This means visiting Detroit on a Saturday and Sunday without ever leaving the City Limits of the City of Detroit.
2006-09-04 06:20:58 · 18 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Detroit
well... lol
let's just keep it real. as a black chick from Detroit, who is responding (i think) to a white male from out of the area...yes, you can have a great time in detroit (don't listen to losers). but Detroit, my dear, is unique in the sense that the gems of the city are not flashed on television...like Times Square, or Rodeo Drive :) you HAVE to know where to go in detroit.
i can keep it real b/c...let's be honest...u don't want to go alllll over the city limits. stay downtown, go to an event downtown, eat downtown. :) there are many many wonderful hotels (thank you super bowl), restaurants (thanks you super bowl) and night spots. try to catch a Tiger's game (Comerica Park is beautiful, even if you don't like baseball, b/c i don't). Sunday...lions game! :) everyone is mentioning the casinos...but i am only suggesting Greektown. it's the most tourist friendly and is in the heart of the Greektown strip of restaurants, bars, etc...
You can catch a comedy show at Second City (which is attached to Hockeytown). And of course, you should go to the Renaissance Center and get some fine dining by the river. Speaking of dining on the river...we have the Detroit Princess, which is a really nice cruise boat that goes up and down the detroit river (which divides US from Canada). Speaking of Canada :).....You said that you wanted to stay w/i the limits, but remember that another country is right next door! if you bring a birth certificate/passport...you can take the bridge over to Canada and get a different flavor. right across the border is tons of nightlife, and yes, another casino :) but it's very nice and the border is right downtown, detroit (which is where we are ALL telling you to stay!)
Good luck. And I hope you decide to come. I am sure you will enjoy yourself.
2006-09-06 08:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by sexy law chick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not bad.... would have been fine this weekend because there was both the Detroit Jazz Fesitval (awesome!) and the Michigan State Fair going on.
Dearborn is right next to Detroit and contains the Henry Ford Museum which includes Greenfield Village (excellent replica of life in old days) and the Ford Rouge Plant Tour, where you can watch the F-150 get built.
So, if you allow yourself to go out of the city lilmits for a bit, you'll have a really good weekend.
2006-09-04 15:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by Lemme_show_ya 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to clint...the only way Detroit is a toilet is if you're a piece of SH_IT like him.
Did You Know...
On June 23, 1963 what is now Campus Martius park used to be Kennedy Square Martin Luther King Jr. gave his legendary "I have a dream" speech for the very first time right here in Detroit?
Minuro Yamasaki, who designed the World Trade Center, started his career in Detroit (with buildings like One Woodward Avenue)?
Downtown Detroit has 26% less crime than the national average?
Detroit's Campus Martius Park is ranked the 4th Best Public Square in North America?
the world's first electric traffic light was installed in 1920 at Woodward and Michigan Avenues?
the tallest indoor waterfall, which measures 34.75 m (114 ft) in height and is backed by 840-sq m (9,000-sq ft) of marble, is situated in the lobby of the International Center in Detroit? (according to the Guinness Book of World Records)
there are over 125 bars and restaurants within the one square mile of Downtown Detroit?
With over 28,000, Detroit has the largest number of theater seats outside of New York?
Also what is now Campus Martius park used to be Kennedy Square where Martin Luther King first mentioned his "I have a Dream" speach before taking it to the national mall
Greenield Villiage and Henry Ford Museum
Detroit Zoo
Detroit Science Center
Museum African American History
Mexican Town
Greek Town
The Whitney
Motown Historical Museum
Undergorund Railroad Tour - First Congressional Church of Detroit
I could go on all day like this
http://after5detroit.com/06/index.php
http://www.modeldmedia.com/default.aspx
http://www.thewhitney.com/
http://www.metrotimes.com/
and get ready to shake it
http://www.motownmuseum.com/
peace
2006-09-05 07:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to Rom Detroit is the best
You can go to are many Casinos
are grate restaurants and bars like
Chelios bar and grill and Hockey town bar and grill
also u can go see the red wings, lions,and tigers
and the Detroit river is beautiful
Down Town Detroit is the best Down Town in the world
also u can go to
Chaldean Town, Greek Town, and Mexican Town
2006-09-04 10:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by Big Joey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that there is two days worth of things to do here. 6 or 8 hours maybe but not 2 days. You could go to Greektown for lunch, a casino for a few hours, Hard Rock for a drink, a million other bars for a drink, go to campus martius and see whats going on there and depending on the season, take in a ball game or a hockey game. I can't think of anything else real huge to do in the city limits.
2006-09-04 06:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Jaded 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is doable. There is Greektown, the casinos, the Renaissance Center area, and Belle Isle. Stay away from the east side! Stay in the good parts of Detroit, which are few (but you will know the good parts from the bad parts, as it is extremely noticeable).
2006-09-04 06:38:05 · answer #6 · answered by It is . . . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of...if you just stay down town, and there is a sporting event like the red wings, tigers, lions, that you like you can watch that...you can also go to one of the casinos if you like that....there are a few night clubs around town too, as well as the hard rock cafe, although it is tiny by comparison to other places you might have been to..
be prepared to be dissapointed, though...detroit is still very much hurting from the loss of manufacturing jobs.
even downtown you will see lots of empty buildings
if you dare go outside of downtown, you will see LOTS of abandonded buildings
2006-09-04 12:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to answer, but the one by Wiznet couldn't be topped.
Detroit would be a good place for a weekend getaway, depending on when you scheduled it there might be more or less to do.
But there would always be enough to keep you busy for a weekend if you were willing to look around and find what there is available.
2006-09-05 10:18:27 · answer #8 · answered by CB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of all the cities in the u.s., why do you choose one of the highest crime level cities to vacation in? 2 days, huh? Well, I know where you can spend 2 days and really enjoy yourselves. It is in Dearborn and the place is Greenfield Village. it will take you one day to see the village and another day to take in the relics inside Henry Ford's Museum which is located inside Greenfield Village. There is so much to see and do plus have loads of fun doing it. It is designed for all ages. You are turning back the hands of time, a time you and your family will create memories you will cherish for a life time. I guarantee a fun-filled 2 days you will never regret.
2006-09-07 04:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by garymgwm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is plenty to do downtowwn. Casinos, restaurants, clubs and bars. You'll have fun. Now I don't know where u r from, but all of the clubs and bars are open until 2. After that, the casinos will be the only other place to go after 2. Have fun while u r here!
2006-09-06 09:55:58 · answer #10 · answered by bicheeeened30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋