As the epicenter of the American auto industry, Detroit, Michigan, attracts visitors who want to learn more about the history of the automobile. If you’re a car lover and looking for a museum to explore, make sure you stop in at one of these three museums.
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Detroit Historical Museum
Located on Woodward Avenue in Detroit’s Cultural Center, the Detroit Historical Museum chronicles and preserves the history of the last 300 years in the Detroit area. In 2012, the museum added five permanent exhibits, while its other signature exhibits received upgrades. Visit America’s Motor City, which explains how Detroit became known as Motor City. It also houses the Automotive Showplace exhibit and its numerous classic cars.
The museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission for adults is $10, while seniors, students, active military, and first responders pay $8. If you have children, admission for them is $6, but children under the age of 6 are free.
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
As the birthplace of the Ford Model T, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is known as one of the most important automotive heritage sites in the world. Built in 1904, the plant sits on Piquette Avenue and the Milwaukee Junction Rail Line in Detroit. The first 12,000 Model Ts were assembled here and shipped out via train. Ford only used this site for a short time, selling the building to Studebaker in 1911. The company used the location until 1933. Over the years, the building changed hands several times, until the year 2000 when it was restored and turned into a museum.
Today, you can stop into the museum Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults; students with ID, veterans, and seniors age 65 and older are $10, children age 5 through 17 are $5, and children under the age of 5 are free. The museum offers guided tours at noon and 2 p.m.
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Sitting on 250 acres of land on Oakwood Boulevard in Dearborn, Michigan, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation has several must-see attractions for any car lover. The museum itself houses the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand, a collection of world-famous cars, and several vehicles that carried political icons of the 20th century. Another part of the museum is Greenfield Village which highlights 300 years of life in America in seven historic districts. Learn how the Wright brothers took flight, and see a Model T up close and personal.
Tickets for the museum vary depending on the day and your age. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. However, the Greenfield Village is only open Friday through Sunday from November 2 through 29 and select nights from November 30 through December 31. It will be closed from January 1 through April 16.
If you’re a car lover and end up near Detroit, make sure you stop in at any of these three museums. You can learn more about the history of the automobile and see a few older vehicles up-close.
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