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Three days in Detroit

Three days in Detroit, paced so the middle one is the big one and the last is not a scramble for the airport.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
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Every place here was checked on 2026-10-30 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Lafayette Coney Island

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Lafayette Boulevard West 118, 48226 Detroit

  3. 14:3017:00

    Hitsville U.S.A.

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    nickname given to Motown's first headquarters, located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan

    West Grand Boulevard 2648, Detroit

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    American Coney Island

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Lafayette Boulevard West 114, 48226 Detroit

  6. 20:3023:00

    Detroit Institute of Arts

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Detroit, Michigan

    Woodward Avenue 5200, 48202 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Thu 09:00–16:00 · Fri 09:00–21:00 · Sat 10:00–15:00 · Sun 10:15–17:00

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Astoria Pastry Shop

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Monroe Street 541, 48224 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 08:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 08:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–22:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Dossin Great Lakes Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Michigan

    Strand Drive 100, 48207 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Slows Bar-B-Q

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Michigan, United States

    2138 Michigan Ave

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–21:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–22:00 · Sun 11:00–21:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Detroit Historical Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    American museum in Michigan

    Woodward Avenue 5401, 48202 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 13:00–17:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Baker's Keyboard Lounge

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    jazz club

    Livernois Avenue 20510, 48221 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat 16:00–01:00 · Sun 13:00–00:30

  9. 20:3023:00

    Fox Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theater and former movie theater in Detroit, Michigan, United States

    Woodward Avenue 2211, Detroit

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Cass Cafe

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Cass Avenue 4620, 48201 Detroit

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Michigan Science Center

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    science museum in Detroit, Michigan

    John R Street 5020, 48202 Detroit

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 10:00–15:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Fishbones

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    400 Monroe St

  6. 14:30

    You leave

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