All eventsConcerts, festivals and markets, tonight and this weekend
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Sports: games & scoresLions, Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers: live scores and trophies
ItinerariesReady-made day plans, stop by stop
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Metro Detroit mapWhat Metro Detroit is, and what every town is about
The Henry FordRosa Parks’ bus, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory
RenCen: live trackerThe Renaissance Center’s past, present and future, up to the minute
Gordie Howe BridgeThe new bridge to Canada: live waits, tolls, and yes, you can walk it
ToursBy boat, by bike or on foot, with a local guide
Escape roomsOne hour, one lock and your crew
Plan a meetingVenues, hotels and what’s on in town on your dates
Detroit A–ZFrom limos to chambers of commerce: every business and service in one place
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Detroit with kidsZoo, science center and rainy-day ideas
Motor City cultureFactories, museums and car events
Wellness & rechargeA riverside sauna, spas, yoga and running trails
Art · Weekend
Rivera's murals, a bead-covered sculpture garden, houses turned into art and big street murals: a weekend from museum halls to alleys.
In Detroit, art doesn't stay inside museum walls: it spills into alleys, yards and the sides of apartment buildings. Saturday takes you from Midtown's big institutions to a West Side bead museum, Sunday from East Side legends to the murals of Southwest Detroit. By the end you'll get why this city runs on makers.
10:00
Midtown
Start at the top: Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals wrap around Rivera Court, and the collection runs from the ancient world to African, Asian, American and European art. Give it at least two to three hours.
A few minutes' walk to Farnsworth Street, right behind the DIA.
12:45
Midtown (Cultural Center)
An artists' club and gallery since 1913, tucked right behind the DIA. The clubhouse beams carry signatures of visiting artists, and with luck you'll catch a chamber concert or a recital on its 1870s French Pleyel piano.
A short walk south to Cass Avenue and Forest Avenue.
13:30
Detroit – Midtown
Ijania Cortez's mural, unveiled in 2022, honors two matriarchs of Detroit's Black art scene: pianist Josephine Harreld Love, who founded Your Heritage House, and gallery owner Dell Pryor. Free to see from the street any time.
A few minutes' walk east to Woodward Avenue.
14:00
Midtown
Contemporary art in a former car dealership: open since 2006, the museum runs on rotating shows, music and talks. Look for Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead too.
A short drive west to Trumbull Avenue, across from Wayne State.
15:15
Detroit – Midtown
Nicole Macdonald's mural on the side of the Iroquois Apartments shows Sixto Rodriguez, the Detroit hero of Searching for Sugar Man. It's a residential building, so view it from the Trumbull Avenue sidewalk.
A short drive northwest to Grand River Avenue.
15:45
West Side / Grand River
Since 1994, artist Olayami Dabls has been building this outdoor bead museum and sculpture garden from African beads, mirrors and reclaimed materials. You can wander it on your own, but the guided storytelling tour tells you what's behind each piece.
10:00
McDougall-Hunt
In 1986 Tyree Guyton started turning East Side houses and yards into art with found objects, and the installations keep changing. It's a living neighborhood, not a museum, so walk and shoot quietly and respectfully.
A short drive east to Jefferson Avenue.
11:30
East Side
Mary Chase Perry Stratton and Horace James Caulkins founded this still-working pottery in 1903. Once you've seen its iridescent glazes, you'll spot them all over town. A roof restoration is underway, so check what's open before you go.
Drive back downtown, between Broadway and Library Street.
13:30
Downtown
Since 2014 Library Street Collective has filled this downtown alley with murals, including work by Nina Chanel Abney, Rosson Crow and Patrick Martinez. Free, no hours, and the pieces keep rotating.
Drive to Southwest Detroit, Vernor Highway at Sharon Street.
15:00
Detroit – Southwest Detroit
End the weekend with a building-sized portrait: Mexican muralist Elton Monroy Durán finished it for Rodriguez's birthday in 2020, in the part of town where the singer grew up. View it from the sidewalk or street any time, free.
14 stops
Detroit in 48 hours: the classics and the brand-new citySaturday market, the riverfront, Art Deco lobbies and the newest Detroit: a two-day plan you can mostly do on foot.
9 stops
The Dad weekend: cars, barbecue, bowling and a little luckThe Model T's birthplace, a ballpark, whiskey, barbecue, bowling and The Henry Ford: two days Dad will be talking about for years.
10 stops
From Motown to techno: where Detroit's music livesMotown, Aretha's church, the city's oldest studio, techno landmarks and jazz rooms: a music weekend in the capital of soul.We built these plans from our own checked place pages. Hours and prices change, so check each place’s page before you go.
