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Detroit, MI
Best Museums (Attractions & Activities)
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History |
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315 E Warren Ave, Detroit 48201 • 313-494-5800 |
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DOWNTOWN. This impressive museum, dedicated to the history, culture, and arts of African-Americans, is the largest of its kind in the world. It chronicles the journey of African-Americans, beginning in the 14th century, when African slaves were brought to America, and continuing to the present day. |
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Cranbrook Art Museum and Institute of Science |
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39221 Woodward Ave Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills 48303 • 248-645-3323 |
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS. This dual-purposed suburban complex offers patrons the chance to explore the marvels of science and encounter the intriguing beauty of 20th-century art. Cranbrook Art Museum's collection of contemporary art includes works that represent a variety of movements and schools, including Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, Modernism, and Post-Modernism. The Institute of Science features laser-light shows, rocks and minerals, dinosaur skeletons, and a slew of fun interactive exhibits meant to thrill children and their parents alike. |
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User Rating: 10 / 10
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Detroit Historical Museum |
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5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit 48202 • 313-833-1805 |
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DOWNTOWN. This museum was established to preserve and document the history, growth, and development of Detroit and its people, including the fascinating "Motor City" exhibit. Children love "Streets of Old Detroit," with its cobblestone streets and old-fashioned storefronts. Other exhibits chronicle Detroit's history as a fur-trading outpost, the Underground Railroad routes leading through Detroit, and the old Boblo Amusement Park. |
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User Rating: 9 / 10
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Detroit Institute of Arts |
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5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit 48202 • 313-833-4005 |
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DOWNTOWN. View works by masters such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse at this impressive museum. Major thematic exhibits place a focus on Africa, Oceania, and the Indigenous Americas; The Arts of Asia and the Islamic World; and Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. A hallmark of DIA's collections is a 27-panel mural spanning four walls called "Detroit Industry" that was painted by Mexican great Diego Rivera. Over 60,000 works constitute the museum's holdings. |
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User Rating: 10 / 10
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Detroit Science Center |
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5020 John R. St, Detroit 48202 • 313-577-8400 |
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DOWNTOWN. Get involved with science and technology close-up at this hands-on museum. Interactive displays help visitors learn more about solar energy, fossils, holograms, and laser lights, and an OMNIMAX theater presents fascinating films that put you right in the middle of the action. "Stand" at the edge of a volcano, or "roll and dive" in a supersonic jet – adventure and discovery await! |
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Dossin Great Lakes Museum |
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100 Strand Dr Belle Isle Park, Detroit 48207 • 313-833-7935 |
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BELLE ISLE. Located on Belle Isle Park, this maritime museum features a working submarine periscope and allows you a close up view of ship traffic on the Detroit River. Displays cover such topics as the Storm of 1913 (the worst storm to ever hit the Great Lakes), prohibition-era Detroit, and artifacts and treasures from a range of Great Lakes ships, from freighters to passenger liners. |
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GMnext Showroom |
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100 Renaissance Ctr GM Renaissance Center, Level A, Detroit 48265 • 313-667-7151 |
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DOWNTOWN DETROIT. You haven't "been" to Detroit unless you've paid a visit to the GM Renaissance Center, the city's most recognizable – and looming – landmark. The complex's best-known resident is General Motors, whose world headquarters is located here. In an effort to stimulate new interest in Detroit's downtown, the company opened this high-tech exhibit, which showcases dozens of new, classic, and concept cars and trucks in showroom-style settings. Videos and interactive kiosks also offer information on the GM brand. If car shows are your thing, don't pass up the chance to see this enormous exhibit. |
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Henry Ford Museum |
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20900 Oakwood Blvd The Henry Ford, Dearborn 48121 • 800-835-5237 |
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DEARBORN. Henry Ford Museum showcases the development of technology in the US and documents the width and breadth of American inventions and innovation. The facility occupies nine acres and includes exhibits on agriculture, the automobile, freedom, timepieces, home appliances, jewelry, presidential limousines, and much more. Thematic itineraries provide a more directed focus for visitors who wish to follow them, and temporary exhibits nicely shake up the regular slate of displays. |
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User Rating: 10 / 10
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Holocaust Memorial Center |
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28123 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills 48334 • 248-553-2400 |
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FARMINGTON HILLS. This center, which opened in 1984, exists as the country's first freestanding facility devoted to remembering the Holocaust and working to prevent future abominations. It presents a variety of exhibits that grimly document the horrors of the European Jews' near-extermination in the early 20th century. They begin with an overview of Jewish culture, track the rise of Hitler, examine concentration camps and oppression, and look at the world in the aftermath of such horrors. Tributes to people who helped save Jews are featured, along with artwork, a library, and a memorial flame. It is advised that children under the age of 12 not attend. |
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User Rating: 10 / 10
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Motown Museum |
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2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit 48208 • 313-875-2264 |
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NORTHERN DETROIT. The Temptations, Supremes, "Little" Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and other Motown greats helped establish Detroit as one of the most influential centers in the history of pop music. Motown founder, Berry Gordy, from a modest home in the northern part of Detroit, helped launch huge careers and found a recording dynasty that continues to influence the music of today. Visit the famous Hitsville USA complex and tour Studio A, which is Motown's original recording studio. Witness the rise of this empire through videos, photos, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia. |
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