For our guests visiting Michigan for the first time, we highly recommend extending your stay and leaving time to explore the beautiful Great Lakes State. With long days of comfortable temperatures and the nation’s longest freshwater coastline, Michigan is a summer destination like no other. Our two peninsulas are home to more than 11,000 lakes, forested state parks, spectacular dark skies and vibrant urban landscapes that set a scene of both peaceful tranquility and adventure. From woodland backpacking adventures to family-fun days on the beach and discovering urban attractions to exploring one-of-a-kind state parks, Michigan has something to offer every traveler.

The Henry Ford is a globally recognized destination with artifacts representing the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. The museum is conveniently located in Dearborn, Michigan, on the way to Shelby Township from Detroit Metro Airport. The museum's collection includes the Lincoln Rocker, the Rosa Parks bus and President Kennedy's limousine, among many other historic artifacts that can only be seen here.

Sanders is an iconic national brand with items like its Bumpy® Cake, hot fudge toppings, Milk Chocolate Pecan Clusters, and sea salt caramels enjoyed all over the United States and overseas with its own rich Detroit history dating back to 1933. Stop by the Morley Candy Makers headquarters in Clinton Township for a free factory tour, enjoy a chocolate sample and visit their unique candy shop.

The Motown Museum, which was founded by Esther Gordy Edwards in 1985, is one of Southeast Michigan’s most popular tourist destinations. Visitors come from across America and throughout the world to stand in Studio A, where their favorite artists and groups recorded much-loved music, and to view the restored upper flat where Berry Gordy lived with his young family during the company’s earliest days.

The DIA's collection is among the top six in the United States, with more than 65,000 works. The foundation was laid by William Valentiner, who was director from 1924 to 1945 and acquired many important works that established the framework of today's collections. Among his notable acquisitions are Mexican artist Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry fresco cycle, which Rivera considered his most successful work, and Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait, the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum collection.

First opened in 1913, Michigan Central Station was considered to be one of the grandest train depots in the United States and served more than 4,000 passengers a day at its peak. However, as preferences and technology changed in regards to travel, The Station was closed in 1988 and remained vacant until Ford’s acquisition of the property in 2018, with a vision by Bill Ford to propel Detroit forward with a one-of-kind mobility innovation hub, Michigan Central. It reopened in 2024 and is now available for public tours.