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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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Henry Ford Early Years

Henry Ford Early Years

Henry Ford wasn’t always head of an automotive leader. Ford made two other attempts to enter the auto industry before Ford Motors, and he worked…

Family home of automotive giant Henry Ford and wife, Clara Bryant Ford, the Fair Lane Estate tells the story of autmotive royalty set against the tranquil, pastoral setting of the property located along the rushing waters of the Rouge River. The residence was the first site to receive National Historic Landmark status in 1966.

Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane

Visit the magnificent home that the Model T built. Tour this nationally acclaimed historic estate for a glimpse into the auto baron's lifestyle and learn…

Step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come. A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America√¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. Play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers' achievements, or see first-hand how the automobile changed our nation in the exhibit Driving America. Put yourself in the place of the movers and shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today.

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation at The Henry Ford

A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds…

Henry Ford's Quadricycle

Henry Ford's Quadricycle

Henry Ford's first exploration into automobiles came when he tinkered with the prototype of the "Quadricycle" in the garage of his home located on Bagley…

Hidden Lake Gardens

Hidden Lake Gardens

With miles of hiking trails awaiting guest, this facility is tucked around the beautiful Hidden Lake in the southern Irish Hills. The Hidden Lake Gardens…

High Performance Legend: The Novi Special at the Indianapolis 500

High Performance Legend: The Novi Special at the Indianapolis 500

The Novi Special was known for its speed and power. It stood out with 450 horsepower at its first Indianaoplis 500 race in 1941. It…

Highland State Recreation Area

Highland State Recreation Area

Some of Michigan's first state parks were created in the 1920s when the Dodge Brothers Motor Company donated land to the state for the creation…

Historic Flint Sit-Down Strike

Historic Flint Sit-Down Strike

To improve working conditions, on December 30, 1936, workers at the Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants sat down on assembly lines. Workers at the plants…

Historic Fort Wayne

Historic Fort Wayne

Home on Kearsley Street

Home on Kearsley Street

During the early decades of the 20th Century, Kearsley Street had several country estates built on the street's east end. The street was lined with…

Horace Dodge Home

Horace Dodge Home

Horace Dodge and his family lived in this home through 1911 as they waited for construction of their Rose Terrace estate in Grosse Pointe Farms…

Hudson & Friends

Hudson & Friends

Carl Miller famously sold Hudson cars here for 25 years up until 1958, as the last Hudson dealership in the world.

Hunger March at Woodmere Cemetery

Hunger March at Woodmere Cemetery

As the Great Depression hit, tensions ran high as unemployed workers marched through Detroit to Dearborn. The protestors were headed to the Ford Rouge Complex…

I-496 Olds Freeway Rolling Through the City

I-496 Olds Freeway Rolling Through the City

The I-496 "Olds Freeway" being built reflected the nation's trend of people moving away from the bustling city and settling down into the heart of…

Ideal

Ideal

The first Ideal was at 504 S. Hosmer, then relocated as Original in 1912 and moved to 704 E. Kalamazoo. The company started by making…

Industrial Mutual Association

Industrial Mutual Association

The Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Association, and The Industrial Fellowship League merged on September 22, 1922 to benefit General Motors workers known as the Industrial…

Inspiration Road: Metro Detroit in Popular Culture

Inspiration Road: Metro Detroit in Popular Culture

Over time, Detroit has become more than just a dot on the map. Telegraph Road, Woodward Avenue, and Eight Mile Road have become their own…

Intersecting Lines Put Wixom on the Map

Intersecting Lines Put Wixom on the Map

Trains came from all directions and made Wixom a hub of commerce. The intersecting Grand Trunk Railway was completed in 1883, and by then Willard…

The Irish Hills Dairy Bar stands as a nostalgic treat for travelers exploring Michigan's historic Irish Hills along the famed U.S. 12 roadway.

Irish Hills Dairy Bar

People come from miles around to enjoy the summertime treats and food offered at the Dairy Bar. In operation since 1952, this is a great…

Perhaps the most infamous stop along the Irish Hills driving tour, stop by the Twin Towers to learn about the bizarre tale of Ed Kelley and his quest to one-up a local company that had built an observatory tower next to his property on Brighton Hill.

Irish Hills Twin Towers

This is a private property but there is a parking area where the towers can be seen and photographed. Once upon a time, there was…

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