Attractions
Joseph Walker Williams Recreation Center
The Joseph Walker Williams Center is a City of Detroit Parks & Recreation facility serving District 5 and the Virginia Park neighborhood, offering swimming, dance, boxing workouts, and outdoor activities, and featuring a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King sculpted by Detroiter Oscar Graves.
Lasky Recreation Center
Lasky Recreation Center is a City of Detroit Parks & Recreation facility on the Northeast side of Detroit (District 3), established in 1940 through the Works Progress Administration. The small, distinctive center offers indoor dance, crafts, a weight room, and boxing, plus outdoor tennis, basketball, cricket, and soccer at adjacent Jayne Field, and is named for former Detroit Recreation Commissioner Bernard Lasky.
Lincoln Street Art Park
This creative destination transforms a former industrial area into an open-air gallery. Visitors can explore a variety of sculptures and graffiti crafted from repurposed materials.
Lockeman's Hardware & Boats
Lockeman's Hardware & Boats is a longtime West Jefferson Avenue business in Detroit offering marine supplies and outboard motor repair, including Evinrude oil and service, and carrying Suzuki outboard motors and Polar Kraft and Crestliner boats.
Main | Detroit Public Library
The central branch of the city's public library system, housed in a magnificent Italian Renaissance style building opened in 1921. It is widely admired for its grand architecture, sweeping staircases, and historic murals.
Michigan Central
Michigan Central is an innovation district centered on the restored Michigan Central Station, owned by Ford Motor Company, offering coworking and collaboration space (including the Michigan Central Mezz), event hosting, and programs supporting mobility and technology startups.
Michigan Science Center
A hands-on science museum featuring an IMAX Dome Theatre, a planetarium, and 220+ interactive exhibits.
Milliken State Park Lighthouse
Milliken State Park & Harbor is one of the parks along the Detroit RiverWalk maintained by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping the riverfront a beautiful, safe, and accessible gathering place with outdoor recreation, arts and culture, and family programming.
Mort Harris Fitness and Recreation Center
The Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center is Wayne State University's campus fitness and recreation facility in Detroit, offering group fitness classes, intramural and club sports, and a climbing wall to students and members.
Motown Historical Museum
Motown Museum, based at Hitsville U.S.A., preserves and celebrates the legacy of Motown Records, offering guided tours of the original Hitsville studio, rotating exhibits, community and education programs, and a museum shop; it operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Motown Museum Store
Motown Museum, home of Hitsville U.S.A., is a Detroit museum preserving and celebrating the legacy of Motown Records, with a rotating main gallery exhibit and guided tours. Its Legacy Shop sells Motown-branded merchandise and gifts, and the museum also runs community programs focused on education, entrepreneurship, and equity.