Walking & history / Midtown
Detroit Historical Society
The Detroit Historical Society doesn't just run the city's history museums, it programs guided tours too, from a Black history bus tour to cemetery walks, plus daily tours inside both museums.
Languages: English
At a glance
- Hours
- Daily, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
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What tours do they run?
Guided Museum Tour
A guided walk through the Detroit Historical Museum or the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, offered twice a day.
Black Historic Sites Bus Tour
A bus tour through sites central to Detroit's Black history, bookable through the Society's events calendar.
Cemetery & Neighborhood Walking Tours
Seasonal walking tours through cemeteries and neighborhoods, including Elmwood Cemetery and Hamtramck.
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Make time for these
This nonprofit, running since 1921, operates the Detroit Historical Museum and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and both offer guided tours twice a day. Through its events calendar, it also programs ticketed seasonal tours, including a bus tour through sites tied to Detroit's Black history and walking tours through cemeteries like Elmwood. Tours run heaviest from spring through fall.
- Guided tours twice daily at both museums
- Bus tour through Black history sites
- Cemetery and neighborhood walks, spring through fall
How to book and where to meet
Museum tours don't need advance booking; the ticketed bus and cemetery tours book through the events calendar at detroithistorical.org. Exact price and timing vary by tour.
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