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Automotive Heritage
Day Tour 1 : "Must-See" Dearborn Attractions
Tour Overview
 A trip to The Henry Ford in Dearborn is an absolute must during your visit to Detroit. Revered as
"America's Greatest History Attraction", The Henry Ford
provides an unparalleled chronicle of American life and of the people and
ideas that changed lives through innovation.
The campus of The Henry Ford includes five distinct attractions --
1)
Henry Ford Museum
2)
Greenfield Village
3)
Ford Rouge
Factory Tour
4)
Benson Ford Research Center
5)
Henry Ford IMAX
Theater
One could easily spend 2-3
full days exploring everything there is to see and do at The Henry Ford. However, most people simply don't have that
much time. Therefore, we highlight in
Day Tour #1 the two "must-see" attractions -- the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Day
Tour 2 includes the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, another fascinating
and engaging experience. With both of
the tours, if time permits, we recommend visiting the Benson Ford Research
Center, IMAX theater, and Automotive Hall of Fame as well (all are located on
the grounds of The Henry Ford).
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Dearborn
In case you haven't heard,
the City of Dearborn is Ford country.
Not only does Ford maintain its corporate headquarters here, the
company's Land Development Division owns and manages over 5 million square
feet of commercial real estate and development properties in the City. Nearly every corner of Dearborn it seems has ties to Henry Ford or the Ford Motor
Company.
 Your immersion into Ford country begins even before
you reach the gates of The Henry Ford.
On your way into town along Michigan Avenue, you will pass the Henry Ford Library, Ford Community &
Performing Arts Center, and Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, also
known as the "Glass House."
Coming south on Oakwood Boulevard and arriving at Village Road, you
will note to the right the entrance to Ford's Research and Engineering campus
where the bulk of the company's design and development activities take place.
On your way out of town as
you travel along Oakwood Boulevard and Rotunda Drive, you will see on your
left a red brick wall, the inside of which used to contain Henry Ford's
private airport. On the opposite side
of the road is the Dearborn
Inn (pictured above), a 23-acre Albert Kahn-designed colonial
retreat built by Henry Ford in 1931 to house overnight guests. The airport is now used as a Ford Motor
Company test track, and the Dearborn Inn is now a Marriott Hotel offering a
setting reminiscent of a bed and breakfast.
Further east on Rotunda is the Jack Nicklaus-designed Tournament
Players Club of Michigan. As you near
I-94, the infamous Rouge Factory complex is visible in front of you.
 Henry Ford Museum
20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
Website
The Henry Ford Museum houses an array of exhibits showcasing the results of
American genius at work. In addition
to one of the finest automotive history collections in the country, exhibits
include the world's most accurate replica of the Wright brothers' Flyer, the
only remaining prototype of the Dymaxion house, and John F. Kennedy's fateful
Dallas limousine.
Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
Website
 Travel back in time to seven historic districts
offering the sights, sounds, and settings of America's past. A
steam locomotive transports you through this 90-acre time machine and from
one town to the next. Walk through
replicas of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Complex and Henry Ford's Bagley Avenue
Workshop. Watch craftsmen employing
early manufacturing techniques to create a variety of authentic crafts. All of this and more. You may never want to come back to the
present!
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Map
Number of Destinations: 2
Overall Tour Time: 1 day
More Information
Click on the links below for
more information on other attractions in or around The Henry Ford and links
to the other Experience Detroit Automotive Heritage tours:
Automotive Hall of Fame
Benson Ford Library
Day Tour 2:
Other Dearborn Attractions
Day Tour 3:
Detroit Automotive Attractions
Dearborn
Inn
Fairlane Town Center
Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center
Ford Motor Company
Hines
Drive
IMAX
Theatre
TPC Michigan
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