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Tours of the City

Walking Tours

As Detroit is very spread out, walking tours of the city are uncommon. Visitors wishing to get a general sense of Detroit's attractions and neighbourhoods would be well advised to partake in a guided bus tour instead. That being said, areas of downtown, such as the waterfront, are well suited to leisurely strolling, as are many of the city's suburbs, such as Dearborn, Southfields, Ann Arbor and Grosse Pointe.

Bus Tours

Four-hour bus tours of Detroit are offered by Grayline Tours (tel: (313) 870 5012) at a cost of US$30. Sights include the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, downtown, and the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Great Adventure Tours (tel: (800) 638 3945) also offer similar bus tours.

Other Tours

Diamond Jack's River Tours
(tel: (313) 843-9376; web site: www.diamondjack.com) offers a two-hour narrated cruise of the Detroit River from on-board a 27m (90ft) ship. Sights include the Detroit skyline and Belle Isle. The tour departs from the Hart Plaza in the city centre and costs US$12. Portofino Friendship (tel: (734) 281 6700) offers a cruise of the Detroit River, which lasts two and half a half hours and begins at the Portofino Restaurant.



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