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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Considered to house one of the best art collections in the United States, the Institute showcases everything from mummies to modern art and African masks to Monets in its outstanding collection of over 65,000 works. Don't miss the General Motors Center for African American Art, a part of the DIA which showcases 400 pieces, in various media, by African American artists.

Attraction type: Art museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 64 attractions in Detroit

At only $10 per person, it is a great museum, especially for anyone over 30.  The docents who do the tours are very knowledgable and keep eveyone interested.  

Attraction type: Specialty museum; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Museum serves to document, preserve and educate the public on the history, life and culture of African Americans.

Attraction type: History museum; Library
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Farmer's market.

Attraction type: Flea/street market
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Learn about the history of Detroit on a set of five guided walking tours led by volunteers from Preservation Wayne.

Attraction type: Historic site; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 64 attractions in Detroit

The Motor City Exhibition, where visitors see how a Cadillac is assembled, is just one of the many interesting displays at this museum dedicated to telling the story of Detroit.

Attraction type: Transportation museum; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Scenic railroad
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Arena/stadium/field
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Science is made fun and exciting in this hands-on, interactive science center, which introduces science, engineering and technology in ways that children can understand. Complete with an IMAX® Dome theater, the center underwent a huge expansion and renovation in 2001.

Attraction type: Science museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Spa
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 64 attractions in Detroit

The ouzo flows and the souvlaki sizzles on Monroe Street, the center of an ethnic section of Detroit dominated by Greek restaurants and businesses.

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 64 attractions in Detroit

This large urban park on Belle Isle in the middle of the Detroit River contains the Belle Isle Zoo and was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.

Attraction type: Island; Park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Multi-towered skyscraper is the tallest building in Detroit that features an observation tower on the 72nd floor.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Observation deck/tower
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 64 attractions in Detroit

The old Grand Circus Theater was transformed into this opera house.

Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Jazz bar
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 64 attractions in Detroit

The opulent $800-million MGM Grand Detroit is the first-ever Las Vegas-style destination to open in a major metropolitan core. It has over 4,000 of the latest slots and video poker, over 90 table...

Attraction type: Casino
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 64 attractions in Detroit

Home of the Detroit Tigers, this is no ordinary ballpark. Combination theme park, ballpark, and baseball museum, it features huge statues of tigers, a Ferris wheel, carousel (with tigers, of course) and a fountain that celebrates each home run with colored lights and music.

Attraction type: Arena/stadium/field
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 64 attractions in Detroit
Attraction type: Maritime museum
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