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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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Gentlemen Tinkerers Judge Wisner and Doctor Bardwell

Gentlemen Tinkerers Judge Wisner and Doctor Bardwell

Tinkerers were known to work on their own automobiles during their spare time in barns and workshops across the state. Judge Charles Wisner and Doctor…

Gilmore Car Museum

Gilmore Car Museum

Visit the 90-acre, historic campus of the Gilmore Car Museum, located in bucolic Hickory Corners just 17 miles northeast of Kalamazoo, to experience a wealth…

Glenwood Cemetery

Glenwood Cemetery

Founded in 1857, this cemetery features meandering roadways where you may visit the graves of several automotive moguls including Charles S. Mott, James S. Whiting,…

General Motors is currently working on a new automobile experience in the lower level showroom of the GM Renaissance Center.

GM World at GM Global Headquarters

A trip to Detroit is not complete without visiting one of Michigan’s most famous landmarks- the GM Renaissance Center. The GM Renaissance Center is the…

GM's Milford Proving Grounds

GM's Milford Proving Grounds

Milford held the key for new automobiles being tested in the countryside. General Motors first dedicated proving ground was on 1,125 acres of farmland that…

Grand River Avenue: Life Along Novi's "Main Street"

Grand River Avenue: Life Along Novi's "Main Street"

The first segment of Grand River Avenue was cut through the landscape in the 1830s from Detroit to Brighton. Several of Novi's early settlers were…

Great Migration: Opportunities in Boomtown Pontiac

Great Migration: Opportunities in Boomtown Pontiac

An exodus of people left southern America for the north in the early 20th Century, attracted by the expolsive growth in the automobile industry. Pontiac…

Great Migrations: Coming to Work in Pontiac

Great Migrations: Coming to Work in Pontiac

In the early 20th Century due to the explosive growth of the automobile industry, and workers were desperately needed in Pontiac. More and more southerners…

Experience a place where over 80 acres brim with resourcefulness and ingenuity. Where 300 years of American stories pulse with life. Step foot in the lab where Thomas Edison had his lightbulb moment. The Bagley Avenue shed re-created by Henry Ford to share the story of where he built his first car. The workshop where the Wright brothers taught us to reach for the sky. Take a ride in a real model T and discover our nation's most formative years at the place where everything feels astonishingly real. Because it is.

Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford

Step foot in the lab where Thomas Edison had his lightbulb moment. The Bagley Avenue shed re-created by Henry Ford to share the story of…

Greenmead Historic Village

Greenmead Historic Village

Stroll through Livonia history and imagine life displayed in over 20 buildings dating back more than 150 years. The historical village located on the grounds…

Gunsolly Carding Mill

Gunsolly Carding Mill

The Gunsolly Carding Mill operated from 1851 to 1890 using the Rouge River as it's source of power to produce and untangle wool for spinning…

Haab's Restaurant

Haab's Restaurant

This local eatery will always treat you to a “welcome” at the door. For over 140 years, Haab’s has served Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti.

Hamtramck Automobile Row

Hamtramck Automobile Row

After the nearby Dodge plant opened in 1914, the small village of 3,500 people ended up growing into a city of 56,000 people by 1930.…

Hart Plaza/Transcending

Hart Plaza/Transcending

Hart Plaza is an outdoor, urban recreation area on the Detroit River Front featuring the iconic 'Transcending' monument dedicated to the labor movement and strength…

Haven Hill Barn

Haven Hill Barn

This barn was built in the early 1930's but was partially blown down by high winds in 2008. It served as the center piece of…

Haven Hill Carriage House

Haven Hill Carriage House

The Carriage House was meant to host Ford's chauffeur and the family vehicles, but the chauffeur moved into the Lodge. The Carriage House became a…

Haven Hill Gatehouse

Haven Hill Gatehouse

The Gatehouse was the formal entryway to the 2,422 acre Haven Hill Estate. The Gatehouse was security for the Fords and their guest when visitng…

Haven Hill Getaway

Haven Hill Getaway

Edsel Ford had several relationships with leaders from around the world. He would invite them to his wooded hilltop refuge. From movie stars to famous…

Haven Hill Lodge

Haven Hill Lodge

This hilltop lodge is 6,900 square feet where guests of Fords enjoyed a swimming pool, tennis courts, motorized toboggan run, and spectacular view of the…

Health Care in Pontiac: Serving the Community's Growing Industry

Health Care in Pontiac: Serving the Community's Growing Industry

While the population of Pontiac grew, so did the need for medical facilities to serve the community. In 1910, Pontiac City Hospital opened as Oakland…

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