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Visiting Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit: practical guide for first-timers

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is a maritime history museum on the southern shore of Belle Isle State Park in the Detroit River. It's operated by the Detroit Historical Society, covering the Great Lakes' shipping heritage, Detroit's role in regional and national commerce, and the…

Visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts: practical guide for first-timers

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is an encyclopedic art museum at 5200 Woodward Avenue in Detroit's Midtown Cultural Center. It houses a collection of more than 65,000 works spanning ancient times through the 21st century and ranks among the largest art museums in the…

Visiting Belle Isle Aquarium, Detroit: practical guide for first-timers

Belle Isle Aquarium is a free public aquarium on Belle Isle State Park in the Detroit River, operated by the Belle Isle Conservancy. It is recognised as the oldest continuously operating aquarium in North America, having first opened on 18 August 1904. This guide covers…

The Guardian Building in Detroit, Michigan.

Visiting the Guardian Building, Detroit: practical guide for first-timers

The Guardian Building is a National Historic Landmark Art Deco skyscraper at 500 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit's Financial District. Completed in 1929, it is widely regarded as one of the most significant Art Deco buildings in the world. This guide covers opening hours, tours,…

Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit: ticket prices, opening hours and tips – plan your visit

The Detroit Historical Museum is a multi-floor history museum at 5401 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It's operated by the Detroit Historical Society, covering the culture, industry, and communities of the Detroit region. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, transport, accessibility, and…

Michigan Science Center, Detroit: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Michigan Science Center is an interactive science museum located in the Midtown district of Detroit, Michigan. This guide covers the Michigan Science Center opening hours, Michigan Science Center ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. Updated in May 2026, this guide…

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit: Visiting the birthplace of the Model T

The modest-looking Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit is one of the most important sites in motoring history. It was here that Henry Ford developed the revolutionary Model T, the car that helped put the world on wheels. The birthplace of mass motoring The factory…

Lanschaftspark Duisburg Nord in Duisburg,, Germany.

10 industrial heritage sites with a wow factor for tourists

For some people, travel is about seeing world class art and beautiful landscapes. For others, it’s about staring at massive factories and gawping at clanking machinery. And for the latter, there are plenty of dreamy industrial heritage sites to get happily lost in… Blegny-Mine, Belgium…