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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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This station allowed local farmers and merchants to quickly transport their goods in large volumes between Detroit and Lansing. Before the railway, people had to…
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Travel to the intersection of Novi Road and Grand River Ave. and find yourself in the heart of Novi. The city has always revolved around…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:38

Novi's Agricultural History at Tollgate

This 160-acre plot of land had a series of owners who used the farm for various means. From auto supply owners to Michigan State University,…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:41

Military Reserve in Dearbornville

The strategic Detroit Arsenal at Dearbornville offered easy access to Detroit and to military objectives by land and water. The buildings were sold and closed…
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In the mid-1920s, the Wilson Foundry & Machine Company on the south side of Pontiac was the largest automotive foundry in the world. To meet…
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Visit the lakes that once offered a haven for many in the 1800s trying to break away from city life. Even as West Bloomfield modernized,…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:53

Oak Hill Cemetery

The highest point of land in Pontiac was selected as the village cemetery in 1822 and from 1840 a long line of accomplished individuals have…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:56

From Cotton to Carburetors

Flint was becoming well known around the world, not only for the automobile industry but from the many services and suppliers that supported the auto…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:59

Baldwin House

Built in 1893 for the family of community leader Augustus C. Baldwin, after whom Baldwin Road was named. This house was home to many but…
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 14:01

Pontiac's Patents in a World of Change

Inventive and competitive people were drawn to Pontiac, or inspired here, by the city's industrial culture and in patent drawings they left a record of…
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