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Things to do in Detroit (1 Viewer)

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Editing to add all the recommendations from the thread.

Museums, etc:

  • Detroit Zoo
  • Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn)
  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Hitsville USA (Motown museum)
  • Charles Wright Museum (African American museum)
  • Marvelous Marvin's Mechanical Museum
Food - Dearborn:

  • La Pita
  • Al Ameer
  • Kebabs anywhere
  • Miller's - burgers
  • Country Restaurant
Food - Detroit:

  • Slow's BBQ
  • Green dot stables - burgers
  • Red coat Tavern (burgers - Royal Oak and West Bloomfield)
  • Buddy's (pizza - Farmington)
  • Supino (pizza - Detroit)
  • Mexican Village
  • Los Galanes
  • Armando
  • Xicomido
  • Greektown - casino and authentic greek food. plus good Cajun in Fishbones
  • Townhouse - good restaurant on woodward.
  • Ottava Via - Italian
  • Top Cat Bar - Jolly pumkin - if you like the micro-brew scene
  • Grey Ghost - restaurant
  • Lafayette/American coney island
  • Johnny Noodle King - ramen
  • Nikki's - pizza
  • Mercury Bar - burgers
  • Nemo's - burgers
  • Bucharest Grill - shwarma
  • Old Detroit Bar & Grille
  • Buddy's Pizza
Food - Rochester Hills area:

  • Union Woodshop (Workshop?) BBQ
  • Rochester Mills Brewing Company
  • Bravo
  • Mitchell's Fish Market - high end
  • Rochester Chop House
  • Alibi
  • Sagebrush Cantina
  • Lockhart's BBQ
  • La Botana - tamales
  • Mabel Gray - fancy
  • Ocean Prime - pricey seafood
  • Mon Jin Lau - sushi, Asian
  • Kruse and Muer on Main (seafood and steaks)
  • The Meeting House (seafood, steaks, various)
  • Rojo Mexican Bistro (mexican)
  • Pennyblack (nicer bar food)
  • Rochester Bistro (steak, seafood,various)
  • Sedona Taphouse
  • Kona Grill 
  • Capital Grille
Too Ra Loo (Good atmosphere for drinks.  Front of place opens up for nice summer evening.  Lots of TVs.  Have not eaten there)

O'Connor's Public House (irish pub food)

Others:

  • Campus Martius park - has the beach bar - right in front of Compuware building.
  • Punch bowl social - especially good with kids
  • Fowling in Hamtramck
  • UFO Factory bar if you want to check out some music
  • If there will be downtime while at Cobo, bring bikes. You can pick up the trail at the waterfront and head north to the state park. There is an adventure center there and you can pick up The Cut (really cool path with graffiti art). You can take the path to Eastern Market; awesome places to eat here and all kinds of shops.  As museums go, the DIA is pretty spectacular, but when my kids were younger they liked the Historical Museum across the street much more.  
  • Bakers Keyboard Lounge


Stay away from:

  • Casinos
  • Great Lakes Crossings Mall
  • Wave pool
  • Hardcore Pawn Shop


OP:

Get shot - haha

I'll be in Detroit for 3 days around July 4 with my family (wife, 3 kids 10-15).  I've only ever zoomed in, watched a game/attended a conference and zoomed back out the same day, so I've never really spent time there.

What should we see/do there?

 
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Drive through the run down parts and give them a history lesson on the area.  Not trying to be funny here, but its a fascinating part of our country's history. 

 
Depends on what you're into.  Trying to thinking of good activities for kids that age.

The food scene has really exploded down there so I'll dig up some family friendly options 

Detroit Zoo isn't bad ...toledo zoo about an hour South just into Ohio is really nice

Tigers game is always nice but I'm not positive if they're in town 

Ill see what else I can think of 

Henry Ford museum / greenfield village in nearby Dearborn is cool of you're into historical stuff

 
Eat and drink. I can give recs if you give me an idea of your tastes and exact location. 

The Henry Ford is a must- they will actually have lots of cool stuff for 4th of July. It's considered one of the best historical museums in the world. They have the chair Lincoln was killed in, the car JFK was killed in, Rosa Parks bus, Menlo Lab where Edison worked, the Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop, etc. There is an indoor museum thats awesome and an outdoor museum that is a recreation of American towns from early 1900s and transitioning earlier and earlier until you reach the old frontier days. 

 
I'll also be in the area the same time.  Detroit is way cooler than its reputation and always enjoy my time there.

I'll second the Henry Ford Museum.  I was expecting some Model-T cars and maybe some other artifacts of American automotive history.  I was WAY wrong.  That place blew me away and I definitely want to go back.  The chair Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated is there, Limo JFK was killed in is there, bus Rosa Parks was in is there.  The place is massive!  

Detroit is very spread out and downtown is still full of urban blight, but it's also full of character and great pockets worth exploring.  Craft beer scene is outstanding, food is great, people are friendly...I'll let others chime in, but I'm very pro-Detroit.

Lamby, we hooking up for some beers? 

 
General Malaise said:
I'll also be in the area the same time.  Detroit is way cooler than its reputation and always enjoy my time there.

I'll second the Henry Ford Museum.  I was expecting some Model-T cars and maybe some other artifacts of American automotive history.  I was WAY wrong.  That place blew me away and I definitely want to go back.  The chair Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated is there, Limo JFK was killed in is there, bus Rosa Parks was in is there.  The place is massive!  

Detroit is very spread out and downtown is still full of urban blight, but it's also full of character and great pockets worth exploring.  Craft beer scene is outstanding, food is great, people are friendly...I'll let others chime in, but I'm very pro-Detroit.

Lamby, we hooking up for some beers? 
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Should be able to make it happen.   Just us or the whole family?   IIRC you guys stay like way north of where I am

 
We'll be there for a taekwondo tournament in the Cobo Center right on the river downtown.  We'll be staying with some family - I'll be back with that location.

We like history, museums, zoos - family stuff.

We're planning to head up to Dearborn to hit a kebab place my Iraqi coworker recommended.  Those are the only real plans at this point.  We'll have at least one day where we have an early weigh-in, then the whole day is free. 

 
Tick said:
We'll be there for a taekwondo tournament in the Cobo Center right on the river downtown.  We'll be staying with some family - I'll be back with that location.

We like history, museums, zoos - family stuff.

We're planning to head up to Dearborn to hit a kebab place my Iraqi coworker recommended.  Those are the only real plans at this point.  We'll have at least one day where we have an early weigh-in, then the whole day is free. 
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Then The Henry Ford Museum is an absolute must for you. The Detroit Institute of Arts is a top tier American art museum and I believe is the most valuable publicly owned collection of art in the world.  Hitsville U.S.A. is really neat. The turned the Motown studio into a Motown museum. Also, the Charles Wright Museum of African American History is the largest AA museum in the country. 

 
Tick said:
We'll be there for a taekwondo tournament in the Cobo Center right on the river downtown.  We'll be staying with some family - I'll be back with that location.

We like history, museums, zoos - family stuff.

We're planning to head up to Dearborn to hit a kebab place my Iraqi coworker recommended.  Those are the only real plans at this point.  We'll have at least one day where we have an early weigh-in, then the whole day is free. 
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Definitely recommend Henry Ford and Village then 

What kebab place?  I'm in Dearborn so I can tell you if it's a good recommendation. Well I can try there's a ton of places 

Zoo would be worth it, new penguin exhibit is really cool.  

DIA (Art museum) and science center an option as well

There's a river walk that I really haven't had a chance to check out.  Belle Isle maybe worth a drive around

 
Dan Lambskin said:
Definitely recommend Henry Ford and Village then 

What kebab place?  I'm in Dearborn so I can tell you if it's a good recommendation. Well I can try there's a ton of places 

Zoo would be worth it, new penguin exhibit is really cool.  

DIA (Art museum) and science center an option as well

There's a river walk that I really haven't had a chance to check out.  Belle Isle maybe worth a drive around
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Actually east Dearborn is probably also a cool place to check out. Get some amazing Arabic food and see unique Muslim neighborhoods. Also, can help spread the word that we are not living under sharia fn law. 

 
You can buy a whole city block for 1 dollar.    Splurge while you are in Detroit and drop a hundo and buy the Lions. 

 
I went to the Henry Ford when I was out there for a wedding for a years ago.  As a history nerd, it's a must.  I regret only having an afternoon there. I could have spent days. So many cool things. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Actually east Dearborn is probably also a cool place to check out. Get some amazing Arabic food and see unique Muslim neighborhoods. Also, can help spread the word that we are not living under sharia fn law. 
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That's part of the reason we'd like to go.  I joked that we could take some pictures and send them to our ultra-right-wing relatives to turn into awful chain emails.

The kebab place is Arbeel Kabab on Greenfield Road, and he also recommended a sit-down restaurant called Ishtar on 15 Mile in Sterling Heights.

 
Tick said:
We'll be staying in Farmington Hills, so NW suburbs.
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There's a Dave and Busters (arcade / game place) near there as well

Tick said:
That's part of the reason we'd like to go.  I joked that we could take some pictures and send them to our ultra-right-wing relatives to turn into awful chain emails.

The kebab place is Arbeel Kabab on Greenfield Road, and he also recommended a sit-down restaurant called Ishtar on 15 Mile in Sterling Heights.
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Never heard of it, but i've never really had a bad kebab.  La Pita in Dearborn is a nice sit down place and one of my favorites.   Al Ameer is also really highly rated (think Anthony Bourdain did an episode there) but I haven't been in forever (just not as convenient for me)

There's a pretty sweet mosque on Ford Rd if you want some pictures 

 
msudaisy26 said:
This isn't a bad idea. All the people that bought up land near the new LCA arena, all got bought out and made a killing.
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My friend just bought several acres downtown for what I think was a few thousand $ and he's going to start farming.

 
If the Tigers are in town, the ball park is fantastic 

Slow's for some BBQ 

Echo the Henry Ford Museum suggestion. Great place.

 
Limp Ditka said:
Slow's for some BBQ 
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Yep

Other food recommendations 

Burgers 

Green dot stables (Detroit).   Have about 20 different sliders (burgers and also corned beef, muffeleta, fried bologna,  etc). 

Miller's (Dearborn) cash only no menu (burgers fries and onion rings).   Toppings available are mustard ketchup pickle and onion.   Damn good burger though 

Red coat Tavern (royal oak and West Bloomfield) - opposite of Miller's with tons of topping and bun choice.   Royal oak is the original but Bloomfield location is closer to Farmington 

Pizza

Buddy's ( Farmington) Detroit style (thick square with sauce on top) at its best.  Lots of location's.   Nice for dining in.  

Supino (Detroit) -  thin crust style with some unusual combinations

Coney dogs (anywhere) - 

American and Lafayette in detroit are the famous ones but any local or chain place is good too (Leo's, national, Senate).   Basically Greek diners but with Detroit chili dogs too

Mexican 

Lots of options in Mexican town in detroit. Mexican village, Los galanes, Armando, xicomicio 

Lots of other great places too but those are probably some of the better family options.   If you want another particular type of cuisine let me know

 
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downtown Detroit is awesome

Campus Martius park - has the beach bar - right in front of Compuware building.

Punch bowl social

Greektown - casino and authentic greek food. plus good Cajun in Fishbones

this Saturday night we are going Fowling in Hamtramck

Townhouse - good restaurant on woodward.

Corktown - (old tiger stadium area) - UFO Factory bar if you want to check out some music, SLOWs BBq. Ottava Via - if you want italian

North of the stadiums ( mid town ish)

Top Cat Bar - Jolly pumkin - if you like the micro-brew scene

Grey Ghost - restaurant

Late night after the bars/baseball game

Lafayette/American coney island

 
If there will be downtime while at Cobo, bring bikes. You can pick up the trail at the waterfront and head north to the state park. There is an adventure center there and you can pick up The Cut (really cool path with graffiti art). You can take the path to Eastern Market; awesome places to eat here and all kinds of shops.  As museums go, the DIA is pretty spectacular, but when my kids were younger they liked the Historical Museum across the street much more.  Like mentioned, great food everywhere. One of the current favorites in Johnny Noodle King. Insane Ramen. They have been highlighted on the Travel Channel.  

 
Tick said:
We'll be there for a taekwondo tournament in the Cobo Center right on the river downtown.  We'll be staying with some family - I'll be back with that location.

We like history, museums, zoos - family stuff.

We're planning to head up to Dearborn to hit a kebab place my Iraqi coworker recommended.  Those are the only real plans at this point.  We'll have at least one day where we have an early weigh-in, then the whole day is free. 
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Tigers game, Greek town after. Great food and gambling.

 
If you're in Farmington Hills, Plymouth is a nice area and not too far. Birmingham, Royal Oak and Ferndale have nice restaurant options.  Downtown Detroit is the place to be now. As many have said, great food scene and lots of history to go with the new development. 

Campus Martius area is nice. The beach volleyball and restaurants are really cool. 

Enjoy

 
The Captain said:
If you're in Farmington Hills, Plymouth is a nice area and not too far. Birmingham, Royal Oak and Ferndale have nice restaurant options.  Downtown Detroit is the place to be now. As many have said, great food scene and lots of history to go with the new development. 

Campus Martius area is nice. The beach volleyball and restaurants are really cool. 

Enjoy
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It has a nice small walkable downtown, restaurants, very family friendly...also where I live

 
Bakers Keyboard Lounge is one of my favorite places but it's not really something to do with kids. 

 
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