Birmingham calls itself "A Walkable City"-- put that to the test!
Guest staying at the Somerset Inn can easily walk into the mall and experience one of Emily's favorite past times as a suburban youth-- walking around the mall!
Cranbrook is very close and has several things to enjoy. Cranbrook house and gardens https://housegardens.cranbrook.edu Cranbrook science museum (great if you have kids) https://science.cranbrook.edu Cranbrook art museum https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/
You could spend days in Detroit! But here's a couple of our favorite things you could do during the day and still make it back in time and with your appetite intact. Heidelberg project https://www.heidelberg.org Belle Isle Park https://www.belleisleconservancy.org/ Eastern Market https://easternmarket.org/public/markets/taste-of-our-markets Motown museum https://www.motownmuseum.org Meadowbrook hall meadowbrookhall.org