Walking & history / Southwest Detroit
Historic Fort Wayne Coalition
Volunteers at the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition keep Fort Wayne, Detroit's 128-year-old military fort, going with weekend guided walks and a free audio tour.
Languages: English
At a glance
- Length
- 2 hours
- Price
- $10 per person
- Meeting point
- 6325 W Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48209
- Season
- Weekend guided tours run May through November.
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What tours do they run?
Weekend Guided Walking Tour
A two-hour guided walk through the fort and some of its buildings, online reservation only.
- Length
- 2 hr
- Price
- $10 per person
Exploring Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne (self-guided audio tour)
A free, location-aware audio tour with fourteen stops you can walk anytime, on your phone.
- Price
- free
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
This all-volunteer nonprofit cares for Fort Wayne, which served as a military fort for 128 years. From May through November, they run a two-hour guided walking tour through the fort and some of its buildings on weekends, for $10 a person, online reservation only. If you'd rather explore on your own, there's a free, fourteen-stop audio tour you can start anytime on your phone.
- Two-hour weekend guided walk, $10 per person
- Free 14-stop self-guided audio tour
- 128-year-old military fort in Southwest Detroit
How to book and where to meet
Reserve the guided tour online at historicfortwaynecoalition.com; wear comfortable shoes since you're walking the whole way. Light rain doesn't stop the tour, but bad weather does.
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