Meghan, our guide was one of the best we have ever toured with anywhere! We were in a group of 22…read morepeople including several (well behaved...thanks parents) children. For anyone interested in architecture and Art Nouveaux designs, this one hour tour MUST be on your list!

Friendly staff! Located inside the Guardian Building, it's a cute shop with all the touristy swag…read moreyou would ever need. Clothing, hats, food, candles, magnets, etc...you name it they probably got it here. I was able to snag a lively Detroit magnet for the fridge.

We rode the People Mover between the hotel and the office a couple of times. It is a nice step…read moresaver, especially when it's raining as it did one afternoon during our week in Detroit. We boarded the train at Renaissance Center Station since we were staying at the Marriott Renaissance Center. It was easy enough to follow the signs to the People Mover and there it is! The station was clean of trash other than the slight smell of urine. Expected in a big city but still, disappointing. Both our morning and afternoon commute were uneventful and there was pretty low ridership. Of course, the remaining General Motors offices are in the Renaissance Center and the Marriott Hotel. Access to the Riverwalk, Mariner's Church and Hart Plaza are here. The People Mover is a simple loop with a baker's dozen of stations. It runs in one direction, counter-clockwise. A smooth ride with quick stops. Super easy! [Review 713 of 2025 - 418 in Michigan - 24273 overall]

Thirteen stations on the People Mover and in 2025, the rides are free. It's very hard to beat free…read morewhen it's also convenient and easy. It is a fully automated monorail and the trains run in a single direction. It takes around 15 minutes to do a single loop which isn't bad even if you have to go all the way around when your stop is only four stations in the other direction. Stations feature unique art installations and they are above ground. I did not see any security guards but they do have cameras everywhere. Just watch your surroundings and you should be fine. And q quick question to Detroiters: Why haven't you added and reviewed every station on this system? [Review 715 of 2025 - 420 in Michigan - 24275 overall]

The people mover has a stop on the second floor in our hotel. It was tricky to find. The Detroit…read morePeople Mover loop is approximately 2.9 miles long. A full rotation on the automated light rail system takes about 15 minutes, connecting 13 stations within Detroit's Central Business District. There is no conductor, just two cars with a button to call for help.

I had the privilege of joining the First 313 Tour on March 13, thanks to an invite from a community…read morefriend. We began at the historic Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, where a lineup of impactful speakers shared insights on their organizations, our community, and the cemetery's rich history. The group then traveled by bus to Fort Wayne for more educational exploration. I learned so much--insights I'm still unpacking today (March 21). The narrators from City Institute, Outlier Media, and others were phenomenal, making history come alive. I look forward to supporting these organizations and joining future tours. I highly encourage everyone to invest their time in these experiences. A huge thank you to my friend for sharing the invite!

If I could give them "0" stars I would. And here is why.... to start, there were 6 of us total for…read morethis tour. That's $52/person. So here is the breakdown of what that got us. This is a long story of epic fails. - a generic meet up point on a gps map, to which when we got there, there were no signs or anyone in a blue DFX shirt standing in the open waiting for us. We had to basically talk out loud and then a guy sitting down near us wandered over and realized we were his group. He did have a dfx shirt on, but hidden underneath another long sleeve button up shirt. -No bus. See photo. It was raining, and we are expecting to be driven around. My girl ran a 10K that morning with the distinct impression she wouldn't be walking around Detroit. -We start out a block from the coney places, but for some reason were guided to the furthest away place first. To which we are walking in greektown to Pizza Papalis. The guide walks us past the place until one of our crew states we are at the end of greektown near the freeway. To which the guide replied "sorry, I was looking at my phone". Keep in mind it is drizzling and we are all hungry. -We then turn around and finally get to the first stop "Pizza Papalis" to which we are seated and basically told that it takes 45min for their signature deep dish to be cooked. So basically we figured out that this should've been the last stop. So we have to settle on a thin crust pizza which isn't their best signature food... so what's the point? Our guide ordered two larges, so basically we eat about 1, and then now have to carry full carryout boxes of pizza to the next stop. -next is the Golden Fleece, also in greektown. We walk 5 buildings down stomachs absolutely full of pizza and sit down. The waitress stated that we were early. 45 minutes early, so nothing was prepared. Which got us "looks" from the guy cutting the lamb. Which reconfirmed we were going in the wrong order. The food here was great, but our tour guide spilled an entire water on the table in front of me. There will be another section later about the guide. So we are full on pizza and only eat a few gyros and again I now have multiple FULL carryout boxes I'm carting around Detroit in the rain. -the last stop is lafayette coney island. On the way we are like, I wonder which is better american or lafayette, we shouldn't have to choose right? See pic, well our guide made us choose as we were walking. So we go to Lafayette. These coneys are good! However our guide pays then comes back to the table and says that's it, tour is complete. So we never even went to american which is literally attached next door!!! -Our guide was out of place. He was a nice person, but he literally had ZERO facts about any of the places we went to. He had a lack of awareness of where we were walking to. He had to continuously look at an email on a piece of paper to try and figure out what we were supposed to be doing. He mistakenly took us on the tour backwards. He left our group multiple times at each food place for 10 minutes at a time to go smoke cigarettes. He spilled pizza and water on our tables. He actually got up from our table at Lafayette for so long that someone else took his seat. Then he tries to sell us on DFX at the end and just leaves with his food. Are tour guides supposed to leave with multiple boxes of food that the customer pays for??? This is probably an enigma tour in comparison to everything else I've seen or read about with DFX. But my major concern is this, we were all from the Detroit surrounding areas, and I got the impression our guide thought this gave him a "lazy pass". Maybe he was hungover, maybe he wasn't the normal guide, maybe he was disgruntled because he had plans that Saturday and now had to be in rainy Detroit, who knows.... BUT If we were out of town tourists, there would be a horrible feeling of being taken advantage of that would make you never want to come back. That pisses me off as a Michigan/Metro Detroit resident of 30+ years. It was bad representation of the turnaround the city is trying to accomplish and we felt like we had gotten fleeced out of our $52 per person. Nothing was learned, nothing was gained except a bloated stomach, an indecision of which coneys are better, and some sore wet feet.

As someone who grew up in Detroit, touring Michigan Central Station was something I had been…read morelooking forward to for a long time, and it absolutely exceeded my expectations. The restoration work is incredible. It's hard to put into words how amazing it is to see such an iconic Detroit landmark brought back to life after sitting vacant for so many years. Our tour guide, Joe, was fantastic. He was knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about both the history of the station and the city itself. He shared a great mix of historical information, restoration details, and stories that made the experience even more memorable. Whether you're a lifelong Detroiter, a former resident like me, or just someone interested in architecture and history, this tour is well worth your time. Seeing the transformation of Michigan Central Station firsthand was truly special, and I highly recommend it.

We toured Michigan Central Station. The guide was very knowledgeable and personable. She added…read moreher own flair to the tour. It was fun having a few trivia questions. We liked the fact that we had ear pieces to amplify her voice since there were many visitors to the station as well as big open spaces. Lots of history. It's a beautiful structure inside and outside.

Best tour and the ABSOLUTE BEST tour guide! From first interaction on the telephone, I knew Ma Pat…read morewas special. She is very responsive, detailed oriented, and gives personalized service. Hands down would recommend her to friend, family... even foe!

Absolutely wonderful! Relaxed, informative, informal, personalized, nothing could have made it…read morebetier. Highly recommend Pat as a tour guide.

The Rosa Parks Downtown Detroit Transit Center is located directly across the street from the…read moreMichigan Avenue People Mover Station. It was also closest to my hotel and the DAX Bus to Detroit's international airport. The station is at the intersection of Michigan and Cass and is an elevated station. Handicapped accessible with stairs, escalator and elevator, it is easy enough to navigate and get from the street to the platform. Michigan Avenue is after Times Square and before Fort/Cass. The People Mover is fare free at this time thanks to sponsorship by Priority Waste. [Review 976 of 2025 - 456 in Michigan - 24530 overall]

Cool and interesting spot! Large painted murals and some structural art as well. Pretty much no one…read morearound on a Tuesday evening. I had an event close by, and walked around the art park afterwards. The building seems like it'd make for a super cool indoor/outdoor event space! It's huge, and the art is really fun. It all looked fairly new/fresh - sounds like the art is updated over time. Would also make a great spot for photography.

I'm a local photographer, so finding dope spots to shoot is UBER important. I recently completed a…read moreretro 90s shoot, utilizing the LSAP. It's an amazing spot to visit on its own, but shooting there was amazing. The down side was having these mental midgets walking into my shot (seemingly on purpose, because they saw us shooting with lights and over 8 models, stylists and an assistant), but it's a free art park, so there wasn't really anything I could say. I've attached a few of the shots here. DEF worth checking out and exploring if you love art!