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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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As Billy Durant was forced out of the company in 1910 and then proceeded to partner with Louis Chevrolet to built yet another automotive empire,…
If you delight in enjoying chicken, fries and shakes, then the Chick Inn is a must place to visit. An Ypsilanti tradition for more than 50 years,…
Wayside Exhibit Program – Clark Catalog (NE corner Grand and Washtenaw)Began before Bement was A. Clark & Co (in 1865), and though not as enormously…
As the economic and social center for the area, local families came to Cherry Hill Village to trade goods, pick up mail, purchased clothing, attend…
On Detroit’s eastside, Conner Creek once flowed from what is now the City of Warren to the Detroit River. It was a significant natural feature…
The “Continental” smokestack is a landmark near the intersection of Conner and Jefferson Avenues in Detroit. The smokestack is a remnant of the Continental Motors…
With the city's close relationship with General Motors, Flint was one of the most thriving cities in the United States. The community took a hit…
Step back into a time when life moved at a much slower pace. Stroll into town where more than 30 historic buildings and numerous costumed…
When David Buick died he was unknown by most in Detroit. He invented the valve-in-head automobile engine and created the Buick Motor Company. Money was…
Dearborn was an outpost on the western frontier. Because of expansion from Detroit and Indian disturbances to the west, in 1833 the federal government began…
East Downtown Dearborn is "the neighborhood the Rouge Plant built," and its fortunes have been tied to Ford Motor Company. Ford taxes generated much of…
It was a gift for his hometown. Henry Ford developed an 18-hole golf course at Outer Drive and Military Street that opened in 1925. With…
At 8505 Warren Avenue, west of Wyoming, is the enduring administration building of the large manufacturing center where Chrysler Corporation produced DeSoto automobiles. The plant…
Dearborn's South End has known many cultures across centuries, including Native American, French fur traders and British settlers in the 18th century, and later residents…
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…
Celebrate 300 years of history! Trace how Detroit workers moved from "Frontiers to Factories." Stroll through the "Streets of Old Detroit." Take an up close…
Did you know Edsel Ford personally paid the salaries of this museum's workers to keep its doors open during the Great Depression He also commissioned…
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…
The Detroit Public Library is home to the National Automotive History Collection: The world's largest automotive archive in the heart of the Motor City. Invaluable collections…
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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