Detroit
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Detroit is the largest city in Michigan, and the eleventh most populous city in the United States with more than 880,000 citizens of Detroit proper and nearly 4.5 million in the metropolitan area (as of 2005).
Attractions
The Detroit institute of Art (DIA) which has featured works from many famous artist such as Rembrant Peale, Paul Revere, Andy Warhol, Claude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh.
The Henry Ford (formerly known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village) home of many attractions from President John F. Kennedy's death car to Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory which was disassembled and moved from Edison Township, New Jersey.
The Cranbrook Educational Community (consisting of the Cranbrook Kingswood School, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook House and Gardens, and Christ Church Cranbrook) that was named in the Budget Travel Magazine 12 architectural must-visit sites.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History which holds the worlds largest permanent exhibit on African American culture. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (or MOCAD) being Detroit's newest museum MOCAD has yet to define it's self internationally but they aim to be "responsive to the cultural content of our time, fueling crucial dialogue, collaboration, and public engagement." Featuring non-traditional art pieces such as graffiti "tags".
The Motown Historical Museum (or Hitsville U.S.A.) which is a former recording studio where Berry Gordy (Motown Records) is said to have started the "Motown Musical Revolution".
The Automotive Hall of Fame featuring names like Mario Andretti and Heinrich Opel.
