for wonders of the world — still the larg- natives as well as out-of-towners. est waterway traffic system on Earth. Visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes Experience favorite vacation spot, National Lakeshore tucked away in Mackinac Island, where bikes and the northwest corner of the Lower horses are the only allowed modes Peninsula. It’s been dubbed the most of transportation to this day.

From left: Sleeping Bear Dunes; Ann Arbor; Windsor, Ontario

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Ark on Ann Arbor’s Main Street is one of North America’s oldest nonprofit acoustic music clubs preserving American folk and bluegrass.

ANN ARBOR WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA Rocker Bob Seger grew up in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor is less than an hour from Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, are and sings about one of the city’s thor- downtown Detroit. The home of the sister cities and cosmopolitan com- oughfares in his hit song Mainstreet. prestigious , the plements. Facing each other from city is the quintessential college town opposite banks of the Detroit River Back-and-forth access between — youthful, hip and edgy — yet it is — the world’s busiest inland waterway Detroit and Windsor can be made via steeped in the tradition of an edu- — the two towns engage in an easy the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit- cational institution born in the early exchange of international commerce Windsor Tunnel. 1800s. and culture. Notably, Ann Arbor has three down- With a population of more than If you are a U.S. citizen, you will need town districts, including Main Street, 300,000, Windsor, like Detroit, shines one of the following identification State Street and South University. At with historic and cultural vitality as documents to return to the U.S. from Windsor: U.S. passport book, U.S. any time of day, you can stroll down well as many entertainment options. passport card, enhanced driver’s license the sidewalks and find a variety of Reaume Park and Coventry Gardens or a Trusted Traveler Program card such one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants. feature North America’s largest float- as NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST. Ann Arbor also has a large concentra- ing fountain, while Jackson Park tion of theaters and bars, some with boasts more than 12,000 beautiful international reputations, which play rose bushes. Other Windsor jewels host to a diverse mix of artists. The include the Hiram Walker Historical lively and abundant entertainment Museum, Willistead Manor, the Art scene is matched only by the city’s Gallery of Windsor and Caesars cultural markers, including museums Windsor casino hotel with its on-site of modern art, natural history and theater, The Colosseum. archeology. And in July, the streets A bustling multicultural town with become an outdoor gallery for art great shopping, restaurants and out- lovers of all types as Ann Arbor’s door cafes, Windsor holds special massive multiday art fair literally significance in the story of African- covers much of the city. Americans. Serving as the final stop The university campus, a destination on the Underground Railroad for in itself, is made up of a complex web escaped slaves, Windsor commemo- of historic buildings and green spaces. rates its historical participation at sites Come fall and winter, the school goes throughout the city, including the ablaze in maize and blue as the Wol- John Freeman Walls Historic Site and verines take to the football field at the Underground Railroad Museum. Big House (aka ), the basketball court at and the ice at Yost Ice Arena.

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