Destination: Detroit Michigan
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When you participate in Detroit cruises, you'll have the chance to visit the US's most storied automotive city. Nicknamed the "Motor City," Detroit was the location where the Ford Motor Company was founded, right on Mack Avenue. Later on, other major American car manufacturers called the city home, including General Motors and Chrysler.
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It's no secret that much of this industrial city's factories have moved elsewhere now, but Detroit has only grown from here. Today, the buildings once left empty are being transformed into museums, cafes, boutique hotels, art galleries, and other great things.
This city takes pride in its history, but continues to push forward as well. Because of this, it's tons of fun to explore, and you'll almost always run into something new and exciting to do when visiting this popular Great Lakes cruises destination.
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Best things to do in Detroit, Michigan
Visit the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
This huge attraction is often included as part of Detroit excursions. The museum highlights the history of American innovation of all kinds. Here, you'll see artifacts from the Wright brother's first flight, Rosa Parks' push to see change in civil rights and equality realized, farm equipment from the 1800s, and even ride on a steam-powered locomotive. Since it is a Henry Ford museum, you'll also find exhibits paying tribute to the early days of Ford, and get to see an original Model-T.
Often included with tours of the museum are guided trips through the Ford Rouge Factory. This working factory is the location where the Ford F-150 truck is built, so you'll get a firsthand look at the company's latest innovations.
Explore the Detroit Zoo
This large zoo is famous in the region for its wide variety of animal life. Here, you'll find lions, zebras, giraffes, and more in the Africa section. In the Asian Forest section, you'll get to see Amur tigers and red pandas. You'll even find polar bears in the popular Arctic Habitat. You'll find even more unique animals in the Australian Outback, North American, Amphibian, and Aviary sections of the Detroit Zoo. This zoo has all kinds of things to see and try, and that's why we can't recommend it enough as a stop on your Detroit cruise.