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Detroits Rise Fall and Renewal
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Detroit Urban Adventures, 615 Griswold St Suite 1624, Detroit, MI 48226-3900
Begin your Detroit tour at a cafe on Broadway, where you'll meet your local guide and head out onto the streets.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226-2196
From the minute you leave the meeting point, you'll start seeing some famous Detroit landmarks, such as the 95-year old Detroit Athletic Club, the renovated Opera House, the vacant Wurlitzer Building, and the fine new downtown YMCA. Your local guide will be telling you all you need to know about these spots, and what they mean to the city of Detroit.
Continuing on your tour in Detroit, see the site where one of the biggest department stores in the US once stood. When it closed in the 1980s, it left a hole in the city that hasn't been filled.
Pass By: GM Renaissance Center, Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48243
Next on this Detroit city tour, the Compuware Building is worth a visit for its 15-story atrium and colorful fountain. Outside that building, you'll see a panorama that includes landmarks like the 47-story Penobscot Building, the Guardian Building, and the Renaissance Center, which is home to the tallest hotel in the entire Western Hemisphere (72 floors!) as well as the headquarters of General Motors.
Pass By: The Guardian Building, 500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226-3480
A visit to the Guardian Building gives you a picture of the greatness of Detroit in the late 1920s.
Stop At: Detroit People Mover, Detroit, MI 48226
You'll take a stop here, and then take a ride on the elevated People Mover, which has been moving people around downtown Detroit since 1987.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Michigan Central Station, 2405 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48216-1515
Stop on the People Mover
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Grand Circus Park, Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226-3473
If the weather is nice, you'll walk to a nearby hotel that's a great example of Detroit's rise, fall and renewal. When it opened in 1924 it was the tallest hotel in the world and one of the fanciest, but it closed in the 1980s and stood vacant for more than 25 years on a prominent street corner. Detroiters were thrilled when it reopened after a $200 million renovation!
Next, you'll visit the area near Grand Circus Park, which is full of examples of Detroit's rocky history. Here, you'll find even more vacant buildings as well as legendary parks and music venues that have hosted the like of Bruce Spingsteen and Detroit's own Eminem. It's one thing simply seeing these buildings, but to get to know the history behind them makes the experience even more special, especially when it comes from the mouth of a local!
Your last stop is a local brewpub, where you can sip on a local beer or soft drink and continue to chat about Detroit with your local guide. The first drink's on us!
Pass By: MGM Grand Detroit Casino, 1300 John C Lodge Fwy, Detroit, MI 48226-2414
From the Michigan Avenue Station, see the $800 Million MGM Grand Casino and hotel that were completed in 2008, and the new Rosa Parks Transit Center (named for "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement") with its dramatic canopies.
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Detroit Urban Adventures, 615 Griswold St Suite 1624, Detroit, MI 48226-3900
Begin your Detroit tour at a cafe on Broadway, where you'll meet your local guide and head out onto the streets.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226-2196
From the minute you leave the meeting point, you'll start seeing some famous Detroit landmarks, such as the 95-year old Detroit Athletic Club, the renovated Opera House, the vacant Wurlitzer Building, and the fine new downtown YMCA. Your local guide will be telling you all you need to know about these spots, and what they mean to the city of Detroit.
Continuing on your tour in Detroit, see the site where one of the biggest department stores in the US once stood. When it closed in the 1980s, it left a hole in the city that hasn't been filled.
Pass By: GM Renaissance Center, Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48243
Next on this Detroit city tour, the Compuware Building is worth a visit for its 15-story atrium and colorful fountain. Outside that building, you'll see a panorama that includes landmarks like the 47-story Penobscot Building, the Guardian Building, and the Renaissance Center, which is home to the tallest hotel in the entire Western Hemisphere (72 floors!) as well as the headquarters of General Motors.
Pass By: The Guardian Building, 500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226-3480
A visit to the Guardian Building gives you a picture of the greatness of Detroit in the late 1920s.
Stop At: Detroit People Mover, Detroit, MI 48226
You'll take a stop here, and then take a ride on the elevated People Mover, which has been moving people around downtown Detroit since 1987.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Michigan Central Station, 2405 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48216-1515
Stop on the People Mover
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Grand Circus Park, Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226-3473
If the weather is nice, you'll walk to a nearby hotel that's a great example of Detroit's rise, fall and renewal. When it opened in 1924 it was the tallest hotel in the world and one of the fanciest, but it closed in the 1980s and stood vacant for more than 25 years on a prominent street corner. Detroiters were thrilled when it reopened after a $200 million renovation!
Next, you'll visit the area near Grand Circus Park, which is full of examples of Detroit's rocky history. Here, you'll find even more vacant buildings as well as legendary parks and music venues that have hosted the like of Bruce Spingsteen and Detroit's own Eminem. It's one thing simply seeing these buildings, but to get to know the history behind them makes the experience even more special, especially when it comes from the mouth of a local!
Your last stop is a local brewpub, where you can sip on a local beer or soft drink and continue to chat about Detroit with your local guide. The first drink's on us!
Pass By: MGM Grand Detroit Casino, 1300 John C Lodge Fwy, Detroit, MI 48226-2414
From the Michigan Avenue Station, see the $800 Million MGM Grand Casino and hotel that were completed in 2008, and the new Rosa Parks Transit Center (named for "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement") with its dramatic canopies.
Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Fares for a ride on the People Mover
- One beer (or coffee, tea, or soft drink) at Detroit Beer Company
- Entry/Admission - Detroit Urban Adventures
- Entry/Admission - Detroit People Mover
Not included
- Tips and gratuities for your guide
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- You will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people.
- Dress casually and comfortably. Wear shoes that are good for a fair amount of walking. Depending on weather, you may want to have a jacket, hat, or an umbrella.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
Features
Tourism
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Cultural
65%
Original
20%
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Fun and informative. Guide really knew the area from personal experience. Bought three books to get even more information.
The tour was very informative and very enjoyable! Our guide was passionate about Detroit and loves his city!!
This tour is very informative on the history of the city of Detroit and were the city is heading. My tour guide Bob was great!
I enjoyed this tour! The tour guide was very knowledgeable. It is great to learn about the history and the sights were amazing. I would recommend this tour for the great views! This city is beautiful !
Very interesting tour by local and very informative tour guide. Well worth the 2 hours.
Bob was a excellent tour guide. He is a treasure of information about history and modern day Detroit. I highly recommend this tour to everybody
This tour was the highlight of our weekend in Detroit. Bob was very knowledgeable and his tour was both educational and entertaining. We got to see a variety of sights in downtown Detroit in different stages of development. He was able to show us some hidden gems that we would have never found on our own. This tour is a must for architecture buffs, so many examples of art deco in Detroit!