Travel Guide:detroit
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10 Things That Will Change Your Mind About Detroit
Detroit is on the rise, and there are plenty of exciting reasons to visit now. Here are ten reasons to put Detroit on your travel list right now: 1. The coffee scene could soon rival Portland’s. Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company has been pouring organic, small-batch joe since 1999. Located right across from Campus Martius Park, Roasting Plant is further evidence that good coffee might be fueling Detroit’s renaissance.
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WATCH: Detroit Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy
It was the city on the verge of collapse, perhaps the ultimate example of how a one-time metropolis turned into a sad memory. For the past four decades or so, Detroit, once a mecca for immigrants and the heart of America’s industrial revolution, not to mention pop culture, turned into a virtual ghost town. Businesses shut their doors and residents fled by the masses, from a peak of 1.8 million to around 700,000 today. The rapid decline of the auto industry, which the city once so proudly called
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Full Throttle on a Motor-Themed Road Trip From Detroit to Milwaukee
Stepping off the plane, my excitement intermingled with what felt like Detroit’s pulse, beating with a steady and growing momentum. Housed within the Westin are several restaurants worthy of reservations, including the 1924 Grille and, most fitting for carnivores, Michael Symon’s ROAST.
