Large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark containing a collection of artifacts and exhibits showcasing the people and ideas who changed the world.
Pop open the hood on game-changing technology, sustainable design and sheer American grit at America’s greatest manufacturing experience. Get an inside look at the making of America’s most iconic truck, the Ford F-150, and immerse yourself in modern manufacturing’s most progressive concepts. Experience the awe-inspiring scale of a real factory floor as you rev up your inner engineer. This is where big ideas gain momentum.
The DIA has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States.
Every Sunday following Mother’s Day is Flower Day at Detroit's historic Eastern Market, which so happens to be May 15th this year (the day after our wedding). An all-day affair showcasing every variety of perennial, annual and seasonal bud ever grown, this event is the market’s busiest weekend of the year. Upwards of 200,000 people from all over the state and region flock to Eastern Market for this annual ushering in of spring, when 15 acres of space is covered with every possible variety of flowers, trees and shrubs, including jasmine, daisies, lilac bushes, succulents and dozens of roses.
This 982-acre island park is situated on the Detroit River between the United States and Canada. It is home to a wide assortment of educational and recreational opportunities, including an aquarium, conservatory and the James Scott Memorial Fountain, and much more.
Comerica serves as the home of the Detroit Tigers MLB team. It looks like there are home games Friday May 13th and Sunday May 15th (we are not going to suggest the one on Saturday).