Museums & art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Diego Rivera’s monumental murals, celebrated artists, and a museum where Detroit’s own story comes into view.
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Places. A thousand stories.
Explore museums, parks, stages, and distinctive neighborhoods across Detroit and nearby cities. Each place comes with its own story and related events.
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
American ingenuity on a grand scale: cars, locomotives, aviation, and objects that tell stories of social change.
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Motown Museum
Hitsville U.S.A.: the little house that sent Detroit’s sound around the world.
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Greenfield Village
Historic homes, workshops, and living trades create an outdoor world of American history in Dearborn.
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
African American history, art, and community memory in Detroit’s cultural district.
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Detroit Historical Museum
Old streets, factory stories, and musical memories bring Detroit’s past within reach.
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Michigan Science Center
Hands-on experiments, live demonstrations, and scientific discovery make this a rewarding family stop.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Contemporary art in a former auto dealership: an up-close encounter with experimental Detroit.
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Arab American National Museum
Migration, creativity, and everyday life tell the Arab American story in the heart of Dearborn.
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Pewabic Pottery
Iridescent glazes, handmade tiles, and more than a century of Detroit ceramics.
An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.