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Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 833-1805
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For a look at what Detroit was like in the middle of the 19th century — or to sit in a car that you have to crank to start — visit the Detroit Historical Museum. The museum has quite a few grandkid-sized displays, including the room with the O-scale Glancy Trains Collection and the Streets of Old Detroit; a life-sized walk through exhibit of the kinds of businesses and shops people had in the last couple hundred years decorated with period antiques. The partial assembly line will also appeal to budding gearheads.

Info: Adults $6, seniors 60 and older, students, and youth 5 to 17 $4, 4 and younger and members free

Hours: Wednesday to Friday 9:30am to 3pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 12pm to 5pm

Age: Tdlr./Pre-Schl. (1-5), Elementary (5-9), Tween (9-12), Teen (12+)

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