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Places to visit in Detroit

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Joe Louis Memorial

The Joe Louis Memorial, known locally as The Fist, is a bronze sculpture of a forearm and clenched fist honoring boxing champion Joe Louis in downtown Detroit. It hangs at the foot of Woodward Avenue near Hart Plaza and …

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The Spirit of Detroit

The Spirit of Detroit is a monumental bronze sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, standing at 2 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. Dedicated in 1958 outside the city-county government building, it has become one of the be…

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Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island

Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island are two hot dog diners that stand side by side on West Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit. Together they are the best-known home of the Detroit coney dog, a hot dog t…

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Detroit Historical Museum

The Detroit Historical Museum is the city's main museum of local history, on Woodward Avenue at Kirby Street in the Cultural Center area of Detroit. It is run by the Detroit Historical Society and tells how a French fur-…

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Chrysler IMAX Dome Theatre at the Michigan Science Center

The dome theatre at the Michigan Science Center wraps the film around and above you, so the screen fills the edges of your vision rather than sitting in front of it. It anchors a museum built around hands-on exhibits in …

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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit is one of the largest museums in the world devoted to African American history and culture. It stands in the Cultural Center area of Midtown and grew ou…

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Josephine F. Ford Sculpture Garden

The Josephine F. Ford Sculpture Garden is an outdoor sculpture space at 5020 John R Street in Detroit, in the Midtown Cultural Center district beside the Michigan Science Center. It is a short, easy stop for anyone explo…

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Detroit RiverWalk

The Detroit RiverWalk is a public promenade and string of parks along the north bank of the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan. It turns what was once a working industrial waterfront into a place to walk, cycle and sit b…

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Dequindre Cut Greenway

The Dequindre Cut Greenway is a sunken former railway line in Detroit, Michigan, now used as a car-free path for walkers and cyclists. It links the Detroit Riverfront with Eastern Market and is known for the street art t…

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Cullen Family Carousel

The Cullen Family Carousel is a carousel on the Detroit RiverWalk, at 1340 Atwater St in Detroit, Michigan. It sits on the city's riverfront, where a stretch of former industrial waterfront has become a public place for …

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William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor

William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is a waterfront park and marina on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan, and it was the state's first urban state park. It is named for William G. Milliken, a longtime Michigan…

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