Walking Tours
Preservation Wayne (tel: (313) 577 3559; website: www.preservationwayne.org), Detroit's oldest architectural preservation organisation, arranges Detroit heritage walking tours every Tuesday evening and Saturday morning with themes such as the car industry heritage, the Downtown area, the cultural centre, the Eastern market and Midtown, from May through September. Detroit Tour Connection (tel: (313) 283 4332) offers a series of Wednesday evening walks (May-Sep) that include several unique downtown tours on a rotating schedule. Parts of Downtown Detroit, such as the waterfront, are well suited to leisurely strolling, as are many of the city's suburbs, such as Dearborn, Southfield, Ann Arbor and Grosse Pointe.
Bus Tours
Detroit Tour Connection (tel: (313) 283 4332) can be contacted for guided bus tours for groups.
Other Tours
Diamond Jack's River Tours (tel: (313) 843 9376; website: www.diamondjack.com) offers a 2-hour narrated cruise of the Detroit River from on-board a 27m (90ft) ship. Sights include the Detroit skyline and Belle Isle. The tour departs from the Hart Plaza in the city centre. Portofino Friendship (tel: (734) 281 6700; website: www.portofinoontheriver.com/pubcruises.htm) offers a cruise of the Detroit River, which lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and begins at the Portofino Restaurant.
Preservation Wayne (tel: (313) 577 3559; website: www.preservationwayne.org), Detroit's oldest architectural preservation organisation, arranges Detroit heritage walking tours every Tuesday evening and Saturday morning with themes such as the car industry heritage, the Downtown area, the cultural centre, the Eastern market and Midtown, from May through September. Detroit Tour Connection (tel: (313) 283 4332) offers a series of Wednesday evening walks (May-Sep) that include several unique downtown tours on a rotating schedule. Parts of Downtown Detroit, such as the waterfront, are well suited to leisurely strolling, as are many of the city's suburbs, such as Dearborn, Southfield, Ann Arbor and Grosse Pointe.
Bus Tours
Detroit Tour Connection (tel: (313) 283 4332) can be contacted for guided bus tours for groups.
Other Tours
Diamond Jack's River Tours (tel: (313) 843 9376; website: www.diamondjack.com) offers a 2-hour narrated cruise of the Detroit River from on-board a 27m (90ft) ship. Sights include the Detroit skyline and Belle Isle. The tour departs from the Hart Plaza in the city centre. Portofino Friendship (tel: (734) 281 6700; website: www.portofinoontheriver.com/pubcruises.htm) offers a cruise of the Detroit River, which lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and begins at the Portofino Restaurant.
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