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Created by VisitDetroit Updated On: June 5, 2012
With its giant skyline, awe-inspiring autos, sports stadiums and more, Detroit is packed with adventure and excitement for children who are seeing the city for the first time.
Baseball Stadium · Downtown Detroit · 360 tips and reviews
VisitDetroit: Hang out with Paws, eat all the delicious snacks Comerica Park has to offer and maybe catch a home run ball. And on Sunday games, kids can even run the bases.
8450 W 10 Mile Rd (at Woodward Ave.), Royal Oak, MI
Zoo · 142 tips and reviews
VisitDetroit: Children will be amazed by animals from all over the world, including the Arctic, African Grasslands, Asian Forest Australian Outback. The zoo also has a carousel.
VisitDetroit: Take a cruise down Hines Drive and pull off at one of the many Wayne County Metroparks along the way — more than 15 miles of biking, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, skating and sledding.
200 Renaissance Ctr (in GM Renaissance Center (2nd Floor)), Detroit, MI
Light Rail Station · Downtown Detroit · 7 tips and reviews
VisitDetroit: Sometimes it’s the simplest things that give children the most joy. Just 75 cents to hop on the People Mover for an exciting tour of Detroit, and stop off at places such as GM World in the Ren Cen.
20900 Oakwood Blvd (btwn Michigan & Rotunda), Dearborn, MI
History Museum · The Henry Ford · 82 tips and reviews
VisitDetroit: Kids will love historic rides at The Henry Ford, from a vintage Model T to a horse-drawn carriage, to the 1913 Herschell-Spillman Carousel.
VisitDetroit: Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Plymouth’s Compuware Arena transforms into a drive-in theater, the only one in the area, with a double-feature seven nights a week.