The city of Detroit, Michigan, USA, is traditionally known for hosting major American automakers. As such, it is popularly designated as “Motor City” and that was its main brand value and identity from the beginning of the popularization of road transport in the early twentieth century. Today, things have changed a lot, and after spending a crisis of several years, the city on the river of the same name which separates Lakes Erie and St. Clair, emerges as a tourist destination that offers many and varied attractions the visitor.
There are numerous flights to Detroit from major American and European capitals, direct or scales, we can approach this exciting city, from the architectural point of view, with its characteristic “skyline” and historic buildings, and its wide range cultural, which includes items such as the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, dedicated to the initiator of the automotive tradition of Detroit, Motor Sports Hall of Fame, the Holocaust Memorial Center, the Museum of African American History, the Detroit Institute of Arts or the Children’s Museum of Detroit, ideal if you visit the city with the smallest of the family.
But there’s more: halls of all kinds, from classical music-oriented, the city boasts a symphony orchestra internationally renowned, opera and dance to jazz, rock and electronic music, without forgetting we are in the birthplace of the legendary Motown record label, which has its own historical museum.
Furthermore, all of them, Detroit is known for its endless entertainment options, from the family to restaurants, nightclubs and casinos, splendid parks where we can spend the day relaxing and sporting events of the first order, since the city is represented by franchise in the major leagues in the country, as the Lions in football, Tigers baseball, Red Wings hockey and Shock (WNBA) and Pistons (NBA) basketball.