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Henry Ford, son of a farmer, built his first car in Detroit in
1896. There was nothing too amazing about this feat, because cars
had been around for some time. What was unique to Ford's...
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Car buffs from the world over are drawn to Detroit's Automotive
Hall of Fame, close to the Henry Ford Museum in Oakwood Boulevard,
Dearborn, which is the public program and exhibition centre for...
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The Detroit Historical Museum in Downtown allows visitors the
chance to tour the scope of the city's history, from Antoine de la
Mothe Cadillac's landing on the banks of the Detroit River...
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America's fifth-largest fine arts museum boasts more than 100
galleries displaying a collection of 65,000 works, ranging from
mummies to Matisse, and Asian antiquities to American
Impressionists....
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Detroit's Motown sound originated in two simple buildings on
West Grand Boulevard, Downtown, at Hitsville U.S.A. Visitors can
see the original control room and recording studio where stars...
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Michigan boasts some wonderful sandy beaches along its western
coastline along Lake Michigan. Some of the best of these, with
miles of sand and wild dunes, are near the ferry port town...
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The city of Ann Arbor in southeast Michigan, 45 miles (72km)
west of Detroit just north of the Ohio border, is home to the
University of Michigan, one of the country's top universities. The
city...
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Midwestern Michigan seems an unlikely place to put a popular
beach resort, but Traverse City is just that. The town is located
25 miles (40km) from a sandy beach along Lake Michigan in...
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The small resort towns of Saugatuck and Douglas are close enough
together to be considered one holiday destination. Popular for
weekend getaways from Detroit and Chicago, the towns are...
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