Michigan Bucket List ~ Southeast Region

Moving into our second to last region of Michigan today and hitting up the Detroit area!

Ann Arbor

• Matthaei Botanical Gardens: Gorgeous gardens owned by the University of Michigan.

Dearborn

• Arab American National Museum: First museum in the world dedicated to Arab history and culture.
• Henry Ford Estate-Fair Lane: Estate of Ford Motor founder.
• The Henry Ford Museum: Visit this museum of innovation.

Detroit

• Detroit River Light: Light located on the south pier.
• Ford Field: Home of the Detroit Lions.
• GM Renaissance Center: Set of 7 skyscrapers that form the Detroit skyline and are home to GM headquarters.
• Historic Fort Wayne: Old fort located along the Detroit River.
• The Parade Company: Take a tour of the floats used in Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• William Livingstone Memorial Light: This lighthouse was built on the east end of an island near Detroit.

Grosse Ile

• Grosse Ile North Channel Front Range Lighthouse: Two lights work together to protect this channel.

Lansing

• Malcolm X Homesite Marker: First memorial marker for a public figure in Lansing.
• Michigan History Center: Learn all about the history of the state.
• State Capitol Building: Tour the state’s capitol building.

Monroe

• River Raisin National Battlefield Park: Only National Battlefield to mark a site from the War of 1812.

Royal Oak

• Detroit Zoo: Explore all the fun species of animals that call this zoo home.

All attractions found on http://www.michigan.org

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