Automotive Heritage Trail & Public Art Tour


Tour the Byway with one of our FREE audio Tours: Automobile Heritage and Woodward Avenue Public Art. Woodward Audio Tours provide you the freedom to do it all or make it an adventure of an hour at a time. And best of all...its free!


The Automotive Heritage Trail is funded in part by General Motors and support provided by MotorCities. The Woodward Avenue Public Art Tour is funded in part by:


There are three different ways to access these tours:  Cell Phone, Podcast, CD-Rom
Access Instructions:

Cell Phone – Simply download the driving/walking directions. All the instructions and directions are contained on these direction sheets.
 
Podcast – Download both the driving/walking directions and the audio podcast.
 
CD – Download both the driving/walking directions and burn the podcast onto a CD.
Click on the logo above, sign in and download your tour. Enjoy!

Other free audio tours – The following audio tours are available for download on your iPod or MP3 from the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau . Maps and scripts are also available. http://www.visitdetroit.com/index.php/audio-tours


Downtown Detroit History and Architecture Tour- Visit the distinct Detroit buildings and landmarks that have played a role in the history of our great city. See the Penobscot Building built using over 1.5 million specially made orange colored bricks as well as brightly colored Pewabic tile, the Fox Theatre billed as a “temple of amusement” during the heyday of movie palaces and many more locations in downtown Detroit. Whether you like history, architecture or both – you’re sure to find what you’re looking for on this tour.
 
 
Midtown Detroit Highlights Tour - Many may not realize that midtown Detroit is filled to the brim with world-class cultural institutions to visit and tour. After completing major renovations in 2007, the Detroit institute of Arts has re-imagined galleries that allow visitors the opportunity to interact and experience art in new ways. Unique in the entire world, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is a must-see for all Americans, it includes the emotion-filled core exhibit And Still We Rise as well as over 30,000 artifact and archival materials. See these institutions and more while taking the Midtown Detroit Highlights Tour.

Downtown Detroit Highlights Tour
Downtown Detroit Entertainment Tour - With over 120 bars and restaurants, more than 13,000 theater seats, three sports stadiums and many public parks, The D isn’t in short supply on entertainment offerings. Sports fans will love to see the back-to-back stadiums Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers and Ford Field, home to the Detroit Lions, for eclectic dining experiences visit Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine or Small Plates, and for a variety of shows and performances stop by 1515 Broadway where they’re known to be edgy and almost avant-garde. While taking the Downtown Detroit Entertainment Tour you’ll see these locations and more – guaranteed for a good time, no matter what you like to do.
- See The D’s major landmarks, new developments and some historical gems while touring downtown Detroit. Relax at Campus Martius Park and take advantage of the seasonal activities taking place, walk along the newly redeveloped Detroit RiverWalk for a ride on the Cullen Family Carousel and take in a view of Windsor, Canada – to the north, and when you get hungry make sure to stop by Detroit’s historic Greektown for Saganaki – a special fried cheese that is flambéed right at your table. These and more locations are ready for you to tour on the Downtown Detroit Highlights Tour.