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Detroit Riverwalk to Midtown Walk

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Detroit's resurrection story in one walk. From the gleaming towers of the Renaissance Center along the revitalized riverwalk, through the canyon streets of downtown where the Guardian Building's Art Deco tile work rivals anything in Manhattan, to Midtown where the Detroit Institute of Arts houses Diego Rivera's industry murals. Ends at the reborn Michigan Central Station — the building that symbolized Detroit's decline and now anchors its comeback.

Stops on This Tour (9)

  1. 1
    Hart Plaza & Spirit of Detroit Detroit's civic gathering point on the riverfront — the bronze Spirit of Detroit statue is the city's unofficial mascot
  2. 2
    GM Renaissance Center Seven interconnected glass towers and GM's headquarters since 1977 — the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere
  3. 3
    Detroit Riverwalk (Milliken State Park) Three and a half miles of reclaimed waterfront — once industrial wasteland, now the city's front porch on the river
  4. 4
    Campus Martius Park Detroit's central square, reborn in 2004 — the city's zero-milestone marker and year-round gathering place
  5. 5
    Guardian Building A 1929 Art Deco cathedral of commerce — the interior tilework by Pewabic Pottery is unmatched in America
  6. 6
    Detroit Opera House Restored 1922 theater on Broadway — the anchor of Detroit's emerging entertainment district
  7. 7
    Detroit Institute of Arts Rivera Court houses Diego Rivera's massive 1932 Detroit Industry Murals — 27 panels covering four walls
  8. 8
    Wayne State University Campus Midtown's academic anchor and the heart of Detroit's cultural corridor — connects DIA to the library
  9. 9
    Michigan Central Station The 1913 Beaux-Arts train station abandoned for 30 years, now Ford's innovation hub — Detroit's comeback symbol

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