Detroit’s Cultural Center: A Walkable Wonderland of Museums in Midtown
Some neighborhoods have a museum. Midtown Detroit has a constellation. Within a few leafy blocks around Woodward and Warren avenues — the historic Cultural Center...
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The Spirit of Detroit and The Fist: Two Icons Face Off on Woodward Avenue
Two of America’s most powerful public sculptures stand a short walk apart in downtown Detroit. The Spirit of Detroit, Marshall Fredericks’ 26-foot bronze figure cradling...
Hart Plaza: Detroit’s Riverfront Stage for Festivals and Monuments
When Detroit throws a party, it usually happens at Hart Plaza. The 14-acre riverfront plaza at Woodward Avenue and Jefferson — officially Philip A. Hart...
The Dequindre Cut: Art, Bikes and Bridges on a Sunken Rail Trail
Detroit’s coolest walk is below street level. The Dequindre Cut is a two-mile greenway built on a former Grand Trunk Western rail line, sunk 25...
Michigan Central Station: Corktown’s Beaux-Arts Giant, Reborn
For thirty years it stood empty, Detroit’s most photographed ruin. Today, Michigan Central Station is the city’s most photographed comeback. The 1913 Beaux-Arts train station...
Campus Martius Park: The Heart of Downtown Detroit, in Every Season
Ask Detroiters where their city gathers, and the answer is Campus Martius Park. The two-acre park at Woodward and Monroe — the point from which...
The Guardian Building: Detroit’s Cathedral of Finance in Living Color
Skyscrapers are not supposed to look like this. The Guardian Building, completed in 1929 in downtown Detroit’s Financial District, explodes with color — orange brick,...
Detroit Riverwalk: America’s Best Riverwalk Keeps Getting Better
Detroit’s front porch has the awards to prove it. The Detroit Riverwalk has been voted the best riverwalk in America three years in a row...
Belle Isle Aquarium and Conservatory: Two Historic Gems, One Island Visit
Two of Detroit’s most charming landmarks share one address on Belle Isle. The Belle Isle Aquarium, opened in 1904, is among the oldest aquariums in...
Belle Isle Park: Detroit’s 982-Acre Island Escape in the Detroit River
Every great city deserves a great escape, and Detroit’s floats right in the middle of the river. Belle Isle Park, a 982-acre island park designed...
