Detroit's Hidden History Guided Walking Tour

4.9

based on 50 reviews

| Detroit, Michigan, United States

Features

Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

1.5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Stories to fascinate and delight
A knowledgeable local guide
Well researched history

Gratuity for the guide

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Ready to venture beyond the history books and uncover the hidden past of Detroit? Join our historian-led, 90-minute tour and dive into the Motor City’s most gripping tales—stories that shaped a legend, told as you stroll through North America’s most stunning architectural gems.

Intimate small-group atmosphere and plenty of time...

Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
Group Tour
Max 40 people in the group

1
Grand Circus Park
Our tour begins at Grand Circus Park, in the center of Downtown Detroit. We will introduce our tour and familiarize you to one of the most impressive bearded statues in Detroit. We will also discuss potatoes.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Michigan Theater Building
When a relentless tinkerer rolled his first horseless carriage out of a Detroit garage, he couldn’t have foreseen the revolution he’d ignite. Henry Ford crowned Detroit the Motor City—but did his legacy also sow the seeds of its unraveling?
- Duration 7 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Downtown Detroit

When Thornton Blackburn and his wife arrived in Detroit they probably assumed the worst was behind them. Little did they know a slave hunter was hot on their trail and the ensuing struggle for freedom would push a city already on the edge into destruction.

Duration 7 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Campus Martius Park

Augustus Brevoort Woodward was nobody’s idea of normal – naming himself after a Roman Emperor was just one example – but he had a vision to turn Detroit into the greatest city in the world. Unfortunately the most powerful men in Michigan had other ideas.

Duration 7 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

The Spirit of Detroit

When Detroit’s own Joe Louis faced off against the undefeated German Max Schmeling in their second iconic bout, Americans—Black and White alike—saw more than a boxing match: it was a clash of freedom against fascism. Fewer know what unfolded after the final bell, when a rivalry became one of sports...