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 Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook,
& the Village of Franklin
Tour Overview
Venture into the magnificent
communities of Bloomfield Hills and Franklin for an experience unique to the
region. Visits to Cranbrook, a
world-renowned cultural mecca, and the Village of Franklin,
a well-preserved historic district, may altogether change your view of life
in the Detroit
area. Be sure to bring your camera and
capture the stunning views you will encounter.
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 Bloomfield
Hills
Bounded generally by Inkster, South Boulevard, Adams, and 14-Mile
Road
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This northern suburb is not
only one of most beautiful residential areas in all of Southeastern Michigan,
but one of the wealthiest in the nation.
Many of the region's most successful entrepreneurs and top corporate
executives live in this picturesque community of winding roads, rolling
hills, and tranquil lakes. The journey
here is not too shabby either.
Tour-goers make their way up Evergreen
Road through charming Beverly Hills and past the Lincoln Hills
and Birmingham Country Club golf courses.
At this point, Evergreen becomes Cranbrook Road,
and the scenery and real estate both become progressively more
stately. North of Quarton, the road narrows and carves its way through lush
foliage along the eastern edge of the Cranbrook campus. At Woodward, a quick U-turn puts you at the
main entrance to Cranbrook.
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Cranbrook
39221 Woodward
Avenue, Bloomfield Hills
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Cranbrook is an internationally acclaimed
center of education, art, and science founded in 1904 by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen
Booth and named a National
Historic Monument
in 1989. Wolf Von Eckhardt, former
architecture critic for the Washington Post, once called Cranbrook the "most enchanted and
enchanting setting in America." The 319-acre campus is comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, Contemporary Art Museum,
historic house, expansive gardens, Natural History Museum, Institute of Science,
and pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory schools. The Art Museum
houses the work of world-renowned architects and sculptors and the Insitute
of Science features eleven permanent galleries, a state-of-the-art
planetarium and observatory, and an outdoor science garden with nature
trails. A highly inspirational and
scenic destination!
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 Village
of Franklin
Intersection
of 14-Mile and Franklin
Roads
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The Village of Franklin is
aptly nicknamed "The Town That Time Forgot." Tucked away in a wooded valley along a
small northern tributary of the Rouge
River, Franklin has maintained much of the
historic appearance and feel of an early Michigan village despite its suburban
location. Although relatively small in
size, history is abundant here. Franklin was founded in
1824 and was one of the first registered Historical Districts in the State of
Michigan. Today, the Village is best known for the Franklin Cider Mill,
drawing locals in droves to its creek side setting from late summer through
Thanksgiving. Keep an eye out for the
mill coming down the hill on the right hand side just before 14 Mile Road.
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Tour
Map
Number of Destinations: 3
Overall Tour Time:
1 day (assumes extended stops at Cranbrook and Frankilin)
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Oakland
Hills Country Club
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