Archive for August, 2010
Top 10 things to do/see in Detroit
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is an impressive museum, dedicated to the history, culture, and arts of African-Americans from the 14th century to date, and is the largest of its kind in the world
Cranbrook Art Museum boasts a collection of contemporary art includes works that represent a variety of movements and schools, including Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, Modernism, and Post-Modernism.
Henry Ford Estate — Fair Lane is the mansion built in 1914 by Henry and Clara Ford. Ford, a nature lover, wanted a home that blended into the pastoral setting, so designers used rough-hewn Ohio limestone to make the mansion almost melt into the landscape of sculpted gardens, green spaces, river walks, and woodland areas.
Greenfield Village, an outdoor re-creation of a 19th-century town, pays tribute to the American people who followed their dreams and made life-changing discoveries along the way. Upcoming events and activities in major cities (Istanbul, Ankara, Izm?r, Antalya and Mugla) of Turkey.
Meadow Brook Hall built during the Roaring ’20s for Matilda Dodge, widow of John Dodge features 110 rooms, and most of them still present period decor and priceless art and furnishings.
Motown Museum The Temptations, Supremes, “Little” Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and other Motown greats helped establish Detroit as one of the most influential centers in the history of pop music.
Holocaust Memorial Center exists as the country’s first freestanding facility devoted to remembering the Holocaust and working to prevent future abominations.
Belle Isle Park is a 983-acre island park on the Detroit River. It’s a favorite picnic spot and is ideal for fishing and outdoor recreation; features a nature center, tennis courts, beach areas, a waterslide, and playgrounds, and it’s connected to the city by bridge.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House overlooks Lake St. Clair. Edsel, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, and his wife Eleanor built this home in 1929, and it remains today as it was back then, an oversized version of an English country home.
Henry Ford Museum showcases the development of technology in the US and documents the width and breadth of American inventions and innovation. The facility occupies nine acres and includes exhibits on agriculture, the automobile, freedom, timepieces, home appliances, jewelry, presidential limousines, and much more.
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