Visiting Detroit in mid to late September.....

Question

What are some nice clubs to go to downtown? Any museums I should visit while I'm in town? What about Sports games? Any places you have been to that you highly recommend? I will be there for about a week so I want to make the most of my trip and see a variety of things during the day but also have fun at night since I'm in my early 20's. Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

Maybe I am the only person that noticed this question is for Downtown Detroit?

Clubs Downtown:

Delux (Greektown)

Pulse (Greektown)

Bleu (Woodward)

South Beach (New Center Area)

V (MGM Grand Hotel) - This place is awesome

Museums:

I would also suggest a trip to Dearborn for the day to see the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

DIA - This is a must see

Science Center - Hands on w/Imax

Wright African American Museum

MOCAD- Brand New Modern Art

Casinos:

MGM Grand

Motor City

Greektown

All of the casinos are spectacular even if you are not a gambler like me.

Sports:

Detroit Tigers 9/22 through 9/28 and Detroit Lions 9/14

There are a number of fun things to do downtown and a ton of great restaraunts.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

This is a good source for clubs downtown.  http://detroit.metromix.com/bars-and-clu...

There are more and more popping up every month.  I think it will help you find what your style is.  Anything at the casinos are going to be nice.  

I would visit the Henry Ford in Dearborn if you go to one museum or the Detroit Institute of Arts just north of downtown.  Or the Motown museum.

Sports:  Tigers game or Lions game depending on scheduling.

Detroit can be a very fun city.  I recommend you go to the river walk and visit the Ren Cen shops.  There are a lot of good venues for concerts downtown like the Fox, Fillmore, Opera House, St. Andrew's Hall, Music Hall, Gem Theatre.

This is also a good website for the overall experience.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Detroit

High end shopping: Somerset collection in Troy

Answer 3

Arts, Beats and Eats festival in Pontiac, Michigan is a pretty big event with tons of food vendors, live music from local acts. Plus, Pontiac has a strip of cool clubs to go to. Pontiac is about a half an hour from Downtown Detroit. http://artsbeatseats.com

As far as clubs go, I would party in Royal Oak, MI which is like ten minutes from Detroit.  They have fun/trendy/upscale bars/clubs like Black Finn, Woody's, Fifth Avenue, Luna, Memphis Smoke, and a bunch more. http://local.yahoo.com/MI/Royal+Oak/Ente...

Also, the museams are located off Woodward Avenue as you head into downtown Detroit. They have the Detroit Institute of Arts http://www.dia.org, the Historical Museam http://www.detroithistorical.org or Detroit Science Center http://www.sciencedetroit.org .

I'm not sure about the schedule for the games.

If you like 70s/80s music, Boogie Fever in Ferndale, MI (five minutes from Detroit) is AWESOME.

Birmingham, MI (fifteen minutes from Detroit) is a upscale town with nice restaurants, shops and bars.

I highly recommend Boogie Fever and **Gracie's Underground** (Ferndale), Clutch Cargos (Pontiac), Towne Pump (Detroit).  Also Goodnight Gracie in Royal Oak is a very swanky place.  

They also have three Casinos (MGM http://www.mgmgranddetroit.com Motor City http://www.motorcitycasino.com and Greektown http://www.greektowncasino.com Can't miss those!!

Answer 4

If you want to travel outside of downtown there is the Michigan Rennaisance festival in Holly.  It's about an hour away from detroit!

Answer 5

metrotimes.com

Answer 6

Pulse is a great upscale "lounge" atmosphere in downtown detroit.  On Monroe st I believe.  It is small but a good looking crowd and friendly people.  I was there recently for a 30th b-day party and we had a great time.  Not a dance club but a nice chill place.

If you want to dance there is Boogie Fever in Ferndale (very close to detroit).  Very cool place and it is huge!  

http://www.pulsedetroit.com

http://www.boogiefevercafe.com

Enjoy your stay :)