We visited the Edsel Ford house on our trip to Michigan. We really enjoyed our visit. The new welcome center is beautiful. The grounds are amazing set on the shores of Lake Saint Clair. There is a wonderful playhouse on the grounds that Ford had built for his daughter. The house is wonderful. It is a Tudor revival style. The interior has rooms decorated in various eras of the house. The home is actually modest for the amount of wealth the Ford’s had. The wow factor for me was the art. Most of the art are reproductions, the originals that used to hang in the home now reside in places like the Detroit Institute of Arts. The original works were by artists as varied as Holbein and Chagall. The home is also interesting for its history of the Ford family and the auto industry. I highly recommend a visit to the Edsel and Eleanor House.

When eight family members got together in Grosse Pointe for an afternoon luncheon on the lake, we didn't know what to do with the rest of the beautiful day. Someone mentioned the Ford Mansion, and surprisingly even though six of us live relatively close by, no one had ever been there. It was the best way to complete our day! The tour of the estate is clearly at your own pace, be it the beautiful grounds on Lake St. Clair, or the mansion itself. Inexpensive for an informative tour.

Free parking upon arrival through the gate house. VC is the start for purchasing tickets, food, and a small museum. The property is large, and one can purchase $5 tickets just for the grounds or the $10 ticket to include the self-guided house tour. Of the 60 rooms guests get to see a good portion, set in the Ford's era with their artifacts.