Detroit Tour Connections

Detroit went through some really hard times during the later half of the 20th century.

And to many people, it still has a fairly bad reputation as a city that is not worth visiting.

These days, Detroit is a great city, with a current population of around 670,000. 

Meanwhile, the suburbs surrounding Detroit have the vast majority of more than 4,000,000

residents of the Detroit metro area.  The Detroit suburbs are generally nice communities, and

there is a lot of wealth in the Grosse Pointes and many cities in Oakland County.  In fact, the

high poverty rate in Detroit itself stands in sharp contrast to the wealth of metropolitan Detroit.

.The auto industry still is a major part of our identity and it still employs many Detroiters. 

Headquarters of General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) are in metro

 Detroit.  Autos are front and center at the Henry Ford Museum, Ford Rouge factory tour, the

North American Int'l Auto Show, Autorama, Woodward Dream Cruise, and Ford Piquette factory.

The City of Detroit has been making an impressive come-back in the past couple decades.

Our downtown now has three new venues for sports and concerts, plus casinos, and a riverwalk.

The former Book-Cadillac Hotel was restored.  Other abandoned buildings have been turned into

boutique hotels. New apartments are being built downtown and in surrounding areas, and many of

the city's neighborhoods are improving.  Campus Martius Park is a great central gathering spot.

Detroit has great events -- including the Jazz Festival, Techno Music Festival, Auto Show,

Grand Prix races, River Days Festival and Fireworks, and a Marathon Race that is international.

Belle Isle is an excellent island park in the Detroit River.  Our Riverwalk is regarded as one of

the finest in the nation.  And many Detroiters enjoy boating on the river or on Lake St. Clair.

Just on the other side of the Detroit River is our neighboring city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Our Marathon Race involves running from Detroit to Windsor by the Ambassador Bridge, and

returning to Detroit with a run through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.  It's a very cool Marathon race.

Detroit has great flavors -- such as coney island style hot dogs (coney dogs), Detroit style pizza,

Greek food, Middle Eastern food, Polish food, Mexican food, soul food and BBQ.  Also, Detroit

has plenty of fine dining options, and has a lot of excellent microbreweries and brewpubs. 

Detroit is a city with a lot of interesting history, plus great events, great food, great concerts,

great museums, great sporting events and much more.  Detroit is definitely a place worth visiting.

Come to Detroit.  While you are here, you may want to line up a private tour with us, or sign up

for our popular downtown walking tour that is aptly called  "Detroit's Rise, Fall, and Renewal."