10 Fun Things to Do in Detroit Michigan - Visiting My Hometown as a Tourist
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Detroit really does have some extraordinary sights to see, so in this travel guide, we'll show you 10 fun things to do in Detroit!
Kendra was born and raised in Detroit but still has not visited all 10 of the items on this list. Join us as we discover the best of Detroit together!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:24 - Fisher Building
3:25 - Guardian Building
4:08 - The Spirit of Detroit
4:32 - The Joe Lewis Fist
5:04 - Renaissance Center and Highlands
6:02 - The Belt
6:17 - Eastern Market
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9:23 - The Riverwalk
9:45 - Belle Isle
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I want to say as someone who grew up and lives in Virginia, Detroit is my favorite US city! I fell in love with the city when I first came to visit in 2014 right after the bankruptcy and I decided to volunteer at a tree farm with my mother in 2015. We both loved the architecture, the international riverfront, downtown, people mover, and the nice people in the Motor City. Sadly, my mother passed away 5/7/24 at the age of 70 from Bile Duct Cancer. I'm going back to Detroit next month to honor her by volunteering again and doing some more sightseeing including Motown Museum, The Henry Ford, Eastern Market, Tigers game at Comerica Park and the Detroit Institue of Arts! For you MOM! RIP
Glad Detroit holds so many good memories for you. So sorry for your loss!
Just want to say as a Canadian across the river, I love Detroit. So many great things to do and it’s a city with a great vibe and great people. Often go to Detroit for sporting events (Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and Lions) and live theatre. Have never had a negative experience. Thanks for the great video on a great city. Detroit is the Comeback City. 👏👏👍🇨🇦
Nice! Thanks for sharing all your positive experiences in Detroit! Indeed, Detroit has a lot of sporting teams to offer.
The beautiful bridge connecting canada.nice
So underrated, Detroit is on the top of my list to visit.
Nice! Enjoy Detroit! You really can have a great time there!
Grand Rapids native & current Detroit resident. Happy to see the city highlighted in a positive light. I fell further in love with this city upon each visit and decided to move here immediately after college 4 years ago.
How nice to hear about your love and move to Detroit! Thanks for sharing!
Downtown Detroit resident here for 16 years now and have never regretted one day. I love living here, so much to do , such nice people, incredible architecture and history, great restaurants and culture, museums first class entertainment shows at wonderful theaters, and really nice biking and walking trails. Bellisle is absolutely beautiful to spend a day out at around the water. Love this city, and I do love all four seasons, great video.
So nice to hear your perspective. I like how you stay active and connected to nature even though you are in the center of the city.
Love your love for Detroit! Milwaukee here :) Midwest doesn't get enough love
So true! Glad you could see that the video was made with love ❤️.
Detroit one of my favorite cities 🏙️ and it’s a popular city too.
I love seeing the hustle and bustle of Detroit and other major cities
Yes, it was really bustling while we were there and we had a great time!
@@LucasWorldTravel that’s wonderful
Detroit is a city rising from the ashes. This city gets a bad rap. There is wonderful architecture, plenty of restaurants, beautiful natural scenery, a gorgeous riverside walkway, a city owned restored park island, casinos, a ton of hotels, major league sports teams, a world class art museum, just to name a few of the attractions. Detroit is indeed a city on the rise!!
Detroit is indeed on the rise Shirley! Thanks for sharing!
I'm a Michigan native and I love the Detroit Riverwalk! I take my dog there and it's just a great place to walk.
How nice! I bet your dog loves that!
I'm so glad I searched for Detroit travel videos and found this. Your hometown looks beautiful and exciting. I think I'd enjoy visiting there.
Nice! Glad you are inspired to visit. Detroit really does have a lot to offer. Enjoy it!
i like how detroit is the most memed city in the world
We have never been to Detroit but seems like there is so much to do! Thanks for showing us around! The restaurant at the Renaissance center has such incredible views! I also added taking a boat tour first and taking a walk after by the Riverwalk on my to do list once we make it there. Your home is beautiful ❤️
Thanks guys! Detroit does have a lot of beauty that I never paid attention to when I lived there. Glad I get to discover it now.
Lucas World Travel, This is great! I liked it and subscribed!
Nice! Welcome to the channel!
Kudos to you for representing your city! 👏🏽
You highlighted some of my favorites. I’m also from Michigan, and have always loved the vibe and beauty of downtown.
Keep up the excellent work!
Many thanks Kauai! Glad we hit some of your favorites!
So many great things to so. We were there many many uears ago and saw the Red Wings play at the Joe Louis Arena. We saw the Riverwalk from Windsor when we were there. Definitely need to make a trip back to Detroit for some more sightseeing.
See, I’ve never seen any sports games in Detroit. That’s another thing I would love to do when we go back.
AT MICHIGAN MY AUNTY RUTH USED TO LIVE AT HER OLD HOUSE AND SHE ALSO USED TO LIVE AT MICHIGAN.
Im from Ypsilanti and I go to Detroit all the time.
It’s so awesome that you made a travel video in your hometown! It really looks like an amazing city and so much to do! The river cruise would be top of our list, the views look great!
Yes, we are so glad we got to take that cruise. It was a real highlight of our trip.
Wow! Thank you for highlighting the beauty of Detroit!
Our pleasure! Thanks for the kind comment!
Wonderful video. I live near Detroit and I still learned a few things from your video. Thank you for highlighting your hometown.
Yep, there are always some undiscovered corners to explore! Never stop exploring!
Might be going off tangents here, but over the years since we started recovering from covid lockdowns, I started loving Detroit much more than any city in the Tri-State Area. When I take mass transit like as Long Island Railroad, Metro-North Railroad, and New Jersey Transit RR (NJT cancellations COUGH COUGH), I picture myself in Detroit at every station stopped at or bypassed! I also picture myself in Detroit when I eat at various places in the Tri-State Area. Detroit and its surrounding Metro Areas in my opinion also have SO MANY super friendly people, especially girls/women, and I think about all the vibes spread when using mass transit in my home region. I am DYING to visit this beautiful city someday! 💞💞💞💞
Awesome! Hope you get there soon! We must admit, we had a blast!
thank you! I've been to Detroit many times cause one of my best friends used to live in Windsor but I'd never considered going into the old buildings you went into although I'd photographed their exteriors many times! going this weekend and def will do that.
Nice enjoy! The interiors are lovely!
Wow Detroit! Welcome home and thank you so much for taking us along.
Glad to share the journey! Thanks for watching!
Welcome to my hometown of Detroit Michigan! It's a pleasure to share a bit of where I've from with you. My question to you though is have you ever toured your hometown like a tourist? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below!
My plan is to tear up all those vacant lots to just bare dirt and return all that space back to rich, fertile farmland, just like it was at one time. You can grow all kinds of wonderful produce and hire bunches of people to work it. Plus it will feed thousands and be a win-win.
Fellow Detroit resident and world traveler. Thank you both for sharing your incredible videos. I’m happy to be a new subscriber. Safe Travels ❤️👊🏽👍🏾👏🏾
Thanks so much and welcome to the channel!
Detroit is also a great place for wonderful little places to dance around in while at wild rock and roll shows.
That does sound fun! 🤩
Thank you for sharing your home town with us. It’s fun exploring your hometown like a tourist, Detroit looks really cool. Love what you said at the end about starting somewhere but not having to end up there 🌎❤️
I've been following Detroit for a few years now and I'm excited to see it get better and better, i really like this city.
We agree! It’s improvement is encouraging!
It is so wonderful traveling with you!! So interesting and beautiful places!! Thank you for sharing this my new friend!! Greeting from Korea!!😍😍👍
Glad you found my hometown interesting! Thanks for watching!
I look forward to relocating. I'm already in west Michigan but East Michigan offers more.
Well, good luck with your big move!
Plenty of other US cities have vacant lots...
I enjoyed this video, and I like that these are not expensive activities 😀 def will plan a trip
Nice! Hope you enjoy Detroit as much as we did!
Thankyou, I loved the video. I was deciding whether to stop in at Detroit during our road trip, and you helped me decide, I am going to Detroit ;-)
Wow, that's great to hear! I'm glad that our video could inspire you to give Detroit a try.
Ahhh Detroit...another place (in another state) I have yet to visit
Detroit can be surprisingly fun. Usually when we visit we only visit family and don’t really do anything. Glad we got to change that this time!
Thank you so much for this beautiful look at Detroit!
Happy to share! Enjoy Detroit!
What a nice visit, Thanks.
Thank you! Fun music and interesting commentary.
Awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool that you made a video in your hometown as a tourist! I always love your positive vibe and you inspire me to go and do more! Interesting to see Detroit, looks lovely! 😊
Thanks Barbara! There’s so much to explore in our own hometowns. Definitely don’t miss the opportunity to get out and experience it!
@@LucasWorldTravel yes, will do! In one week we are going on our holiday to Dubrovnik, Mostar and Sarajevo! Can't wait!
PS: We are watching all your videos in order from oldest to newest, we have seen you have new ones from Iceland, which we are very excited about once we get to them!!
FYI... Belle Isle is NOT FREE. There is a small fee to get on to the island that must be paid at the entrance, but with that fee you have access to everything on the island. I personally pay annually for tge Metro Park Pass (about $15) when I renew my license plate tags, and that gives me a year of unlimited access to ALL Metro Parks in the State of MI... and there are hundreds of parks in MI.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow you are living the life iam waiting five more years to do Iam from Detroit also I live in California now since 1996
Believe me it's worth the wait! Best wishes on your journey!
Thank you for your post. I found it very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy Detroit!
Enjoyed this video. Thank you
Great to hear Sasha! Hope you enjoy Detroit as well! Happy travels!
I worked at the Marriott for three years. I was there on 9/11. Scared me half to death because we had no idea what was really going on…
That would be scary. It was a strange time for everyone then.
I like the historic facts :)
Oh man, I have be living SE Michigan more than 20 years, I only been in fisher and eastern market, thank you for making my this weekend must to do list🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Glad to give you some new places to try! You're really going to have a great time this weekend! 👍🏽
@@LucasWorldTravel 🤭🤭🤭
Seeing some of the neighborhoods today makes me sad bc they are beautiful and full of history and one of a kind architecture, they need LOVEEE💗💗💗
In total agreement!
Great city to visit. I would love to go back!
Awesome! Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks I decided to cross the border and visit the city so thanks to your advices I save time 🎉
Glad we could help! Enjoy Detroit!
I’m debating if I want to go to Detroit or Memphis for my birthday in beginning of November 🤔
As we don't like cold weather, we personally would recommend Memphis in November. Enjoy the music on Beale Street! Come to Detroit in the summer when you can take the cruise and really enjoy Belle Isle.
Very nice sharing my dear respected friend full support and Big likes from Ahmed Ali Nizamani ❤️💕💕🥰🥰💖
Many thanks! Kind regards!
That's cool you're from Detroit, Kendra - I didn't know that! I spent 6 years in Michigan just an hour away from the city and only got to 1 of these! Great video :)
Yes when you live someplace you don’t really do all the touristy things, but they are so worth doing! Are you guys any closer to your big move?
@@LucasWorldTravel So true! And thanks for asking, we are crawling along - got a realtor and prepping our house to sell maybe in the spring! I've been wondering: how did you sell all your stuff? Craigslist, yard sale, eBay? :)
@@megahern8467 Facebook marketplace worked well for selling our larger items like furniture, and we did a yard sale for our smaller household items. We were able to get rid of quite a bit that way. The rest went to goodwill. Glad you guys are taking your steps. Houses are selling fast these days so best of luck to you both in the spring!
@@LucasWorldTravel Thank you so much, Kendra!! This is so great to know. Thanks again and best of luck to you and David on your travels! :) :)
FYI;the"e"in Detroit is"silent",so,it's properly pronounced D'troit,and I abhor when people stress the"e"with:"Deetroit"!! 😛
Been a long while since we've spoken. Did not know you were from Detroit. I'm from Toledo originally. Family in Detroit and have spent a lot of time in Detroit and Windsor. Thanks for the memories and go Tigers!!
Lol! Go Tigers! Thanks so much for stopping by! Glad to bring back some good Detroit memories for you!
A cidade do motor 🚘
Where is that riverfront?? Soooo nice!
It's downtown Detroit. Just search for Detroit Riverwalk on Google Maps.
We are coming next week. how is parking? Do i need quarters..credit card? Great video! New subbie!
Welcome to the channel! Parking is mostly in garages or lots so credit cards are best for garages and cash for lots. Enjoy Detroit!
Дуже мало контенту про Detroit з гарної сторони. В більшості тільки про кримінал та розруху😔 Ви молодці що показали його гарну сторону🤗 Успіхів вам!!
Дуже правильно! Але в кожному місті є хороша сторона. Ми раді, що показали хорошу сторону Детройта в цьому відео.
👏🏾👏🏾👊🏽👊🏽❤️❤️
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Any Aretha Franklin landmarks? Motown landmarks??
There’s a Motown museum but it was closed for renovation while we were there. And there’s an Aretha Franklin Amphitheater.
SHAME on you Kendra!! How could you NOT have went inside the Fisher Building?!? I went in there in 1988,rode the elevator to the 28th floor,walked-around the empty floor,and saw a beautiful mahogany door,opened it to see a bunch of stairs;went up these stairs,and found myself inside the green roof of it,as I looked down upon the"Tastefest"crowds enjoying themselves from a 412-foot vantagepoint!!
Nice! Sounds like you had the full experience!
All downtown. No inner city places!?
I'm ua talk to this Girl. I like you, but i don't see us thinking about Detroit! I am a Native. What this means for you, but me to see a person is to love them. Bye.
The city is truly rebounding thanks to mexicans and other immigrants 🇺🇲💪
Top 10 things to do in Detroit:
1. Leave
Joking, lived here for 3 years.
Glad you’re joking! Although I don’t live there anymore, I’m not mad at the city at all!
I hate to be THAT person, but detroit is a piece of shit 💀 i live near that area and there is so much crime there, so if you do make the painful decision to go, be aware of your surroundings. Its a very dirty place, and just not a pleasant place overall. Yes, it does have its perks and can be cool i guess, but residents of the state hate going into detroit for work or for anything really, but yeah
I agree with u. The guy running his mouth has never been in the ghetto after dark. One question to all u ghetto lovers. Would u rather take a wrong turn at nite in the ghetto or a wrong turn at nite in macomb twp. I rest my case.
Well I guess the NFL draft proved all this wrong! Everyone loves Detroit they just keep coming😅
The No. 1 fun thing to do in Detroit is to drive real fast the hell out of town.
Just make sure you bring your gun with you and always have somebody watching your back. it can go down real quick in Detroit I wouldn't go down there for nothing
That is some outdated shit.., I'm in the city every day. Walk around and never have an issue. Downtown is amazing and safe as hell.
@@Mike_and_Lifejust ask the people carjacked robbed raped and shot at on the eway. Oh and the ones murdered. Oh thats right they arnt around to speak.
@@davidgentz1731 spoken like a person who has never been there.