MotorCities National Heritage Area, with funding from the National Park Foundation, is collecting and archiving unique personal stories of the people, places, and spaces that put the world on wheels through oral history interviews.
Now, as we celebrate 250 years of our nation's history, you can add your own stories using your own device through the interactive platform below!
Drawing will take place Monday, December 16
Detroit Historical Museum: 2 free admission tickets
Ford House: Passes to House and Grounds Tour
Ford Piquette Plant Museum: package including Ford Motor Company hooded jacket (winner will select their size) and a "Making of the Model T" booklet
As a special bonus for any new or renewign MotorCities members, the Ford Piquette Plant Museum is also offering $10 off a hoodie or button-down oxford shirt using the code “Member25,” good through the month of November. Based on availability. Normal retail is $45 to $65.
Gilmore Car Museum: A family four-pack of tickets.
Meadow Brook Hall: (2) 4 packs of tickets to Winter Wonder Lights (valid through Dec. 30)
Michigan Firehouse Museum: 4 admission passes
Michigan Flight Museum: Two winners will receive 4-packs of free admission passes.
Michigan History Museum: Two winners willl recieve a famly 4 pack of tickets (admits two adults and two children).
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum: Four free admission passes + a copy of From Sea to Sea in 1903 in a Curved Dash Oldsmobile
Roush Automotive Collection: A Roush Racing prize pack
Sloan Museum of Discovery: 4 tickets to the Sloan Museum of Discovery + 4 Tickets to Longway Planetarium
Become an organizational member today using our secure online system. You become a part of MotorCities, as well as a part of the National Heritage Area System of the National Park Service. We value your membership and thank you for your support!
Your 2026 Organizational Membership entitles you to...
1. Promotion of your organization and its events via our growing ...
Social media portals (over 31,000 daily reach between Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube)
Weekly E-Newsletter called "You 'Auto' Know" that reaches more than 5,000 email inboxes every Wednesday
MotorCities.org website (pageviews have quadrupled over the last five years)
2. The ability to apply for Challenge grants to support your revitalization, education, or heritage tourism programs. Learn more here.
3. MotorCities Membership Card
4. Recognition on the MotorCities website
The Internal Revenue Service recognizes MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership, Inc. as a Section 501(c)(3) public charity. Gifts are tax deductible in the U.S.A. Our Federal Tax ID # is 13-1635294
The second year of our MotorCities Cruise Club has wrapped up! Stay tuned to see what we have planned for 2024.
Join our board members Don Nicholson of Westland and Michael Bauman for our monthly Cruise Nights hosted at MotorCities’ partner attractions.
Each of these events is open to all cruisers, but membership has its privileges!
CLICK THE UNDERLINED LINKS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF MOTORCITIES AND THE CRUISE CLUB! (Only MotorCities members can join the Cruise Club)*
CURRENT MOTORCITIES MEMBERS -- You can join our exclusive MotorCities Cruise Club for just an additional $10/year by clicking here.
Cruise Club benefits include the following:
2023 MotorCities Cruise Club Sponsors: