Detroit - things to do in and around?

[Kendall]

If you were taking a vacation to Detroit what would you do there?  Day trip ideas from Detroit would be great, too.  Must see museum type places and outdoor places?  

 

Thanks!

[AmyontheFarm]

You should cross over to Windsor, Ontario, Canada and meet me and my gang for lunch!

[AmyontheFarm]

What ages?  And when are you coming? I'm checking the local groupons for cheap deals for you.

 

Edited April 3, 2016 by AmyontheFarm

[AmyontheFarm]

Do you know that museums have reciprocal memberships?  You might want to investigate that.

 

The Deal

• $36 for a one-year ambassador level membership ($65 value)

Membership benefits include access to the Detroit Historical Society’s online database of historical artifacts, free museum parking, and reciprocal membership at more than 200 historical museums in the U.S.

 

[Kendall]

I wish we could come see you in Canada!  But we don't have passports and that would cost around $800 to get. 

 

Kids are 7-18 and some time during the first 2 weeks of June.  We are staying with my husband's aunt and uncle.  They haven't lived there long so I wanted to get some ideas from people with kids:).  

[AmyontheFarm]

https://www.groupon.com/local/detroit/sightseeing

 

Now, if you are able to come to Canada.  The museum is right around the corner from me and I live on a dairy farm. LOL :) 

 

Adult and Child Admission at Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village (Up to C $24 Off).

 

[sparrow]

Absolute must see museum: The Henry Ford. That is a full day in itself.

[AmyontheFarm]

Sorry,  computer didn't refresh until after I posted.  No passports.  Ok. 

 

Greenfield Village https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/#perPage=20&pageNum=1&date=2016-06-23

 

Henry Ford Museum https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/#perPage=20&pageNum=1&date=2016-06-23&f.attraction=museum

 

Detroit Institute of Art http://www.dia.org/

 

Some ideas from trip advisor.  https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g42139-Activities-Detroit_Michigan.html

 

50 free things to do around Detroit https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/detroit/50-best-free-things-to-do-in-detroit

 

I hope this helps!  :)

[Kendall]

Thank you so much!  Looks like the Henry Ford membership would be a good deal for a family with 6 kids!  

 

My kids were wondering if there was anything to do in Detroit:).  I now have lots to share with them.  I love that the library is on that list of 50 ideas.  We try to stop in at libraries when we travel.

[Ottakee]

Belle isle. My friend did this with her family and they all enjoyed it.

[umsami]

Detroit Institute of Art is a must see.  It's one of the best in the country.  In the burbs, there's also Cranbrook's art museum and science museum....beautiful gardens, too.

 

Greektown is fun....as is Eastern Market.

 

The Detroit Zoo is great. 

 

Henry Ford Museum/Dearborn Village

 

Meadowbrook Hall is the Dodge family mansion

 

Detroit-area has one of the largest Arab-American populations in the US....so great Arabic food

 

There's a good Holocaust museum in I want to say West Bloomfield

 

What time of year?  If in the Fall, I recommend the Franklin Cider Mill.   In the Spring/Summer, there's lots of u-pick type places.

 

Lansing (MSU) and Ann Arbor (U of M) are great visits for kids who might be college bound in a few years.

[MEmama]

Belle isle. My friend did this with her family and they all enjoyed it.

We liked Bell Isle Aquarium too. But, DS was 3 or 4. It's very old fashioned, which we found charming. I'm not sure many teens would be interested, though.