The Henry Ford is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark

Located in the heart of downtown Monroe in a circa 1911 Georgian Post Office building, on the site of General and Mrs. Custer's original home,this county museum houses one of the largest collections of 18th & 19th century artifacts relating to Southeast Michigan. Exhibits include Native American Woodland culture, Early French-Canadian settlers, Victoriana, the Civil War and Monroe County's veterans, maps, waterways,seasonal displays and many materials from local history, and the life and family of Gen. George Armstrong & Libbie Custer.