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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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Making Modern Housing for Flint's Workers

Making Modern Housing for Flint's Workers

As Flint was flooded with workers searching for opportunities, the housing industry had to address the shortage of housing. The Modern Housing Corporation was founded…

Dearborn has long been a transportation hub for Detroit.

Making Moves

Dearborn has long been a transportation hub, first by water and land, later by rail, air and automobile. The Rouge and Detroit rivers provided water…

Making Things Tough: Tightening Times for GMC Truck

Making Things Tough: Tightening Times for GMC Truck

In 1973 production of medium-duty trucks moved to the new 3.4 Million square foot Plant 6 fronting Opdyke Road. Later, skyrocketing fuel costs cause GMC…

Many Tools and Many Tasks

Many Tools and Many Tasks

Blacksmith Clyde Craig worked in this building for 50 years, addressing the agricultural needs of Romeo. Clyde Craig was shoeing horses, crafting and repairing mental…

Meadow Brook Farms

Meadow Brook Farms

Meadow Brook Farms is the original Oakland County land and farmhouse that John Dodge bought in 1908 as an expression of his remarkable success as…

Meadow Brook Farms - Where the Dodge Automobile Began

Meadow Brook Farms - Where the Dodge Automobile Began

Meadow Brook Farms is the original Oakland County land and farmhouse that John Dodge bought in 1908 as an expression of his remarkable success as…

Meadow Brook Hall

Meadow Brook Hall

An iconic landmark of automotive royalty located in a picturesque area of Oakland County, Michigan, Meadow Brook Hall tells the story of Matilda Dodge Wilson…

MI Central Railroad

MI Central Railroad

The Michigan Central Railroad offered everyday travel to residents and vistors alike to Detroit and other areas. Unfortunately, the Central Railroad could not compete with…

Michigan Avenue In Corktown

Michigan Avenue In Corktown

Native Americans established the Sauk trail here for land travel between the Detroit River and Western Michigan. In 1825, it became a military route connecting…

Michigan Firehouse Museum

Michigan Firehouse Museum

This beautifully restored firehouse at the corner of Cross and Huron streets in Ypsilanti features a number of antique fire trucks and three floors of…

Michigan History Museum (part of the Michigan History Center)

Michigan History Museum (part of the Michigan History Center)

The Michigan History Museum galleries feature rich automotive history which include the Highland Park Assembly line, a 1920s auto dealership, UAW Labor Hall, Arsenal of Democracy and…

The Michigan International Speedway is known nationally as the home of NASCAR racing in Michigan. It is an impressive site situated in the pastoral setting of the Irish Hills-Brooklyn area. There are group specials, gift certificates and get-away packages available for racing and music fans

Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a 1400 acre racing venue located in the beautiful Irish Hills of southern lower Michigan, which hosts two NASCAR event weekends…

Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the stories of Michigan citizens who served and sacrificed, here and abroad, from WWI…

Michigan Science Center

Michigan Science Center

With live stage shows, an IMAX Dome Theatre, a Planetarium, 250+ hands-on exhibits, lab activities, special exhibits and more, there are approximately two dozen ways…

Michigan Screw Co, 1913

Michigan Screw Co, 1913

As the story goes, one day while walking the shop floor at REO Olds witnessed a work slowdown because a local parts manufacturer was tardy…

Michigan State Capitol

Michigan State Capitol

Marvel at one of the nation's best surviving displays of the Victorian painted decorative arts. Home to the state Legislature and staff, the Michigan State…

You don't have to be a Spartan to enjoy all that the sprawling MSU campus has to offer...

Michigan State University

Whether you prefer sports or science, this university campus has the stars for you! Feast your senses on the clanging of bells in the 104-foot-tall…

Michigan State University Labor and Industrial Relations Library

Michigan State University Labor and Industrial Relations Library

The Labor and Industrial Relations library at Michigan State University is a non-circulating reference collection with access to the printed and electronic information in the…

Michigan State University–Vincent Voice Library, Lansing Auto Town Collection

Michigan State University–Vincent Voice Library, Lansing Auto Town Collection

The Lansing Auto Town Gallery is an audio special collection featuring oral histories from members and employees of the United Auto Workers Local 602, Fisher…

Michigan Theatre

Michigan Theatre

This local institution harkens back to an era when thousands of theatres like this dotted the American landscape. The Michigan was the last and largest…

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