Locations

Behold the small city that is the 2,000 acre Ford Rouge Factory. Henry Ford began buying property that would become the Rouge Plant in 1915. Measuring 1.5 miles wide by 1 mile long, the complex included 93 buildings with nearly 16 million square feet of factory floor space when it was completed in 1928. At that time, it was the largest integrated factory in the world.

The final resting place of Henry and Clara Ford.

Here you can find the graves of many members of the Ford and Ruddimen families, including Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford I. Ford's funeral was the largest in Detroit history. On April 10, 1947, the city of Detroit came to a standstill as Ford was taken to his final resting place in this cemetery. Buses, streetcars and motorists came to a halt, gas stations statewide shut down and 100,000 Ford employees came to pay their respects to this legend of the auto industry.

A series of automotive and industrial-themed murals stretched along Drouillard Road in Windsor, Canada, commemorates the automotive influence in the region once known as Ford City. A population reaching 16,000 at its peak grew around the Walkerville area with the launch of the Canadian Ford Model T in 1904.

Delight in the movie experience of a by gone era or experience it for the first time. The original theatre was built in 1951. Today 9 theaters are featured at this year round facility where car heaters are offered from October-May to make your experience warmer!

Looking for a well-rounded cultural experience? Come discover the Flint Cultural Center where art, music, science and auto can all be found. Explore the Alfred P. Sloan Museum and discover Flint's auto connections. Examine cultural diversity at the Flint Institute of Art. Enjoy top quality theatre, music and dance performances at a number of venues. Dazzle your senses with the wonders of outer space and much more.

The Flat Rock Speedway stands as one of many pieces of motor sports heritage throughout southeast and central Michigan. The Speedway offers weekend racing on its half-mile semi banked oval that also contains a Figure 8 track.

Lawrence Fisher, co-founder of Fisher Body and president of Cadillac Motors, completed this Hollywood-inspired Italian Renaissance Villa in 1927. The mansion is filled with ornate stone and marble work and rare black walnut and rosewood parquet floors. Purchased in 1975 by Henry Ford's great grandson and Walter Reuther's daughter, the mansion has been restored and serves as the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center blending old auto wealth with timeless Indian heritage.

Remodeled as a live theatre in 1961 under the management of the Nederlander Theatrical Corporation, the Fisher Theatre is adorned with marble, Indian rosewood and walnut paneling, and crystal and bronze decorative work.

Over the last 45 years, the Fisher Theatre has been a favorite venue of many of Broadway's brightest stars, like Mary Martin, Carol Channing, Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters and Lynn Redgrave and world premieres of Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, Sweet Charity and Golden Boy.

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Visit the 90-acre, historic campus of the Gilmore Car Museum, located in bucolic Hickory Corners just 17 miles northeast of Kalamazoo, to experience a wealth of automotive history and Americana. Gilmore features nearly 200 historic autos and two dozen beautifully restored buildings including a 1930s service station, historic barns and a functioning 1941 diner.

Founded in 1857, this cemetery features meandering roadways where you may visit the graves of several automotive moguls including Charles S. Mott, James S. Whiting, J. Dallas-Dort, Harlow Curtice of General Motors and William A. Patterson.