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Detroit Downtown

Detroit, MI
Ranked #18 of 59 attractions in Detroit
4.0 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
Type: Neighbourhoods
Description: Many major building attractions.
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Toronto
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Nice to take the PEopleMOver train, but the downtown is a bit scary on your own. The city has a great potential, I wish they would turn it into the 2nd CHicago More

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Hollywood, Florida
Top Contributor
136 reviews 136 reviews
Reviews in 46 cities Reviews in 46 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I went to the mall took pictures with the guitars exhibition..... More

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See 2 more reviews by lalocadr19 for Detroit
Senior Contributor
34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Stay in the Ford Field/Comerica Park area. Outside of that - if you are a tourist. Be afraid - be very afraid - fer real. More

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Hamilton, Canada
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

You can tell that Detroit was once a great city but there are so many empty/boarded up buildings. Everyone os so friendly and helpful but it is a bit of a wasteland. More

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Mogadore, Ohio
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58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Went to DT Detroit to see a couple specific sites, the Mariners Church, Spirit of Detroit and Joe Louis Memorial. All of these are withing a block or so of each other and was all pretty interesting. The Mariner's Church has some absolutely outstanding stained glass that I want to go back and get pictures of. They had a service... More

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Detroit, Michigan
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

just down town is nice to drive thru, just watch you dont go off the path cause then you run into trouble and dumpie places and it gets scary More

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See 5 more reviews by rcracer05 for Detroit
Ann Arbor, MI
Senior Contributor
22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

Detroit is a beautiful city and deserves to be visited. With some redevelopment this city can come back and stand tall beside Chicago and other famous cities on a river. Visit, help with the rebound to greatness. More

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See 5 more reviews by LJS13 for Detroit
LaSalle, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

lots of good restaurants and activities. but not very safe as you might know when the economy is not good, lots of drugs and theft. More

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See 4 more reviews by deb d for Detroit
maryland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

if you get a chamce and want some excitement, head up to detroit and go to motor city casino. alot of comps, decent eaterys and money to win. More

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Romeo, Michigan
Top Contributor
62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

Mostly around the Woodward corrider it's picking up. Stick to this area and Greektown More

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