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D-FENS
04-14-2015, 07:54 PM
Gonna visit the big D in late May... any recommendations?
Theoo
04-14-2015, 07:56 PM
oh men im so jelous .. greatest city of earth where eminem come from .. i want live in detroit one day , after i live in maimi. you should go talk to eminem , meet many of the best rappers in the world in detroit , maybe go to some rap concert and freestyle rapping with local peoples . just enjoy it man that you are in detroit , and go see eminem old house
iTare
04-14-2015, 08:00 PM
I believe Eminem is from there. Give him a visit?
D-FENS
04-14-2015, 08:00 PM
oh men im so jelous .. greatest city of earth where eminem come from .. i want live in detroit one day , after i live in maimi. you should go talk to eminem , meet many of the best rappers in the world in detroit , maybe go to some rap concert and freestyle rapping with local peoples . just enjoy it man that you are in detroit , and go see eminem old house

it's bad!
http://www.ihiphop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/eminem-childhood-home.jpg
L.A.Showtime
04-14-2015, 08:16 PM
NBA game. That is all I would want to do there.
fiddy
04-14-2015, 08:21 PM
get shot?
DeuceWallaces
04-14-2015, 08:25 PM
Baseball, basketball, hockey, concerts, greektown, hamtramck, dearborne museum, restaurants, ann arbor, gambling if that's your thing.
daily
04-14-2015, 08:28 PM
get shot?

Probably easier than not getting shot

OP it's pretty much a shithole of a city
senelcoolidge
04-14-2015, 08:36 PM
get raped by a gang of black dudes in the park at night
DeuceWallaces
04-14-2015, 08:38 PM
Probably easier than not getting shot

OP it's pretty much a shithole of a city

I'm sure you've spent a lot of time there.

Hitsville USA, Fox Theater, opera house, riverwalk, eastern market, art institute, st. andrew's, fisher theater, botanical gardens, the fillmore, few historic churches...
TheSilentKiller
04-14-2015, 09:02 PM
NBA game. That is all I would want to do there.
seeing as how the pistons don't play in detroit and he is going in may, that would make you a stupid man.

co-sign deuce. There is a lot in the surrounding area worth checking out as well.
D-FENS
04-14-2015, 09:06 PM
DW, I appreciate the list. I'll post in here what we end up doing. Taking the baby as well...

Any good small food places you know of?
Love street food, Korean, Mexican, anything spicy or interesting
DeuceWallaces
04-14-2015, 09:10 PM
I left MI 10 years ago, but street food would probably be Greektown, Mexicantown, and, just a guess, Eastern Market; but I've never been to EM. It's right next to Comerica, Ford Field, and Fox Theater. I know everyone goes there before football games these days so I'm guessing there's plenty of quick food to go on.
Rake2204
04-14-2015, 09:17 PM
DW, I appreciate the list. I'll post in here what we end up doing. Taking the baby as well...

Any good small food places you know of?
Love street food, Korean, Mexican, anything spicy or interestingAre you going to Detroit Detroit? Or more of the metro region? Or both? Deuce is on point with the downtown spots he mentioned.
D-FENS
04-14-2015, 09:48 PM
Are you going to Detroit Detroit? Or more of the metro region? Or both? Deuce is on point with the downtown spots he mentioned.

Not sure yet, meeting up with a friend in Windsor on the Saturday night, and have all day to kill, and don't want to spend the day in Windsor.
DeuceWallaces
04-14-2015, 10:03 PM
Windsor is not cool unless you're between the ages of 19 and 20 years 355 days.

I haven't been there since February 3rd 2001.
outbreak
04-14-2015, 10:10 PM
seeing as how the pistons don't play in detroit and he is going in may, that would make you a stupid man.

co-sign deuce. There is a lot in the surrounding area worth checking out as well.

wait don't they play in Auburn Hills which is a suburb of detroit?
RightToCensor
04-14-2015, 10:11 PM
Why are people recommending basketball?
D-FENS
04-14-2015, 11:26 PM
wait don't they play in Auburn Hills which is a suburb of detroit?

Auburn Hills is it's own city.

Much like Mississauga is to Toronto.
Or, Long Beach is to Los Angeles

Mississauga and Long Beach both have their own mayor, and city council... as do the folks in Auburn Hills.
Rake2204
04-15-2015, 12:07 AM
wait don't they play in Auburn Hills which is a suburb of detroit?It's about 30 minutes north of Detroit. Far, far removed from any of the negative stereotypes typically associated with the city (some of which are true, some not).

The land quickly gives way to locations that look like this as you make your way up to the Palace.

http://listtoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Rochester-Hills-Michigan.png
Bosnian Sajo
04-15-2015, 01:53 AM
Try to not catch a body? Ooh, another fun activity to do in Detroit is to try and stay alive. Good luck!
BRabbiT
04-15-2015, 03:03 AM
Windsor is not cool unless you're between the ages of 19 and 20 years 355 days.




yeah, was boring when I visited last summer:roll:
embersyc
04-15-2015, 07:40 AM
Windsor is not cool unless you're between the ages of 19 and 20 years 355 days.

I haven't been there since February 3rd 2001.

Apparently the youngsters can't even drink there anymore if they have a US ID Card.

As for original topic...

Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Hart Plaza (Preferably when a decent event is happening there), Renaissance Center (GM Building), Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Science Center, C-Pop Gallery, Woodward Area (Where Comerica Park, Ford Field, Fox Theatre, Hockeytown Cafe, etc... are), MGM Grand, Greektown, Mexican Town, Eastern Market.

Downtown Royal Oak (see Detroit Zoo while you are out there) and Ann Arbor are nice if you get out to the suburbs.

Probably worth doing a dinner boat on Detroit River if you are into that thing.