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PUBLIC TOURS Optional guided tours are offered at 10 am, 12 pm and 2 pm Private and group tours are available  by reservation on any day of the week Call (313) 872-8759

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461 Piquette Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202

The museum is located on the northwest corner of Piquette and Beaubien , three blocks east of Woodward Avenue; two blocks north of I-94 (exit 215c); two blocks south of West Grand Boulevard; and three blocks west of I-75 (exit 54).

The visitor entrance is located in the courtyard parking lot on the west side of the building. Take the stairs to the ticket office on the second floor. If you require the elevator, please call (313) 872-8759. The freight elevator opens into the tunnel next to the entrance.

Q-Line Coming via the Q-Line? No problem. Just get off at the Amsterdam station and walk two blocks down Piquette Avenue.

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Every Detroiter Must Visit This One Iconic Factory Tour At Least Once

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Detroit is the center of the American automotive industry, so it only makes sense that Detroiters visit the Ford Rouge Factory Tour at least once in their life. Located at the Henry Ford museum, the tour offers a look at a working auto assembly plant and celebrates the past, present, and future of automobiles.

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Have you checked out the Ford Rouge Factory tour? What was your favorite part of the tour? Let us know in the comment section below!

While you’re at the Henry Ford museum, don’t forget to check out Greenfield Village where you’ll feel like you stepped back in time.

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 - $20 per person - , saturdays @ 11, 1 & 3 pm when available, the whiskey factory is located at 1000 maple, detroit, mi 48207, fashion title.

We're thrilled to announce a new tour offering from Detroit City Distillery... THE BESPOKE BOURBON EXPERIENCE

Designed for seasoned and aspiring whiskey enthusiasts,  we go deep into the process of making and tasting our award winning whiskies. Experience an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our rickhouse, single barrel tastings, and more.   

 - $45 PER PERSON - 

 - $65 with a custom glencairn glass- , thursdays @ 6pm.

We nerd out on the art and science of distilling. We go deep on mash bills, fermenting,  and equipment.

We'll sample whiskey straight from the barrel at various ages to understand how white oak works wonders. 

Drink white dog straight off the still. Taste bourbon from grain to glass before it's aged.

Learn how to taste whiskey like the pros while we hang out in the rickhouse. It tastes better from the barrel! 

This gift card can be used to purchase free tours of our Whiskey Factory. NOTE: If you want to also gift bottles at the tour, you also need to buy the “Bottles and Cocktails Gift Card.”

located in historic eastern market

Our Tasting Room features a constantly evolving craft cocktail experience that changes with the seasons, plus all the whiskey your heart desires. 

2462 Riopelle, Historic Eastern Market Detroit, MI 48207

Monday & Tuesday - Closed Wednesday -  4-10pm Thursday - 4-10pm Friday - 4-11pm Saturday - 10am-11pm Sunday - Noon-6pm

(313) 338-3760

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Detroit's premier event venue set within our historic distillery. 

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4 must-see attractions. 250 acres of unexpected. 1 awe-inspiring experience. At The Henry Ford, you'll discover America—its culture, inventions, people and can-do spirit—and hundreds of hands-on ways to explore it, enjoy it and be inspired by it. Prepare to be astounded by our attractions and resources: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour and Giant Screen Experience.

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A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. And in doing so, discover your own path.

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Tap into your can-do spirit..

Experience firsthand the sights, sounds and sensations of American perseverance: from working farms to Model T rides to the Wright brothers’ workshop, explore the place where America’s can-do spirit inspires you to go out and get it done.

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Experience the awe-inspiring scale of a real factory floor as you rev up your inner engineer. Get an inside look at the most iconic moments of American manufacturing history, and immerse yourself in automaking’s most progressive concepts.

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Experience some of the most entertaining and enlightening stories of America’s past, present and future — in one of the nation’s most impressive venues for telling them. NEW state-of-the-art 4K digital projection, sound and seating.

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Arts and Artifacts Performance Series

April 28, 2024 | 1-2:30 p.m.

Inspired by the core themes of innovation, resourcefulness and ingenuity that we display throughout our exhibits and featured artifacts, this new series brings performing arts, theatrical themes and more to the museum.

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May 4-5, 11-12 & 18-19 | 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Start your magical visit to Day Out With Thomas™ with a fun-filled Railroader's Brunch at A Taste of History Restaurant in Greenfield Village.

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May 4-5, 11-12 & 18-19 | 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Ticketholders purchasing the 9:00 a.m. train experience receive exclusive early entry.)

During Thomas’ annual visit to Greenfield Village, enjoy family fun and entertainment. Ride Thomas around the village and meet Sir Topham Hatt™ face-to-face. Advance tickets are strongly recommended.

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Ford Mustang Experience Center will soon be Pony Car HQ for owners

While the champion spirit livery for the mustang gt3 honors past racers.

Ford's array of factory-backed experiences for owners expands with the coming Mustang Experience Center. Opening later this year adjacent to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ford previews it as " the destination for all things Mustang." A museum-style Heritage Gallery will take visitors on a tour of 60 years of Mustang, the obligatory retail shop full of merchandise mementos to take the memories home. The Ford Performance Racing School will host its Mustang Unleashed track day courses at the speedway complex, these aimed at the EcoBoost and GT Trims that finally get their own modules after the Dark Horse Track Attack. Students who want to upgrade their personal rides to match their new skills will be able to buy aftermarket parts at the Mustang Experience parts shop. For the truly horse crazy, the facility is ready to host corporate events and weddings, too. 

One year ago, there were rumors of a new road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway that ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz was helping to design. Nothing official's been heard about the addition since, but Ford's release mentions a new 1.7-mile road course that's going to open this quarter. If so, it would give the Ford Performance school and other track visitors a kinder track day experience than the infamous Charlotte Roval that, akin to Rolex 24 at Daytona, combines an infield infield road course with the traditional NASCAR banked oval.

On the other side of the tracks, Ford has showed its initial livery for the new factory-backed Mustang GT3 IMSA racers that will campaign in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Called the Champion Spirit Livery, it honors eight Mustang competition cars that saw action from the years 1964 to 1997. The chosen honorees:

• The Alan Mann Racing-prepped Mustangs that took first and second in the 1964 Tour de France, only five months after the Mustang's debut;
• The Shelby GT350 that won the 1965 SCCA B-Production Championship;
• The 1966 Shelby American Mustang that won the inaugural SCCA Trans-Am Series season;
• The 1970 Mustang Boss 302 that Parnelli Jones and George Follmer used to win that year's SCCA Trans-Am Series;
• The turbocharged 1981 Zakspeed Mustang that represented Ford's return to sports car racing;
• The 1985 Roush IMSA Mustang GTO that won nine IMSA races on the way to the driver's and manufacturer's championships;
• The 1987 Roush IMSA Mustang GTO that won the Daytona 24-hour race;
• And the 1997 Mustang Cobra Trans-Am that claimed the SCCA Trans-Am season with 11 consecutive victories.

The Ford Multimatic Motorsports team will enter the Mustang GT3 IMSA in its first race next month, the Motul Course de Monterey Powered by Hyundai N at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Champion Spirit Livery will then fly to Detroit for the Detroit Grand Prix . After that, the team will convert to its standard livery from Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen in June until the end of the season.

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Mayor Duggan touts NFL draft, public safety boost, junk removal plan at State of the City

Mayor Mike Duggan did not shy away from touting the NFL draft yet again as he kicked off his 11th annual State of the City on Wednesday evening at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Detroit's northwest side.

Duggan anticipates similar crowds to past NFL drafts, which drew in roughly 300,000 visitors. The mayor encourages them to visit redeveloped sites shown across the nation during Detroit's bankruptcy 10 years ago, such as the Michigan Central Depot, from which he delivered his State of the City last year, and witness how much the city has changed.

"We have a chance to introduce ourselves to America," Duggan said. "The last time we were in the national spotlight on MSNBC, it was about bankruptcy and a lot of people ... when they get here, you're going to see a very different city."

The mayor dived into a long list of recreational and major developments, including: GM Factory Zero and Stellantis assembly plants; State Fairgrounds development into a transit and Amazon fulfillment center; the $3 billion Henry Ford "Future of Health" development; Hudson's site, which GM recently announced plans to move its headquarters into the city's newest skyscraper, and the Water Square residences and hotel at the former Joe Louis Arena site.

Duggan added that when he first ran for office in 2013 and met with hundreds of residents, "it hurt" to realize much of them felt the city and country forgot about Detroit.

They said "our neighborhood has been forgotten ... there's illegal dumping, nobody's picked it up. There's open abandoned houses, nobody cares. You dial 911, the police don’t show up. The ambulance doesn’t show up," Duggan said. "What they were really saying is our city has been forgotten."

Duggan praised a number of the city's accomplishments, including eliminating blight, plans to remove abandoned vehicles, demolishing and restoring abandoned homes and boosting several of the city's parks, recreation centers and public spaces in an effort to beautify Detroit.

Here are a some key takeaways:

No more 'ruin porn'

More than 10 years ago, visitors would take "ruin porn" tours in Detroit to capture some of the city's blight, including the iconic Michigan Central Depot, which was initially up for demolition in 2009.

But this year, Duggan declared those tours "canceled."

Several sites are developing, including Lear's seating plant replacing the 40-year abandoned Hudson's Motor plant; the updated and lavish Book Tower housing residences and restaurants; United Artists Theatre building converting into apartments; the Eddystone renovated into apartments; GM parts facility replacing the long abandoned AMC Headquarters; the Fisher Body Plant being restored into apartments, and one of the biggest eyesores, the Packard Plant, which is coming down this year.

Instead of blight tours, Duggan pointed to the city's upgraded amenities, including the RiverWalk, Riverside Park, Beacon Park and more.

Land Value Tax

Prior to diving into the mayor's proposed Land Value Tax plan , which would raise property taxes on vacant land, Duggan touted the city's credit rating upgrade to reaching investment grade. Higher ratings mean governments pay lower costs to borrow money for investments across the city.

As he pushes the property tax plan through the Michigan Legislature, Duggan, once again, reminded Detroiters that it would cut homeowners' property taxes by 17% and raise the tax on vacant land, including parking lots and scrapyards. However, not everybody is on board with the plan.

"I have this fight in Lansing for the Land Value Tax ... which every national economist said would be a great thing in Detroit."

Duggan was referencing a poll of economists who agreed that it would boost Detroit's economy.

Public safety improvement

Detroit, once known nationally as the "carjack city," Duggan said, saw 782 carjackings in 2013, leading Detroit officers to leave the city in "record numbers." In 2024, Detroit has been averaging two per week, he said. Duggan pointed out that former Detroit Police Chief James Craig in 2013 was a victim of carjacking. The city in the meantime provided pay increases as an incentive to stay. Detroit's homicide rate dropped from 386 in 2013 to 252 in 2023.

The city also started Project Green Light , which uses cameras installed at various businesses, aimed at deterring crime and providing video evidence when it happens near a Green Light site.

"Ten years later, Detroit is a national leader in reducing carjackings," Duggan said.

Detroit also launched a number of community violence intervention initiatives, including gunshot detection systems to prevent gun crime. Six activist groups received federal grants to research ways to prevent crime and curb gun violence. Duggan plans to request that City Council extends their contracts through 2025 after seeing gun violence dip by 44% in areas where four of the groups focused on personal interaction to deescalate situations.

Duggan also touted the city's 911 response time reaching an average of 7 minutes and 30 seconds, which is less than the national standard. The city is dispatching 42 ambulances a day, compared with 20-22 last year.

Solar energy

Duggan touted multiple solar efforts underway, including 127 municipal buildings converting from fossil-based to solar energy. The city also launched an initiative to convert 250 acres of land into solar farms . The intention would be to convert blight into a more productive use. The city would select eight neighborhoods, two of which will power streetlights.

Homeowners living within the area will receive $15,000 in energy-efficiency home upgrades. Duggan will send the first three winning neighborhoods to City Council next month for approval.

Eliminating junk vehicles

In an effort to remove abandoned vehicles, 20 of the city's municipal parking officers are ticketing inoperable or unlicensed vehicles on the street. The citation will give owners 48 hours to move the vehicle.

"2024 is the year we finally rid Detroit of the abandoned illegal vehicles," Duggan said, adding that a resident complained to him about junk vehicles in her neighborhood, suggesting it's not a common sight in the suburbs.

Owners of multiple vehicles on private property lawns will have two weeks to move them, including commercial vehicles. Owners cannot store them on lawns, even if they build a fence around it, Duggan added.

"You can't store your commercial vehicles in our neighborhoods," Duggan said.

The city ticketed 5,208 vehicles so far this year. It towed 769, he said, and 85% were moved by the owners. Residents can report abandoned vehicles on the "Improve Detroit' app.

Rising home values

Detroit home values grew by $3.9 billion since the city's bankruptcy. Black homeowners' housing wealth grew by $2.8 billion, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan.

"That's for the people who stay. The whole city in nine years grew," Duggan said, adding in response to those who say downtown and Midtown are the only areas seeing growth, "you tell them the University of Michigan study has 4 billion reasons why that's not true."

The study indicated that since the bankruptcy, demolitions of blighted and abandoned properties, and sales by the Detroit Land Bank Authority led to a "transformation" of the city's housing stock, leading to the market recovery as home sales prices increased.

Dexter Elmhurst Recreation Center

The city is renovating the center on the west side with plans to create a recreation center. In a surprise to a longtime community activist Helen Moore , Duggan plans to name it after her.

"Tomorrow morning, Councilman Fred Durhal is putting forward the resolution, and next year, the brand new facility will be the Helen Moore Community Center," Duggan said. "There is one person who has been the champion. For the last 25 years of my life, my No. 1 critic has been Helen Moore. Every time, she brings me something, she's right."

Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press. Contact: [email protected]. Follow her:  @DanaAfana .