Detroit City Vacations Guide

Detroit City Vacations Guide - Information on attactions and cheap flights to Detroit City - USA.

Detroit Vacations

Detroit, Michigan, is the home of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. It is also the headquarters of General Motors. There is a Thanksgiving Day Parade, as well as Jazz Fest and Hydroplane races over the Detroit River. River Days is a five day festival based on the Detroit River. Flights are available to Detroit from major cities in the US, and is the main hub for Northwest Airlines. Flight time to New York is around an hour. www.visitdetroit.com offers further information.

The sprawling industrial city of Detroit, the oldest city in America's mid-west, began life as a trading post when French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed on the banks of the Detroit River in 1701 and established a fort. He was later removed because of bad conduct, but unlike its outpost commander, the settlement of Detroit was flourishing. In 1796 Detroit became American, and by the early 19th century had already earned a reputation as a centre for the manufacturing industry, particularly kitchen ranges. As most people now know, however, Detroit did not go on to become the stove-making capital of the world. Today it is renowned as being the automotive centre of the globe, birthplace of the motorcar and home to some of the nation's top brands.

Detroit Attractions

Automotive Hall of Fame Detroit

Car buffs from the world over are drawn to Detroit's Automotive Hall of Fame, close to the Henry Ford Museum in Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, which is the public program and exhibition centre for the worldwide motor vehicle industry.

Henry Ford Estate Detroit

Visitors to Detroit can tour the family home of renowned automotive pioneer Henry Ford and his wife, Clara, in Dearborn.

Detroit Historical Museum Detroit

The Detroit Historical Museum in Downtown allows visitors the chance to tour the scope of the city's history, from Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac's landing on the banks of the Detroit River through the city's emergence as an industrial capital.

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