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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Detroit Is About So Much More Than Cars and Ruin Porn


Hundreds of thousands of autophiles mob the Motor City each January for the North American International Auto Show. Last year 800,000 visitors—the most in a decade—gawked at the world's best and most innovative automotive design. They saw 47 world debuts, from BMW race cars to the latest, fastest Corvette and a Ford F-150 slimmed down by 700 pounds (thanks, aluminum). But there's more to this city than the motors. The downtown revitalization benefits visitors as well as residents with new restaurants and art—there's even a parking garage featuring 27 mural and graffiti artists. So don't let the ruin porn scare you off—and remember to bring a coat.
SEE | No visit to Detroit would be complete without a stop at the Motown Museum, where the Supremes and the Temptations recorded some of their greatest hits. Keep your eye on the puck at Joe Louis Arena as you watch the 11-time Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Red Wings take to the ice. TheHenry Ford Museum houses American artifacts, from JFK’s limousine to Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House. Take a tour of abandoned properties transformed into community art by the Heidelberg Project.
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DO | Though it gets no acclaim as public transit, the People Mover does offer a 75-cent tour of the city, with great views and public art. Built during the silent film era, the Redford Theatre still boasts a three-story foyer and a massive pipe organ. With around 1 million books, John K. King Used & Rare Books is a mecca for bibliophiles.
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EAT | Choose wisely: The decades-long rivalry betweenLafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island, neighboring chili-dog emporiums founded by a pair of immigrant brothers, is serious business. Voted one of the best dive bars in America, the 2-Way Inn, Detroit’s longest-operating bar, was once a jail and a brothel and is rumored to be haunted. Go to Slows Bar B Q for pulled pork and smoked ribs.

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