Detroit, Michigan
8/22/2009
It had been more than a month since our first trip and we had finally scraped together what we needed to embark on the second part. Our first stop was The Henry Ford – undoubtedly Detroit’s most famous auto museum. We got there right when it opened, but it was already teeming with people. At the ticket booth I asked if they gave a AAA discount. They don’t. I thought it there was anywhere in the world that would be connected with the American AUTOMOBILE Association, it would be the Henry Ford people, but I guess I was wrong. A woman next to us in line told the ticket man that we could use her discount (she must be a member of the museum, I assume). He asked if we really knew each other. Of course we didn’t. No discount. Seemed a little pedantic, but oh well.
This museum is massive. Laura called it “a guy’s dream come true.” Cars, airplanes, all kinds of gadgets, huge factory machinery, even full-sized steam locomotives. Probably the coolest exhibit is this “house of the future” prototype that was built in the late-1940s – a silver dome that obviously never took off. When we went, the special exhibit was of rock stars’ cars and guitars. Those were pretty interesting to see. I got my picture next to the ZZ Top “Eliminator” to show off to my Dad – a big fan.
This was a great museum and they have a lot of activities for kids too. I saw a lot of under-10 children having a lot of fun. Definitely worthy of its reputation. The only concern is the price. The museum itself is $15 a person. Housed within the complex are some other things that we wanted to see – like Greenfield Village and a Ford truck assembly line – but each of these things cost another $15 a person. To take advantage of the full experience you’re going to have to put down some serious cash.
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