Detroit Specialty & Boutique Shopping Tour
Tour Overview
 A number of specialty
and boutique stores can be found in the city of Detroit, but they're a bit scattered throughout the Downtown area. The heaviest concentration of specialty
shops and boutiques can be found on some of the main streets of suburban
Detroit. Our Specialty and Boutique
Shopping Tour guides you to three suburban Detroit locations we find to have
a broadest and most eclectic range of shops and boutiques to fit any taste. The best part is that all three
destinations are located just off Woodward
Avenue within 10 minutes of one another. We recommend you allocate a full day for
this tour, anticipating the myriad of shopping, dining, nightlife, and
entertainment establishments will make it difficult for you to leave!
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Maps & Directions
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 Ferndale [A]
Vicinity of Woodward Avenue
and 9 Mile Road
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This tour begins along Woodward Avenue just over the 8 Mile Road border with Detroit in "Fashionable Ferndale." Park your car on the streets near 9 Mile or
in any of the public lots and walk from store to store. Ferndale has debatably taken over the crown
of "most hip" from Royal Oak, its neighbor just to the north. Diversity is a way of life in Ferndale as
evidenced not only by in the residents of the city but the wide variety of
shops, cafes, and restaurants as well.
Royal Oak [B]
Main & Washington
between Lincoln & 12 Mile
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Royal Oak is still the
trendy home to many of the independent shops and boutiques that made it a hub
for starving artists, musicians, and independent restauranteurs more than a
decade ago. In addition, the city has
added several national retailers and restaurants along with exciting new
residential loft developments. Royal
Oak boasts an array of specialty stores and entertainment options along Main
Street and Washington Avenue (one block to the west of Main). All of this action exists within blocks of
quiet, family-friendly neighborhoods lined with charming bungalows and an
abundance of parks.
 Birmingham [C]
Bounded by Woodward, 14
Mile, Southfield, and Quarton
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The most upscale of the
three tour destinations, Birmingham is home to higher-end galleries, salons,
and boutiques. It has successfully
maintained the feel of a small town while providing the benefits of an
affluent urban setting. The city draws
not only residents from the Metro Detroit area but celebrities and sports
figures that are frequently housed in the 5-star Townsend Hotel
located in the center of town. Time
permitting, take a drive or walk through some of the neighborhoods just south
of Brown street near downtown or south of Maple Road just west of downtown to
see beautiful residential areas comprised of new contemporary and restored
Tudor homes.
Maps & Directions
Number of Destinations: 3
Overall Tour Time: 1 day
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A number of other specialty
/ boutique suburban shopping areas you may be interested in are listed
below. For those that prefer a more
mainstream shopping experience, have a look at our Shopping Malls Tour.
Grosse Pointe
Milford
Northville
Rochester
Wyandotte
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