Anything interesting to do in the motor city ?
 

Im trying to nab a Peterbuilt up there next weekend . I drag my poor kid with me for all my zany adventures . I always attempt to throw somethign interesting or fun in for us if we are going long distance .
Ill probably drive up at night and get a room, nab the truck in the am, then find something to do for the day and head back under the cover of night because I like to avoid johnny officer, they seem really agressive in Ohio
Last time I was there, roughly 2006, picking up 2 Porsches, we were approached by prostitues, and a drug dealer at 6:30 in the morning waiting for a car lot to open , good times .

Ever been to 7 mile?… LOL
But really, i don’t think anyone really does anything in Detroit. Suburbs or Ohio…..

I would hit up a casino, baseball game or the whole Ford museum and/or factory tour.

This is happening Fri, Sat and Sun.
I would go if it were closer. It's a 3 hour drive from my place. It would help if you were a Tiger or Lion fan.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/05/some-of-the-greatest-lions-tigers-pistons-red-wings-to-converge-at-sports-con.html


Edit: Sorry, I just read further that it's this weekend for the sports-con show.

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I think there's lots of "urban exploration" that goes on, but I don't think that's the kind of thing that you're talking about.

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/city-and-architecture/a8536-abandoned-buildings-in-detroit-10-buildings-every-architect-must-see/

Anything interesting to do in the motor city ?

Get shot.

Sorry, that's small of me. There's probably a lot of cool things in that city from a bygone era but it's a place I will never set foot in based on its current state.

You could stop at Dearborn and hit the Henry Ford Museum.

Wow, some of you guys are SO well informed...

Downtown is a great place to walk and shop, with many new shops and restaurants; along the Woodward corridor from Jefferson north is a great pedestrian area now. You also have a great walk along the river front. Other cool areas are the Eastern Market and Mid-Town. If the Tigers are playing, Comerica Park is one of the nicest baseball venues in the country. You also should take drive to Belle Isle Park (in the Detroit River), especially if the weather is nice. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (about 20 minutes from downtown) in Dearborn are must see if you have the time, or also the Rouge Factory tour (as mentioned above).

Feel free to PM me for more suggestions if you like.

Every city has something good to offer, including this one. Sometimes you just need to know where to look (as things are always changing).

Hope its a good trip for you.

Lyle

My son and I would totally love ubran exploring . Ive wanted to do that for ever. I just dont know where to go, I dont need to get in a gang fight or arrested for trespassing .
That would be super cool !! If anybody knows a good spot to check out , let me know please .
So many cool old structures in the D.

Who has hijacked Fred's logon ID?

I miss that guy :D

Have fun :)

I love how people have literally never been to Detroit spew their 1980s crack war ideas about Detroit. There is a Whole Foods in downtown Detroit. I personally think The Henry Ford Museum is a 'don't miss'. So much cool stuff to see. Great food too!

Do tell, what is its current state?

Michigan ... or is it in southern Canada now ;)?

Ford Museum was good. It was great to see the LeMans winning GT40 of Foyt & Gurney.

I haven't been to Detroit in 20 years, but I was told by a friend who lived there at that time that he was actually told by police officers mot to stop at red lights at night in downtown. Just come to a stop, make sure it's safe, and roll on through. It was really, really weird to see an abandoned 20-story highrise, with every window broken out. To have an entire downtown like that. Totally post-apocalyptic.

Detroit is a brownfields… A very depressing city that even the automakers are trying to outsource the last of the factories… Sad as it’s the first city to reach and lose a million residents…


While they have redone the entire downtown within the last decade, the true nature of the city is very evident as the condemned neighborhoods are literally across the street from the reinvigorated areas… car carcasses in the front yards of burnt out houses are my favorite sites to see… drugs and murder are very high. LE find a lot of execution style homicides to this very day.

PS. The places you mention are outside of Detroit. ;) but you know that.

So, Michigan still has nice areas. Traverse City, the UP, sand dunes….

Don’t go to Flint, they still have lead in the water.

Ford Museum, actually in Dearborn.

That is Slumpy (the William Livingstone House) and it was demolished in 2007. That neighborhood, Brush Park, has been so thoroughly transformed since then that you wouldn’t even recognize it. This Ransom Gillis House nearby was in the same condition and now looks like this:

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/08/22/ransom-gillis-condo-detroit-brush-park-hgtv/74907158007/

The city is radically different from what it was when you were last there.

Fred, feel free to email me if you like - give me an idea of what you’re interested in, and I’ll give you some suggestions (if it’s not too late). I lived there 1998-2008 and I love the city. It is tremendously changed from what it was like then.

This kind of thing is like at least a decade out of date. Here is Michigan Central Station today:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/comments/1d7ckpj/michigan_central_station_detroit_beforeafter/#lightbox