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🚗 Detroit's Downtown, Midtown, Corktown, Eastern Market & Hamtramck: Coney Dogs, Square Pizza & Motor City Classics
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My Motor City weekend: coney dog rematches on Lafayette, Saturday at Eastern Market, Motown in Studio A, and jazz at Cliff Bell's. These are the spots I send every friend visiting Detroit.
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I always start at the Detroit Institute of Arts to stand in the middle of Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals.
Detroit Institute of Arts
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I walk the Streets of Old Detroit and the auto assembly line exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum.
Detroit Historical Museum
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I spend a couple of hours at the Charles H. Wright Museum, whose And Still We Rise exhibit stays with me every time.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
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I book Selden Standard for wood-fired small plates and seasonal cocktails when I want a real Detroit dinner.
Selden Standard
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I dig through vinyl at Third Man Records and peek at the pressing plant through the window.
Third Man Records
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I grab dinner and a beer at Detroit Shipping Company, a food hall built out of stacked shipping containers.
Detroit Shipping Company
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I catch a show at the Fox Theatre just to sit under that over-the-top 1928 gilded ceiling.
Fox Theatre
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I watch the Tigers at Comerica Park and ride the Ferris wheel shaped like baseballs on the concourse.
Comerica Park
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I order two coneys with everything at Lafayette Coney Island and pick a side in the city's great hot dog debate.
Lafayette Coney Island
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I walk next door to American Coney Island for the rematch, because you have to try both to be fair.
American Coney Island
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I hang out at Campus Martius Park, which has an urban beach in summer and an ice rink in winter.
Campus Martius Park
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I step inside the Guardian Building to gawk at the Art Deco tile lobby, which is free to see.
Guardian Building
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I go to Hudson Cafe for brunch, and the red velvet chicken and waffles are the move.
The Hudson Cafe
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I grab a drink at the Shinola Hotel and browse the Shinola flagship store right next door.
Shinola Hotel
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I walk or bike the Detroit RiverWalk with views straight across to Windsor, Canada.
Detroit Riverwalk
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I stop at Milliken State Park, a little wetland park and lighthouse right on the RiverWalk.
William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor
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I ride the Dequindre Cut, an old rail line turned graffiti-lined greenway that links the river to Eastern Market.
Dequindre Cut Greenway
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I hit Eastern Market on a Saturday morning for flowers, produce, and the murals painted all over the sheds.
Eastern Market
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I grab a thin-crust pie at Supino Pizzeria right after the market, and the Bismarck with an egg is my favorite.
Supino Pizzeria Eastern Market
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I sip a Dirty Blonde at the Atwater Brewery taproom near the river.
Atwater Brewery & Tap House
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I tour the restored Michigan Central Station, which went from Detroit's most famous ruin to a stunning comeback.
Michigan Central Station East Entrance
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I fill up on brisket and the Yardbird sandwich at Slows Bar BQ, the Corktown spot that kicked off the neighborhood's revival.
Slows Bar BQ
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I grab a huge sandwich at Mudgie's Deli and eat it on the patio on a sunny day.
Best Deli in Wayne County 2014 | Mudgie's; 1300 Porter St. ...
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I do a tasting at Two James Spirits, Detroit's first licensed distillery since Prohibition.
Two James Spirits Detroit Tasting Room
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I lose an afternoon in the four floors of John K. King Used & Rare Books, inside an old glove factory.
John K. King Used & Rare Books
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I make the pilgrimage to Hitsville U.S.A. at the Motown Museum and stand in Studio A where the hits were cut.
Motown Museum
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I wander the gilded arcade of the Fisher Building, Detroit's largest art object.
Fisher Building
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I visit the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, where the first Model T was built.
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum
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I walk the Heidelberg Project, Tyree Guyton's outdoor art installation covering a whole east side block.
The Heidelberg Project
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I drive over to Belle Isle and wander through the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory's palms and orchids.
Belle Isle Nature Center
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I end the night with live jazz and a cocktail at Cliff Bell's, a restored 1930s Art Deco club.
Cliff Bell's
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I head up Livernois to Baker's Keyboard Lounge, one of the oldest jazz clubs in the world.
Baker's Keyboard Lounge
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I go to the original Buddy's Pizza on Conant for a square Detroit-style pie, right where the style was born.
Buddy's Pizza
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I head to Hamtramck for pierogi and dill pickle soup in the cozy basement dining room at Polish Village Cafe.
Polish Village Cafe
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I pick up paczki at New Martha Washington Bakery in Hamtramck, especially around Fat Tuesday.
New Martha Washington Bakery
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I spend a full day at The Henry Ford in Dearborn to see the Rosa Parks bus and the presidential limos.
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
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I end my Dearborn day at Al Ameer for shawarma, hummus, and garlic sauce at a James Beard-honored Lebanese spot.
Al Ameer
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