| Market overview | | | | Attractions |
| Tourists can ride in a Model T in Greenfield Village at | | | | Metro location |
| The Henry Ford, a National Historic Landmark. | | | | Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory |
| The metropolitan region's tourism industry depends | | | | Belle Isle Park - downtown Detroit |
| on drawing large crowds to positively impact the local | | | | Architecture of metropolitan Detroit |
| economy. As the world's traditional automotive | | | | City and suburbs |
| center, the city hosts the annual North American | | | | Automotive Hall of Fame |
| International Auto Show in January, a multi-day | | | | The Henry Ford - Dearborn |
| event. Other major multi-day events which reflect | | | | Charles H. Wright Museumof African American History |
| the region's culture such as the Motown Winter Blast | | | | Detroit |
| and the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom | | | | Cranbrook Educational Community |
| Festival can draw super sized-crowds of hundreds of | | | | Bloomfield Hills |
| thousands to over three million people. In 2006, the | | | | Chrysler Museum |
| four-day Motown Winter Blast drew a cold weather | | | | Auburn Hills |
| crowd of about 1.2 million people to Campus Martius | | | | Detroit Institute of Arts |
| Park area downtown. Metro Detroit is one of thirteen | | | | Detroit |
| U.S. cities with teams from four major sports. | | | | Detroit Historical Museum |
| Besides casino gaming, the region's leading attraction | | | | Detroit |
| is The Henry Ford, America's largest indoor-outdoor | | | | Detroit Science Center |
| museum complex, a museum entertainment complex | | | | Detroit |
| with an IMAX theater next to the Automotive Hall of | | | | Theatre in Detroit |
| Fame in Dearborn. The Detroit Institute of Arts in the | | | | Downtown Detroit and New Center |
| cultural center downtown is another leading attraction. | | | | Detroit Zoo |
| The Detroit Festival of the Arts in Midtown draws | | | | Royal Oak |
| about 350,000 people. The Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak | | | | Domino's Petting Farm |
| has the nation's largest polar bear exhibit, the Arctic | | | | Ann Arbor |
| Ring of Wildlife. The zoo has a train which encircles | | | | Edsel & Eleanor Ford House tour |
| the park. Together, The Henry Ford, the Detroit | | | | Grosse Pointe |
| Institute of Arts, and the Zoo attract about | | | | Henry Ford's Fair Lane Estate tour |
| 2,500,000 visitors annually. | | | | Dearborn |
| Greektown in Detroit | | | | Kensington Metropark Beach |
| Another automotive attraction cataloging the history | | | | Milford |
| of the industry is the Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills. | | | | The Henry Ford |
| Historic tours of the mansions of the auto barons | | | | Dearborn |
| such as Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester Hills, Edsel | | | | Lawrence Fisher House tour |
| and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Henry | | | | Detroit |
| Ford's Fair Lane Estate in Dearborn, and the | | | | Matthaei Botanical Gardens |
| Lawrence Fisher Mansion in Detroit are available. | | | | Ann Arbor |
| The city's Greektown is a busy entertainment district. | | | | Meadowbrook Hall |
| The city has evolved into a center for the major | | | | Matilda Dodge-Wilson Estate tour |
| casino resorts - MGM Grand Detroit, Motor City | | | | Rochester Hills |
| Casino, Greektown Casino, and Caesars Windsor just | | | | Metro Beach Metropark |
| across the river in Canada. The metropolitan region's | | | | Harrison Township |
| potential to attract super-sized crowds should not be | | | | Lake St. Clair |
| underestimated. Just across the river, Caesars | | | | Motown Historical Museum |
| Windsor attracts about six million visitors annually. | | | | Detroit |
| More than fifteen million people cross the | | | | Renaissance Center |
| Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel | | | | Detroit International Riverfront |
| annually. An estimated 46 million people live within a | | | | Russell A. Alger Jr., House, |
| 300 mile (480 km) radius of Metro Detroit. Since | | | | The Grosse Pointe War Memorial |
| 2000, the city has seen continuous annual increases in | | | | Grosse Pointe |
| tax revenues from its casinos; the city collected and | | | | Stony Creek Metropark Beach |
| estimated $178,250,000 in casino taxes alone for | | | | Shelby Township |
| 2007, with the casino resorts open in 2008. The | | | | University of Michigan |
| Detroit International Riverfront hosts an events | | | | Ann Arbor |
| including the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom | | | | Wayne State University |
| Festival in late June with one of the nation's largest | | | | Detroit |
| displays of fireworks and the Electronic Music Festival | | | | Access |
| on Memorial Day weekend. The New York Times | | | | Main article: Transportation in metropolitan Detroit |
| listed Detroit among its 53 world travel destinations | | | | Photo gallery |
| for 2008. | | | | The Elwood Bar and Grill is officially listed on the |
| Movie studios in the metro area help establish the | | | | National Register of Historic Places |
| state as a legitimate contender in the | | | | The R. Hirt Jr., Co. (1893) in the Eastern Market. The |
| 12-month-a-year film business. Detroit Center Studios | | | | architect is unknown. |
| (2009) will debut at the downtown building which was | | | | Detroiter Bar in Bricktown. |
| the start-up casino for MGM Grand to create digital | | | | Cheli's Chili Bar on Grand Circus Park has a across |
| animation and visual effects. Motown Motion Picture | | | | from Comerica Park. |
| Studios (2009) with 600,000 square feet will produce | | | | See also |
| movies at the Pontiac Centerpoint Business Campus | | | | Metro Detroit portal |
| for a film industry expected to employ over 4,000 | | | | Detroit celebrities |
| people in the metro area. | | | | Detroit-style pizza |
| Hospitality infrastructure | | | | Images of Metro Detroit |
| Cruise ships, hotels, and resorts | | | | Images of Michigan |
| Detroit Princess Riverboat charter hosts regularly | | | | Michigan History magazine |
| scheduled public cruises. | | | | List of museums in Michigan |
| MGM Grand Detroit. | | | | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| The Dock of Detroit on Hart Plaza near the | | | | Detroit-Windsor |
| Renaissance Center receives major cruise ships and | | | | Notes |
| tall ships. The Great Lakes Cruising Coalition supports | | | | ^ [ "Detroit: Economy Major Industries and |
| passenger ship cruises through a joint U.S-Canadian | | | | Commercial Activity"]. Advameg, Inc.. Retrieved |
| venture to Great Lakes Ports and the St. Lawrence | | | | 2008-06-12. |
| Seaway. Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor in | | | | ^ Michigan's Future - (July 10, 2007).Metro Detroit |
| downtown Detroit offers public docks for boaters. | | | | visitors, spending at the highest level since 9 |
| Besides its casino resorts, the Detroit area has tens | | | | 11.Michigan's Future citing CIC Research Inc. study for |
| of thousands of hotel rooms. The city's hospitality | | | | 2006. Retrieved on November 6, 2007. |
| industry has hosted many major conventions as well | | | | ^ Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| as sporting events. The Marriott corporation and | | | | statistics Retrieved on April 4, 2007. |
| Starwood Hotels (Westin and Sheraton) have a | | | | ^ Yousseff, Jennifer (March 25, 2009).10-year |
| significant presence in the region. The area has many | | | | tourism plan is on track.The Detroit News. Retrieved |
| luxury hotels and resorts including the historic Westin | | | | on April 10, 2009. |
| Book Cadillac Hotel which was restored in 2008. | | | | ^ a b Detroit Case Study. Federal Highway |
| Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and the | | | | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| Omni Detroit Hotel at Riverplace have waterfront | | | | Retrieved on April 21, 2009. |
| views. An example of investment in the city's historic | | | | ^ Lawrence, Peter (2009).Interview with Michigan's |
| downtown area is the restored Inn at Ferry Street, a | | | | Governor, Corporate Design Foundation. Retrieved on |
| collection of Victorian bed and breakfasts in the | | | | May 1, 2009. "Michigan is known as the world's |
| cultural district near the Detroit Institute of Arts. | | | | automotive center." |
| Downtown Detroit has about 5,000 hotel rooms, with | | | | ^ "Michigan Cities". Encyclopedia Britannica Online. |
| 4,000 in walking distance of its Cobo Hall convention | | | | Retrieved May 1, 2009. "[Detroit] is the automobile |
| center. The suburb of Novi has about 5,300 hotels | | | | capital of the world" |
| rooms within a 10-mile radius and the suburb of | | | | ^ Bailey, Ruby L (August 22, 2007). The D is a draw: |
| Pontiac has about 5,800 within a 10-mile radius. | | | | Most suburbanites are repeat visitors.Detroit Free |
| In 2003, General Motors completed a $500 million | | | | Press. New Detroit Free Press-Local 4 poll conducted |
| redevelopment of the Renaissance Center as its | | | | by Selzer and Co., finds, "nearly two-thirds of |
| world headquarters. The east riverfront promenade | | | | residents of suburban Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb |
| development was planned at and additional $559 | | | | counties say they at least occasionally dine, attend |
| million, including $135 million from GM and $50 million | | | | cultural events or take in professional games in |
| from the Kresge Fundation. The International | | | | Detroit." |
| Riverfront is linked by the River Walk, a promenade | | | | ^ a b c Fifth Third Bank rocks the Winter |
| along connecting the cruise ship dock on Hart Plaza to | | | | Blast.Michigan Chronicle. (March 14, 2006). |
| a series of parks, restaurants, Asian Village, retail | | | | ^ America's Story, Explore the States: Michigan |
| shops, and other venues from the Marriott at the | | | | (2006). Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
| Renaissance Center to the Omni Hotel at Riverplace | | | | Library of Congress |
| on the historic Stroh's riverplace site. Compuware | | | | ^ State of Michigan: MI Kids (2006).Henry Ford |
| CEO Peter Karmanos would played in the financing to | | | | Museum and Greenfield Village |
| reconstruct the city's historic restoration of Campus | | | | ^ Corley, Irvin (April 30, 2003).2003-04 Budget |
| Martius Park which now hosts events such as the | | | | Analysis City of Detroit Memorandum to Graham |
| Motown Winter Blast in January attracting large | | | | Beal, Director, Arts Department. Retrieved on |
| crowds. | | | | November 10, 2007. "The Detroit Institute of Arts |
| Shopping and restaurants | | | | (DIA) is the second largest municipally-owned |
| See also: List of shopping malls in Michigan | | | | museum in the United States and contains an |
| Somerset Collection South adjacent to the Somerset | | | | encyclopedic art collection worth over one billion |
| Inn in Troy. | | | | dollars." |
| Several restaurant clusters with shopping districts and | | | | ^ Midtown Model D Media. Retrieved on April 4, 2007. |
| malls may be found throughout the region including | | | | ^ a b Mink, Randy, and Karen Mink (July 2001).Detroit |
| Greektown, downtown, the Renaissance Center, | | | | Turns 300 - Detroit 300 Festival. Travel America, |
| Somerset Collection mall, Troy, Grosse Pointe, | | | | World Publishing Co., Gale Group. |
| Dearborn, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Livonia, Ann | | | | ^ Metro Detroit Tourism Barometer, (February 2007). |
| Arbor and other suburbs. | | | | Detroit Tourism Economic Development Council. |
| Metropolitan Detroit has a variety of major shopping | | | | Retrieved on September 18, 2007. |
| venues such as the upscale Somerset Collection mall | | | | ^ Cordiano, Joseph (February 15, 2005). Government |
| in Troy which mall developers consider to be among | | | | of Ontraio invests in a competitive Casino |
| the nation's top privately held mall properties with | | | | Windsor.Ontario Ministry of Economic Development |
| 2004 annual sales of about $600 million and sales per | | | | and Trade. Retrieved on October 28, 2007."Casino |
| square foot at $620 compared to the national | | | | Windsor attracts around six million visitors each year |
| average of $341. The Mall at Partridge Creek is an | | | | and is a key driver of the local economy." |
| upscale outdoor lifestyle center located in Clinton | | | | ^ Trade Point Detroit Windsor. Retrieved on May 24, |
| Township. Other notable shopping malls in Detroit | | | | 2009. |
| include Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights, Laurel Park | | | | ^ Cities located close to Detroit.Time and Date world |
| Place in Livonia, Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, which was | | | | clock distances. Retrieved on September 2, 2007. |
| expanded in 2007 to include Nordstrom; and Great | | | | ^ Audi, Tamara (September 26, 2007). What |
| Lakes Crossing, an outlet mall in Auburn Hills which is | | | | Happens In Detroit. The Wall Street Journal, B6. "But |
| among the largest malls in Michigan. | | | | the market at issue, as MGM Mirage sees it, includes |
| A new shopping center, the Shoppes at Gateway | | | | a 300-mile radius of potential overnight clients across |
| Park, is slated for construction in 2009-10 within | | | | the region," |
| Detroit's city limits. When complete, the outdoor mall | | | | ^ Michigan Gaming Control Board. Retrieved on April |
| will provide the city of Detroit proper with its first | | | | 15, 2008. |
| full-line department store in nearly a decade. | | | | ^ Lee, Danny (December 9, 2007).The 53 Places to |
| The Eastern Market Historic District, a farmer's | | | | Go in 2008.The New York Times. Retrieved on |
| distribution center in downtown Detroit, is the largest | | | | December 10, 2007. |
| open-air flowerbed market in the United States and | | | | ^ USA Today (February 3, 2009).Film production |
| has more than 150 foods and specialty businesses. | | | | studios coming to Michigan cities.Retrieved on March |
| On Saturdays, about 45,000 people shop the city's | | | | 27, 2009. |
| historic Eastern Market. | | | | ^ Shea, Bill - (2/3/09). $86 million film studio planned |
| Political impact | | | | for former MGM Grand casino. Crains Detroit Business. |
| The city's mayor in the 1990s, Dennis Archer, also a | | | | ^ Gallaher, John and Kathleen Gray and Chris |
| former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, supported a | | | | Christoff - (2/03/09).Pontiac film studio to bring jobs. |
| plan which resulted in new casino resorts as a | | | | Detroit Free Press. |
| catalyst for urban development in Detroit. Initially, | | | | ^ Runk, David, Associated Press (July 11, 2006).Great |
| Archer's plan was for a casino cluster along the east | | | | Lakes cruises offer majestic views USA Today. |
| riverfront. In April 2005, after an eight-year legal | | | | Retrieved on May 29, 2007. |
| battle over the bidding process, the courts cleared | | | | ^ Great Lakes Cruising Coalition Retrieved on April 4, |
| the way for the City of Detroit to permit its | | | | 2007. |
| temporary casinos to build all new casino resorts, to | | | | ^ a b c Gray, Kathleen and John Wisely (March 31, |
| open in late 2007. The settlement was further | | | | 2009).Oakland lures, but 2010 auto show stays at |
| complicated by MGM's acquisition of Mandalay Bay, | | | | Cobo.Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on May 2, 2009. |
| then owner of the Motor City Casino. Upon | | | | ^ Mercer, Tenisha (October 19, 2005).GM's RenCen |
| acceptance of the settlement, Detroit entrepreneur | | | | renovation attracts new business back. Detroit |
| Marion Illitch exercised her option to purchase Motor | | | | News.Retrieved on July 24, 2007. |
| City Casino, outbidding other partners. The plan for | | | | ^ Metropolitan Detroit renaissance benefits local |
| the casino resort locations changed as the city | | | | tourism DEGA. Retrieved on July 24, 2007. |
| decided instead to have the a promenade of parks | | | | ^ Detroit News Editorial (December 13, 2002). At |
| along the International Riverfront to spur residential | | | | Last, Sensible Dream for Detroit's Riverfront. Detroit |
| development, thus freeing the casinos to build in | | | | News. |
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| American city and metropolitan region to offer casino | | | | Traffic Penton Media. Retrieved on September 3, |
| resorts. | | | | 2007. |
| 2008 Tour De Troit. | | | | ^ Trop, Jaclyn (April 1, 2009).$80M open-air Detroit |
| There are $1.3 billion in new construction projects | | | | mall moves ahead.The Detroit News. Retrieved on |
| downtown. In 2007, complementing the MGM Grand | | | | July 8, 2009. |
| Detroit, DTE Energy announced a $50 million | | | | ^ History of Eastern Market. Eastern Market |
| transformation of the area around its downtown | | | | Merchant's Association. Retrieved on August 1, 2007. |
| headquarters into an urban oasis with parks, | | | | ^ Eastern MarketModel D Media Retrieved on April 8, |
| walkways, and a reflecting pool. Completion of the | | | | 2007. |
| MGM Grand Detroit resort in 2007 has opened new | | | | ^ McWhirter, Cameron and Darren A. Nichols |
| prospects for future development downtown with | | | | (December 13, 2002). Hurdles will test riverfront |
| the west riverfront area and the area from MGM | | | | vision. Detroit News. |
| Grand Detroit to the Michigan Central Station. The | | | | ^ Melmer, David (April 20, 2004). Detroit casinos |
| question of how to finance a new convention facility | | | | settle with tribe. Indian County Today. Retrieved on |
| to accommodate the expanding needs of the North | | | | September 18, 2007. |
| American International Auto Show generated media | | | | ^ Illitch outbids partners for Motor City Casino. The |
| attention and speculation with Oakland County | | | | Michigan Daily. Retrieved on Septbember 18, 2007. |
| Executive L. Brooks Patterson's proposal for a fourth | | | | ^ The world is coming, see the change City of |
| casino resort to anchor the convention center | | | | Detroit Partnership (accessed 03-31-2007). |
| following the example of the Las Vegas Sands Expo | | | | ^ July 4, 2007 Detroit News Downtown Detroit |
| convention center which would need approval from a | | | | Partnership |
| state wide referendum. Governor Jennifer Granholm | | | | ^ Gabriel, Larry (February 21, 2007). When pigs |
| ultimately signed legislation on July 2, 2009 for a | | | | fly.Metro Times Editorial. Retrieved on October 28, |
| nearly $300 million expansion of Cobo Center; the | | | | 2007. |
| plan calls for a 166,000 square foot addition. The | | | | ^ a b c Nichols, Darren A. (July 3, 2009).Granholm |
| legislation created a five-member board, appointed by | | | | signs bill to expand Cobo Center. The Detroit News. |
| the governor, the City of Detroit, and Wayne, | | | | Retrieved on December 30, 2009. |
| Oakland, and Macomb counties to oversee the | | | | ^ Gallagher, John (November, 30, 2009).In Detroit, |
| operation of the center with the city retaining | | | | Ideas for Cobo Not So Far-Fetched. Detroit Free |
| ownership. The project, which also calls for the | | | | Press, Architect Magazine. Retrieved on Dcember 30, |
| demolition of Cobo Arena in order to expand the | | | | 2009. |
| center began October 1, 2009. Redevelopment | | | | ^ Belle Isle Detroit Department of Recreation. |
| design concepts include the possible addition of glass | | | | Retrieved on September 15, 2007. "Spectacular |
| walls to connect the complex with the waterfront. | | | | views." |
| Detroit's geographic proximity to Windsor, Ontario | | | | ^ La Canfora, Jason. "Detroit's Big Party Next Door. |
| provides for spectacular views and nightlife, along | | | | In Windsor, Temptation Waits for Players, Fans" (in |
| with Ontario's 19-and-older drinking age. The political | | | | English). The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 October |
| clout of beer-drinking consumers has grown in the | | | | 2006. |
| state, with politicians concerned about a backlash | | | | ^ Crain, Keith (August 27, 2007).Now we have |
| from the "beer vote" over a possible increase in the | | | | become the 'beer' state. Crain's Detroit Business. |
| beer tax. | | | | Retrieved on September 18, 2007. |
| A strategy entitled Pure Michigan resulted in the | | | | ^ Great Lakes IT Report. (May 3, 2007,).Michigan's |
| State's tourism website ranking as the busiest in the | | | | Tourism Website No. 1 in the U.S. Retrieved on |
| nation. Metro Detroit "urban destinations" such as The | | | | August 10, 2007. |
| Henry Ford, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the | | | | ^ Borgstrom, Kirsten (June 19, 2006).Pure |
| Detroit Zoo were also emphasized in the strategy. | | | | Michigan.Michigan.org. Retrieved on November 5, 2007. |
| This led to support for proposals for increased | | | | ^ Lane, Amy (August 27, 2007).Tourism Industry |
| funding in 2008 for the Travel Michigan budget from | | | | seeks $30M in annual funding.Crain's Detroit Business. |
| Detroit area legislators. | | | | Retrieved on November 6, 2007. |
| Cultural centers | | | | ^ Midtown Model D Media Retrieved on April 8, 2007. |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | | | | ^ DTE Energy Music Theatre Listed as 2004 Top |
| The Museum of African American History in Detroit. | | | | Attended Amphitheatre (1/25/05). DTE Energy Music |
| The Midtown and the New Center area are centered | | | | Theatre. |
| around Wayne State University and Henry Ford | | | | ^ Firsts and facts Detroit Tourism Economic |
| Hospital. Midtown attracts millions of visitors each | | | | Development Council. Retrieved on July 24, 2008. |
| year to its museums and cultural centers. Other | | | | ^ Arts & Culture Detroit Economic Growth |
| significant cultural centers include those in Dearborn, | | | | Corporation. Retrieved on July 24, 2008. "Detroit is |
| Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe, Rochester Hills, and | | | | home to the second largest theatre district in the |
| Ann Arbor. The fortunes of region's auto barons and | | | | United States." |
| business leaders continue to facilitate philanthropy for | | | | ^ a b Hodges, Michael H. (September 8, 2003).Fox |
| museums and cultural centers. | | | | Theater's rebirth ushered in city's renewal. Michigan |
| The Detroit Cultural Center Historic District contains | | | | History, The Detroit News. Retrieved on November |
| the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical | | | | 23, 2007. |
| Museum, the Detroit Science Center, and the Charles | | | | ^ Alberta, Timothy J. (April 2, 2009).Detroit Hopes |
| H. Wright Museum of African American History. The | | | | for Economic Bounce From Final Four.Wall Street |
| Detroit Public Library is part of Detroit's Cultural | | | | Journal. Retrieved on April 10, 2009. |
| Center Historic District listed in the National Register | | | | ^ MLB Attendance Report - 2008.ESPN. Retrieved on |
| of Historic Places adjacent to Wayne State | | | | May 25, 2009. |
| University campus and across the street from the | | | | ^ Huron Clinton Metro Parks Retrieved on April 4, |
| Detroit Institute of Arts. Designed by Cass Gilbert, | | | | 2007. |
| the Detroit Public Library (1921) was constructed with | | | | Further reading |
| Vermont marble and serpentine Italian marble trim in | | | | A&E with Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D.,(2000). |
| an Italian Renaissance style. His son, Cass Gilbert, Jr. | | | | America's Castles: The Auto Baron Estates, A&E |
| was a partner with Francis J. Keally in the design of | | | | Television Network. |
| the library's additional wings added in 1963. Cass | | | | Bridenstine, James (1989). Edsel and Eleanor Ford |
| Gilbert also designed the United States Supreme | | | | House. Wayne State University Press. ISBN |
| Court building in Washington, D.C.. | | | | 0814321615. |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | | | | Cantor, George (2005). Detroit: An Insiders Guide to |
| Entering the Detroit Institute of Arts' hallway, visitors | | | | Michigan. University of Michigan Press. ISBN |
| pass the armor collection of William Randolph Hearst. | | | | 0472030922. |
| Through the entry way is a grand marble court lined | | | | Fisher, Dale (1996). Ann Arbor: Visions of the Eagle. |
| along the upper and lower levels with Diego Rivera's | | | | Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN |
| Detroit Industry Murals, commissioned by Edsel Ford. | | | | 096156234X. |
| The French-American architect Paul Philippe Cret | | | | Fisher, Dale (2005). Southeast Michigan: Horizons of |
| designed the building. The museum is part of the | | | | Growth. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. |
| city's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the | | | | ISBN 1891143255. |
| National Register of Historic Places. | | | | Fisher, Dale (1994). Detroit: Visions of the Eagle. Grass |
| The Institute is among the largest art museums in | | | | Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN |
| the United States and contains over 100 galleries. The | | | | 0-9615623-3-1. |
| museum houses the 1150-seat Detroit Film Theatre, | | | | Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2000). The Detroit |
| also used to showcase famous collections. Officials at | | | | Almanac. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0-937247-34-0. |
| the DIA have ranked the American paintings | | | | Hauser, Michael and Marianne Weldon (2006). |
| collection third among museums in the United States. | | | | Downtown Detroit's Movie Palaces (Images of |
| Works by American artists began to be collected | | | | America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4102-8. |
| immediately following the museum's founding in 1883. | | | | Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The |
| The collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts include | | | | American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit |
| ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Mesopotamian, and | | | | Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN |
| Egyptian material, as well as a wide range of Islamic, | | | | 0-8143-3120-3. |
| African and Asian art of all media. | | | | Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy |
| Entertainment | | | | with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. |
| Theatre in Detroit is part of the Broadway theatre | | | | (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised |
| circuit. The Windsor-Detroit casino resorts have | | | | Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN |
| nightclubs, restaurants, and large performance | | | | 0-8143-1651-4. |
| centers for shows. Star performances in the city's | | | | Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit |
| theatre district complement major events such as | | | | Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN |
| North American International Auto Show. There are a | | | | 0-8143-3270-6. |
| number of popular nightclubs including the Necto in | | | | Wilson, Matilda Rausch Dodge, Debbie Patrick, ed., |
| Ann Arbor, the three-level St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, | | | | (1998). A Place in the Country: Matilda Wilson's |
| and the casino resorts. | | | | Personal Guidebook to Meadow Brook Hall, |
| Fox Theatre is a National Historic Landmark near | | | | Rochester, MI: Oakland University Press. |
| Detroit's Grand Circus. | | | | Woodford, Arthur M. (2001). This is Detroit 1701-2001. |
| Live music has been the dominant feature of | | | | Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2914-4. |
| Detroit's nightlife since the late 1940s bringing the city | | | | External links |
| worldwide attention. The metropolitan area has two | | | | Detroit travel guide from Wikitravel |
| of the top live music venues in the United States: | | | | Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre and The Palace of Auburn | | | | The New York Times listed Detroit on its list 53 |
| Hills The Detroit Theatre District is the nation's | | | | places to visit in 2008. "The 53 Places to Go in 2008" |
| second largest after Manhattan's Broadway. Major | | | | cited the new Casino resorts and the Detroit |
| theaters include the Fox Theatre, Masonic Temple | | | | Institute of Arts as tourist attractions. |
| Theatre, the Detroit Opera House, and the Fisher | | | | Southfield, Livonia, Novi, Bloomfield Hills, Troy |
| Theatre. Detroit's Orchestra Hall is the home of the | | | | Royal Oak, Warren, Sterling Heights, Flint |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The city hosts several | | | | Grosse Pointe, Lake St. Clair |
| annual music events, including the Ford Detroit | | | | Dearborn, Ann Arbor |
| International Jazz Festival, the Electronic Music | | | | Windsor, Ontario |
| Festival, the Motor City Music Conference (MC2), the | | | | Detroit, Michigan |
| Urban Organic Music Conference, the Concert of | | | | Taylor |
| Colors, and the hip-hop Summer Jamz music festival. | | | | Lake Erie, Monroe |
| Events | | | | Detroit Riverv d e |
| CityFest in the New Center with Cadillac Place in the | | | | City of Detroit |
| backdrop across from the Hotel St. Regis. | | | | Architecture Culture Detroit River Economy |
| Fireworks at the Windsor-Detroit International | | | | Freeways Government History Historic places |
| Freedom Festival. | | | | International Riverfront Media Music |
| Major festivals and events | | | | Neighborhoods Parks and beaches People |
| Timeline | | | | Skyscrapers Sports Theatre Tourism |
| North American International Auto Show | | | | Transportation |
| Cobo Hall - January. | | | | See also: Metro Detroitv d e |
| Plymouth Ice Festival | | | | Metro Detroit |
| Ice sculpture spectacular in January. | | | | Topics |
| Motown Winter Blast | | | | Architecture Culture Detroit River Economy |
| Campus Martius Park - January or February. | | | | Freeways History Historic places International |
| Detroit Music Awards | | | | Riverfront Lake St. Clair Media Music Parks and |
| Held at The Fillmore Detroit Theatre in April. | | | | beaches People Skyscrapers Sports Theatre |
| Downriver Dream Cruise | | | | Tourism Transportation |
| Held in Southgate, Lincoln Park, Riverview, and | | | | Central city |
| Wyandotte. | | | | Detroit |
| Detroit Electronic Music Festival | | | | Suburbsover 80,000 |
| Memorial Day weekend. | | | | Canton Township Clinton Township Dearborn |
| Civil War Remembrance | | | | Livonia Sterling Heights Troy Warren Westland |
| Held at The Henry Ford on Memorial Day. | | | | Suburbs |
| Detroit Festival of the Arts | | | | 50,000 to 80,000 |
| Midtown - early June. | | | | Dearborn Heights Farmington Hills Grosse Pointe |
| Motor Muster | | | | Macomb Township Novi Pontiac Redford |
| Held at The Henry Ford on Father's Day weekend in | | | | Township Rochester Hills Royal Oak Saint Clair |
| June. | | | | Shores Shelby Township Southfield Taylor |
| Detroit River Days | | | | Waterford Township West Bloomfield Township |
| Detroit Riverfront- late June. | | | | Satellite cities |
| Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival | | | | Ann Arbor Brighton Flint Howell Lapeer |
| Last week of June. | | | | Monroe Port Huron Windsor, Ontario |
| Salute to America | | | | Counties in MSA |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs at The Henry | | | | Lapeer Livingston Macomb Oakland St. Clair |
| Ford the four nights around on the Fourth of July. | | | | Wayne |
| CityFest sponsored by Comerica | | | | Counties in CSA |
| Held in the New Center area around the Fourth of | | | | Genesee Monroe Washtenaw |
| July. | | | | Region |
| Tall ships at the Dock of Detroit | | | | Southeast Michigan |
| Hart Plaza - summer. | | | | Outlying regions |
| Ann Arbor Art Fairs | | | | Flint/Tri-Cities The Thumb Northwest Ohio |
| Mid-July. | | | | Southwestern Ontario |
| APBA Gold Cup | | | | See also: Michiganv d e |
| Detroit Thunderfest hydroplane races. | | | | Theatre in Detroit |
| Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance | | | | Venues |
| Formal event and classic car show at Meadowbrook | | | | Baldwin Theatre Bohemian National Home Bonstelle |
| Hall in early August. | | | | Theatre Century Theatre City Theatre Detroit Film |
| Detroit Fashion Week | | | | Theatre Detroit Masonic Temple Detroit Opera House |
| August. | | | | Detroit Repertory Theatre Fisher Theatre The |
| Fash Bash - a major fashion event | | | | Fillmore Detroit Fox Theatre Gem Theatre Grande |
| Coordinated by the Detroit Institute of Arts, typically | | | | Ballroom Greektown Casino Harpos Concert Theatre |
| at the Renaissance Center in August. | | | | Hilberry Theatre MGM Grand Detroit Majestic Theater |
| Woodward Dream Cruise | | | | Max M. Fisher Music Center Motor City Casino Music |
| Third Saturday in August. | | | | Hall Center Orchestra Hall Redford Theatre Senate |
| Meadowbrook Music Festival | | | | Theatre Studio Theatre |
| Rochester Hills, July-September. | | | | Organizations |
| Detroit Indy Grand Prix | | | | Bert's Entertainment Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit |
| Belle Isle Park - Labor Day weekend. | | | | Repertory Theatre Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Detroit International Jazz Festival | | | | Greektown Casino Kresge Foundation Live Nation |
| International Riverfront - Labor Day weekend. | | | | MGM Mirage Mosiac Youth Theatre Motor City Casino |
| Rochester Art & Apples Festival sponsored by | | | | Nederlander Plowshares Theatre Co. Olympia |
| National City | | | | Entertainment Wayne State Universityv d e |
| Weekend after Labor Day. | | | | Shopping malls in metropolitan Detroit |
| Old Car Festival | | | | Enclosed |
| Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford typically the | | | | Class A/B |
| weekend after Labor Day. | | | | Briarwood Mall Eastland Center Fairlane Town |
| Urban Organic Festival link | | | | Center Great Lakes Crossing Lakeside Mall Laurel |
| Every fall. | | | | Park Place Macomb Mall The Mall of Monroe |
| America's Thanksgiving Day Parade | | | | Northland Center Oakland Mall Renaissance |
| November. | | | | Center Somerset Collection Southland Center |
| Theatre in Detroit | | | | Twelve Oaks Mall Westland Center |
| Spring, fall, and winter. | | | | Open-air |
| Sports and recreation | | | | Lifestyle Center |
| Comerica Park in 2007 adjacent to Ford Field. | | | | Class A/B |
| Main articles: Sports in metropolitan Detroit, | | | | Green Oak Village Place The Mall at Partridge |
| Huron-Clinton Metroparks, and Detroit River | | | | Creek Pavilions of Troy (approved) Shoppes at |
| International Wildlife Refuge | | | | Gateway Park (approved) Southgate Shopping |
| The area which has hosted several major sporting | | | | Center Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk |
| events in order to attract large crowds such as | | | | The Village of Rochester Hills Wonderland Village |
| Super Bowl XL; in fact, Detroit is the only northern | | | | Class C/ |
| city to have hosted two Super Bowls. Ford Field | | | | Closed, under redevelopmentor demolished |
| hosted the 2009 NCAA Final Four, where North | | | | Arborland Center Brighton Mall Great Oaks Mall |
| Carolina defeated Michigan State; in April 2007 it | | | | Lincoln Park Shopping Center Livonia Mall Summit |
| hosted WrestleMania 23. Major League Baseball's 2005 | | | | Place Mall Tel-Twelve Mall Universal Mall |
| All-Star Game was held at Comerica Park, as were | | | | Winchester Mall |
| 2006 World Series games due to the Detroit Tigers | | | | See also: Tourism in metropolitan Detroitv d e |
| success. The 2005 All Star Game injected $52 million | | | | Parks in metropolitan Detroit |
| into the area economy, while Super Bowl XL injected | | | | Detroit city |
| $270 million. In 2008, the Detroit Tigers at Comerica | | | | Belle Isle Campus Martius Dequindre Cut International |
| Park reported 3.2 million visitors with a 98.6 percent | | | | Riverfront Fort Wayne Grand Circus Michigan State |
| attendance rate. | | | | Fairgrounds Palmer Park Patton Park |
| The area has a 24,000 acre network of "metro | | | | Water Works Park Washington Boulevard |
| parks" which receives about 9 million visitors annually | | | | Metro |
| Outdoor activities in the metro region include downhill | | | | 600 to 1,500 acres (243 to 607 ha) |
| and cross-county skiing at Alpine Valley Ski Resort, | | | | Addison Oaks Algonac State Park Belle Isle Camp |
| Mt. Brighton, Mt Holly, and Pine Knob Ski Resort, | | | | Dearborn Crosswinds Marsh Independence Oaks |
| Huron River kayaking and canoeing available through | | | | Lower Huron Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area |
| the Huron-Clinton Metroparks, and fresh water | | | | Metro Beach Metropark River Rouge Park Sterling |
| beaches such as Metro Beach, Kensington Beach, and | | | | State Park |
| Stony Creek Beach. Golf is an important sporting | | | | 1,500 to 5,000 acres (607 to 2,023 ha) |
| activity in the metropolitan area with a variety of | | | | Bald Mountain Hines Drive Hudson Mills Huron |
| courses, country clubs, and resorts. The Detroit River | | | | Meadows Indian Springs Kensington Lake Erie |
| International Wildlife Refuge is the only international | | | | Metropark Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Oakwoods |
| wildlife preserve in North America, uniquely located in | | | | Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Stony Creek |
| the heart of a major metropolitan area. The refuge | | | | Metropark Wolcott Mill Willowover 5,000 acres |
| includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, | | | | (2,023 ha) |
| and waterfront lands along 48 miles of the Detroit | | | | Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Highland |
| River and Western Lake Erie shoreline. | | | | Recreation Area Ortonville Recreation Area Waterloo |
| Sites of interest | | | | State Recreation Area |
| The beach on Lake St. Clair in the Metro Detroit | | | | Waterways |
| suburb of St. Clair Shores | | | | Clinton River Detroit River (Islands) Huron River Lake |
| The Detroit Zoo's Arctic Ring of Life. The Zoo's | | | | St. Clair River Rouge St. |
| Rackham Memorial Fountain. | | | | |