Here are a few things in easy reach of the conference hotel and some resources to explore the city.
Tours and Visitors’ Guides:
- Midtown Guide – Around Wayne State University
- Kanishk’s Guide to Detroit
- Detroit Experience Factory
- Pure Detroit
- Challenge Detroit
- 10 Things to Do in Detroit
- Planetware: 13 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Detroit, by Lana Law
- Biking Detroit: Detroit Bike City Movement
- Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Museums in Midtown near Wayne State University (a short QLine ride from the conference hotel):
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
- Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)
- Detroit Historical Society
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD)
- Motown Museum
Where to Eat:
- Detroit Eater
- Hour Detroit Dining Guide
- Metro Times Food & Drink
- Midtown Detroit Inc
- Restaurants for every mood (blog post)
Dining and shopping options as well as attractions are also marked on this map: Eat, Shop, Stay and Play in the D (the Crowne Plaza is #67 on the map).
History and Literature about Detroit: