The City GuideNo. 05
For those who fly in

Detroit

A music city. Motown was born here. So was techno.

Detroit, MichiganLand · Stay · Eat · Explore10 · 04 · 26

You are flying into a music city. Motown was born here. So was techno. Spend a day in it before the night.

IThe Lay of the Land
WOODWARD · QLINE NEW CENTER MIDTOWN DOWNTOWN The Norwood THE NIGHT DETROIT RIVER CANADA · PASSPORT ← THE HENRY FORD, A DRIVE
The Norwood Hotels Eat Explore
One street holds almost all of it.

The Norwood sits on Woodward in New Center. Sleep in the middle, eat downtown, explore up the line, all of it on the QLine. Only the Henry Ford sits off the map, west in Dearborn, and that one is a drive.

IILand

Detroit Metro is twenty-three miles out, a flat cab or rideshare into the city. Most of the guide sits on Woodward and the QLine. For the Henry Ford, or anything past the corridor, you will want a car.

23 milesFrom the airport
30 minutesBy car
$49Flat-rate cab
The QLineUp Woodward
One more thing

Canada is across the river. Closer than the airport.

If you want a night in Windsor or a passport stamp, bring your passport. You will not get over the bridge without it.
IIIStay
AC Hotel
at the Bonstelle
Midtown, on Woodward, a short ride from the night. We are holding a block here.
Book the block →
15 roomsKing, held
$309Per night
Oct 2 to 5The block
Sept 10Book by
Or where we have stayed, by distance.
In the city, on the corridor
Element at the Metropolitan
Downtown · $$
Modern rooms in a restored tower, the Monarch Club on the roof, walkable to everything downtown.
The David Whitney
Downtown · $$$
A landmark tower on Grand Circus Park. Old-money rooms, the upscale pick in the center.
Shinola Hotel
Downtown · $$$
On Woodward, built by the watch brand. The design one, and the high end of the list.
A drive out
The Henry
Dearborn · $$$
Out west by the Henry Ford. Worth it if you are spending a day in Dearborn.
Detroit Marriott Troy
Troy · $$
North of the city in the suburbs, if that is where your people are.
The Feature

Cayla’s Five

There is good food all over Detroit. These five are the bride's, and one is the groom's.

01
The First Date

Soraya

Open →
02
★Nick's One

SavannahBlue

Open →
03
The Tacos

Bakersfield

Open →
04
Detroit Style

Buddy's

Open →
05
After Hours

Detroit One Coney

Open →
01  /  05
VIExplore
The city, for a free day.
i

See the Rivera Court.

The DIA
Where5200 Woodward Ave
HoursClosed Mondays
TimeHalf a day
ii

Walk the old streets.

Detroit Historical Museum
Where5401 Woodward Ave
HoursClosed Mon and Tue
TimeOne to two hours
iii

Stand in Studio A.

Motown Museum
Where2648 W Grand Blvd
HoursBook ahead
TimeOne to two hours
iv

The city's living room.

Campus Martius
Where800 Woodward Ave
HoursOpen daily
TimeAn hour
v

Sit on the Rosa Parks bus.

The Henry Ford
WhereDearborn
HoursAbout 25 min out
TimeHalf a day
Explore Friday or Saturday. Sunday is the night.

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