The Best Places To See in Detroit

The DIA was a lovely recommendation from a friend for our short day spent in Detroit! The mural by Diego Rivera is simply a phenomenal masterpiece that can't be missed. Their collection of paintings from famous artists is incredible, we saw works from Picasso, Van Gogh, Cezanne, etc. What I really appreciate are people scattered in the museum to brief you about the art works or a specific exhibit! They approached us at the Rivera mural to talk about its background, as well as at the African American exhibit. I thought that was so unique and helpful of the museum. We skipped Monet special exhibit due to lack of time, but do plan to spend at least 4-5h at the DIA!

A MUST SEE FOR ALL FANS OF THE MOWTOWN SOUND!! It was my first time visiting Detroit, and my first stop was the Mowtown Museum. It was the first thing I did before I even checked into my hotel was to take the tour of the Mowtown Museum. WOW!! The tour filled me with all kinds of emotion as my friends, and I took the tour. Hearing the music, and listening to the tour guide tell the stories was just fantastic. I want to come back and bring my mother. The tour cost was only $15, and worth every cent. Parking is on the street. Going to the Mowtown Museum was joyous way to spend some time.

I usually like to visit African American museums every state I visit. This has been the best one I've seen thus far. It was an experience to remember. If you're in Detroit be sure to visit. I really appreciated the aboriginal art/artists they exhibited because I've never seen this before and they were beautiful. The slave ship was tough to get through. I really liked the in-depth cultural aspect that that was implemented in the museum. Other museums I've visited is all about slavery. Although it is a VERY important part of our history, it is not all of our history-just a very deep interruption. But still we rise- as this museum states. Go see it!