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Which part of Detroit are best to visit,which part i should stay away from? |
Travel Info same as above Travel Tips I actually live in Ann Arbor but I was born in Detroit (Holy Cross Hospital) and I lived on the east side for 25 years. Its hard to beat Detroit for that bombed-out post apocalyptic look. I would love to give any visitor my own special tour of the city. Detroit could have been as great as Chicago had it been managed better. Funny thing how Al Capone chose Chicago and not Detroit. The nice thing about Detroit is that you can do and see everthing in about 3 days. Chicago takes a couple of months or years even. This is what I like to do in Detroit. Go to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Behind the art museum is the Detroit Science center. Across the street from the art museum is the Detroit Historical Museum, definately well worth the walk across the street. Go to Greektown for lunch or dinner. You have to see a show at the Fox Theatre or don't even bother coming to Detroit. My father took me there to see a movie when I was 8 years old (1964) and it has held me spellbound ever since. Across the street is the baseball stadium Comerica Park and also the Detroit Opera House. Both are beautiful enough to blow your mind. A trip to Henry Ford Museum-Greenfield Village is also a must.There's also the Fisher Theater and the Masonic and a few others that I can't think of. The Hart Plaza along the waterfront has festivals all summer long. Leave gaudy jewelry and expensive diamond rings at home unless you want to be robbed. For the grand finale (only to be undertaken during daylight hours) drive around the neighborhood around the Fox Theater and back off of Woodward. Marvel at all the boarded-up businesses and burned out houses and otherwise desolate neighborhoods then ask yourself why and how did this ever happen? Most of Detroit looks this way but I still love it all the same. Like someone else mentioned, stay with the crowds and don't wander far off the beaten path unless of course you are one of those people who is irresistibly drawn to danger. Enjoy! Others The downtown area is nice and relatively crime free. There are lots of restaurants and the casino's. If you are keeping your visit within the city limits just stay downtown and out of the inner-city. If you would like to travel outside the city try Dearborn or Royal Oak. You may also want to travel down Jefferson and check out the Nautical Mile in St. Clair Shores, there are some waterfront restaurants there. I personally don't like the Detroit area that much. When I do go I am there for a reason - concert, Auto Show, mall, etc. I would stay in suburbs - Farmington Hills, Novi, Bloomington areas. They are improving the downtown area by the Cobo Center but just be careful there are some really 'interesting' parts to Detroit. The neighborhoods surrounding the MGM casino is NOT the best - don't wander off there after dark. I had a flat tire there and it was not pretty. Well..Greektown is generally safe. Lots of police patrolling that area. Be careful if you go to the casinos. There are always cases of people winning at the casinos and then getting followed home and robbed of their winnings. Stay out of the neighborhoods. You take your chances anywhere you go but stay in well populated areas. Popular bars and restaurants should be fine. Never let your guard down. I lived in Detroit for 22 years and was robbed 3 times and that was with street smarts.... It's really not all bad. Especially during the day. Just make sure to stay with the crowds. If you want to go somewhere a bit more safe, though, Baileys in Downtown Dearborn is cool. Also, Downtown Royal Oak is fun and it has more stuff to do than Detroit. I would suggest Chicago instead. Royal oak is mainly just one street, the suburbs are nice places to live, but not that much nightlife....but royal oak is much safer. In general, Downtown detroit is safe, the neighborhoods had some very economical bars, but they are best left to locals. I say ,,,stay away! Woodward is a big NO! it is fill with lady's of the night they actually work the corners right across form the stadiums. Motor City Casino is not wroth it the pay outs are not that great. Greektown Casino is better with winnings it is right next to the Police Headquarters. Try downtown Mt Clemens, nice resturants, and bars . Great Lakes Crossing is the best Mall you can go to, they have more chioces to offer. and there is Dave and Buster's in Uitca, it is a great place to go. Be safe! and Good Luck! The best part to visit to visit in Detroit is not to visit Detroit at all. There . There is alot more to see and do in the suburbs There is very little to do in Detroit... A) Red Wings Hockey Game B) Tigers Baseball C) Lions Football D) Greektown Casino E) Motown Casino F) MGM Grand Casino G) Cobo Hall for Auto Show But thats really about it, the only place where I would really consider going is to Greektown and possibly going to the Casino. If your not visiting the casino or going to a sporting event, Windsor Ontario Canada is preety nice, along with the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. But Downtown Detroit is not a city like Las Vegas where you want to be walking the streets at midnight! |
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