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Welcome to MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), where you can Experience Everything Automotive! We invite you to join us as we take a drive down memory lane, gaze into the future and share with you an amazing automotive journey.

Pull out a calendar, road map and pen, and let the fun begin! We invite you to browse the many wonderful automotive museums, homes and gardens, tours and sporting events located in MotorCities and plot your path through the heart of the American automotive industry. If you need help, we're ready to jump in! Whether your visit lasts a few hours or a few days, you are guaranteed an exciting variety of places to see and things to do.

With over 100 sites and experiences waiting to be explored, go ahead and choose your category of interest - and get ready to Experience Everything Automotive!

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Louis Chevrolet grew up in Switzerland and France where he raced and repaired bicycles before finding a facination with automobiles made in America in 1900.…
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Thursday, 19 December 2019 19:16

Wayne County Bridge - Free Bridge

Gross Ile was only accessible from the mainland only by boats until this bridge was built around 1871. This bridge is often called the "Free…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 21:34

Over The Grosse Ile Toll Bridge

Before the Toll Bridge opened in 1913, transportation to and from Grosse Ile occurred only by boat or by train across the Michigan Central rail…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 21:40

The Viper Assembly Plant

At the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant there are three words on the front door - Detroit, Handcrafted, Horsepower. The plant was originally built in 1966…
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Over most of the 20th Century, the pounding rhythms of metal stamping filled this factory at 9501 Conner. Designed by Albert Kahn, the factory was built…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:45

Detroit Driving Club

The Detroit Driving Club opened in 1894 when horses wer still prized for work and transportation. Horse racing was big-money entertainment at this mile-long oval…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:51

Detroit Jockey Club

The Detroit Jockey Club opened its doors by 1896 as a luxurious horse track running thoroughbred races on a mile-long oval. George Hendrie was the…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:55

Detroit United Railway

In 1900 various companies consolidated into the Detroit United Railway (DUR) Which grew to control streetcar systems  in Detroit and between the growing suburban cities.…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:04

Village of Fairview

This village only sustained a life of four years as it was formed and vanished in bold moves for control of the growing industrial landscape…
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:10

Exploring a New World of Agriculture

This complex was once called the Farm Group Buildings and in 1941, Henry Ford displayed a car with plastic body panels made from soybeans. The…
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