Top Things to Do When Visiting Detroit

July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Destinations 

Detroit, Michigan is one of the most cultural, historic cities in the world, with many attractions, fun filled activities and entertainment. Detroit, Michigan is an international city, once lost and going through many urban problems but has more than 20 billion dollars in new development and reconstruction currently going on. Even with all the rebuilding, Detroit, Michigan still has a lot to see and do. The main attractions in Detroit and the most popular activities consist of activities at Belle Isle, museums, and the famous casinos.

One of the city’s top attractions is an event that takes place every year for the youth, on Belle Isle, where more than 30,000 youth get together for a day of fun activities such as contests, games, athletic activities, entertainment, and motivational speakers, all which adults can enjoy as well. Every year the event is held on a different day, but when you are planning to visit this area be sure to check the calendar of events, because this is not one you want to miss.

If you enjoy learning about history, there are many educational and historic museums with much knowledge to offer about history such as, The Michigan’s Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame, Holocaust Memorial Center, Motown Historical Museum, Plymouth Historical Society, The Henry Ford, and many more museums that offer a lot of fascinating historical information. Did you know that the famous Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his, ‘I have a dream’ speech in Detroit, Michigan at Cobo Hall?

How about the nightlife? You want to hang out with friends and have a night of entertainment, laughs, gambling, and good food? Detroit has three dominant casinos such as the MGM Grand Casino located in downtown Detroit, Greektown Casino located off of Boulevard, and Motorcity Casino located off Grand River Avenue.

Some or all the famous casinos have restaurants, nightly live entertainment, slot machines, gambling tables, and diverse crowds. The casinos can provide you many opportunities to win a decent amount of money, and you might get lucky and just get rich, but while you’re gambling you get to enjoy all the other amenities such as the all you can eat buffets, and live entertainment all in one place. It’s almost like a one stop shop.

Do you enjoy a good laugh? Most cities establish at least one or two comedy clubs, but Detroit has four. They are Bea’s Comedy Kitchen, Coco’s House of Comedy, Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, and One Mic’s Stand. Most of the comedy clubs have open mic night, bars, nice dinners, poetry acts, and much more. Some of the best comedians started out in Detroit such as David Alan Grier of the television show, ‘In Living Color’.

No matter what your interests are you can always find something to do in the city of Detroit. There are plenty educational fun events, nightlife entertainment, family fun activities, or maybe just catching a movie at one of the local theatres. The next time you decide to travel to Detroit, Michigan, go online and check out its many attractions.

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