Things To Do
Motown Museum
A must-do for music lovers! Highly recommend booking tickets in advance as tour groups are small and will sell out.
Michigan Central
Closed since 1988, the Detroit Train Station just re-opened in 2024 after years of refurbishment. Check the website for visitor information and tour availability.
Detroit Institute of Arts
The DIA's collection is among the top six in the United States, with more than 65,000 works. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the museum.
Eastern Market
Only open on Saturdays, Eastern Market has been around for 125 years. This farmer's market has over 200 vendors.
Detroit RiverWalk
Enjoy a morning or afternoon walk along the Detroit River. The river walk extends ~ 3 miles and has various plazas and parks along the route.
MGM Casino
If you like to gamble, Detroit has three casinos - MGM, Greektown, and MotorCity. Recommend MGM.
Food & Drink
Detroit Staples: Buddy's (Detroit style pizza); Lafayette Coney Island & American Coney Island (these two have a rivalry & are right next to each other so you can try them both) Brunch/Lunch: Townhouse (american); Slows (barbecue); Mootz (pizza); Mercury Bar (burgers & sandwiches) Dinner: Leila (lebanese); Grey Ghost (prohibition style restaurant); Selden Standard (seasonal, new-american); Mad Nice (italian); Vecino (mexican); Bar Pigalle (french); Supergeil (german-turkish fusion); Marrow (farm to table tasting menu); Ladder 4 (wine bar) Dessert: Sister Pie (bakery/pies); Milk & Froth (ice cream) Drinks: Kiesling (cocktail bar); Sugar House (cocktail bar); Aladdin Sane (cocktail bar); The Brakeman (beer hall); The Skip (alley tiki-bar); The Royce (wine bar); Motor City Wine (wine bar); Stadt Garden (beer garden)