Historic Fort Wayne
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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6325 W. Jefferson
Detroit 48209
313.297.9360
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Call for schedules
Call for schedule
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No charge, donations welcome
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The 83 acre fort includes the Great Lakes Indian Museum, the
National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen, a restored Commanding
Officer's House, the Spanish-American War Guardhouse and a
visitors center.
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Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn 48124
313.271.1620
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Daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas
9am-5pm Mon.-Sat., Noon-5pm Sun.
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$12.50 Adults; $6.25 Children; Under 5 free.
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The museum contains over 12 acres automotive and aviation
memorabilia as well as many user friendly, interactive exhibits.
The museum also contains unique items such as Lincoln
assassination artifacts.
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Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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66002 W.Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield 48322
248.661.0840
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Sun.-Fri.
10am-3:30pm, Sun.-Thur., 9am-12:30pm Fri. Tour: 1pm Sun.
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Donations accepted
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Not recommended for children under 6th grade. Parent
discussions should occur before taking your children here. The
museum has explicit displays, videos, and photos. They give an
insightful and emotional look at the European Jew during the
Holocaust
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River Raisin Battlefield Visitor Center
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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1403 E. Elm St.
Monroe 48162
734.243.7136
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Memorial Day - Labor Day
10am - 6pm Mon.-Sun.
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Free
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Monroe's firey role in the War of 1812 comes to life through
this museum. Troop movement is illustrated with the use of a large
wall map equipped for fiber optics displays. "Remember the
Raisin" was the battle cry.
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Rochester Hills Museum at VanHoosen Farm
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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1005 VanHoosen Rd.
Rochester 48306
248.656.4663
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Wednesdays thru Sundays
1-4pm
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$2 Adults; $1 Children 3-12; Under 2 free
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Plan a relatively short visit. The Sarah VanHoosen Jones
farmstead is a rambling estate nestled in the center of Stoney
Creek Village. 19th century rural Michigan life comes to life in
this facility. Archaeological digs are in progress.
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Selfridge Military Air Museum
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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Selfridge Air Force Base
Mt. Clemens 48043
586.307.5035
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Mid April - November 1
1-5pm Sundays
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Free
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Air Force and National Guard exhibits are contained in several
buildings. Numerous now-grounded Navy and Air Force planes are on
exhibit on the grounds. Most children will be highly interested in
all the aircraft which continually fly overhead.
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Troy Museum & Historic Village Green
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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60 Wattles
Troy 48098
248.524.3570
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Year-round
9am-5:30pm Tues.-Sat., 1-5pm Sun.
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Free
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The Village Green has restored and furnished buildings
including a log cabin, one room schoolhouse, wagon shop, print
shop old town hall and the Greek revival home of pioneer Solomon
Casewell. The museum has special exhibits of local artifacts
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Your Heritage House
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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110 E. Ferry
Detroit 48202
313.871.1667
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Call to schedule tours.
By appointment
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Free
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This facility provides children with fine arts instruction. In
this restored pre WWI home, students are given many opportunities
for creative play.
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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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2800 Omar St.
Port Huron 48060
810.984.2600
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Tours by appointment only.
By appointment
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Admission Free
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Everyone will enjoy climbing up and down the spiral staircase
and running around the outside picnic area of the oldest
lighthouse in operation in the United States.
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Huron Lightship Museum
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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Pine Grove Park
Port Huron 48060
810.982.0891
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April-Sept.
Summer 1-4:30pm on Wed. - Sun.; September, April & May 1-4:30pm on Saturday & Sunday
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$4 Adults; $2 students; 6 and under
free
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Lightships were used to warn ships of shallow waters before the
era of the electrically lighted buoy. The Huron Lightship was
built in 1920 and was anchored about 6 miles north of the Blue
Water Bridge. It was the last lightship operating in the Great
Lakes and retired from active duty in 1971. A self guiding tour
takes you around the two decks which are open to the public.
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Underground Railroad - Second Baptist Church
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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441 Monroe Ave.
Detroit 48226
313.961.0920
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By appointment
Call for information
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Small fee, donations accepted
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According to records, between 1836 and 1865 more than 5000
fugitive slaves passed through the windowless cellar room of the
Second Baptist Church. The tour begins in the chapel and visitors
are led down a narrow staircase into a once barren room where
murals depict freedom routes etc. Sitting in the actual hiding
room is an emotional experience.
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Washburn Schoolhouse
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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300 Dorothy St.
South Lyon 48178
248.437.9929
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April - November. Schools & groups can
arrange tours at other times.
1-4pm Thursdays; 1-5pm Sundays
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Free
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In this restored schoolhouse, students are able to get a taste
of school in the 19th century.
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Meridian Historical Village
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Location
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Dates/Times
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Cost
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5151 Marsh Road, Central Park
Okemos 48864
517.347.7300
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November - May: 2 - 5pm, Saturday; June
-October: 10am-1pm Saturday
Guided tours and school programs by appointment only.
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$3 for students in school programs and donation
for public
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The village features the furnished Grettenburger farmhouse and
Unruh barn, Randall one-room schoolhouse, Heathman house, Proctor
tollhouse, and gazebo. Changing exhibits tell the story of
Michigan's pioneers.
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