100 Things a Detroiter Must Do [public]
See what I've been doing while living here.
Bold means I've been there, done that.
1. See a movie at the Detroit Film Theater
2. Shop at Eastern Market
3. Visit the Spirit of Detroit statue
4. Eat in Mexican Village
5. Ride the People Mover
6. Visit a cider mill
7. People-watch at Somerset
8. Eat at White Castle
9. Skip work to attend Opening Day
10. Get an employee discount on a car ... when not everyone is getting one Thanks to Erin's Dad! I still love my truck!
11. Attend a Pistons game at the Palace
12. Drink Guinness at the Old Shillelagh
13. Eat at Lafayette Coney Island
14. Visit Windsor
15. Go to Friday Night at the DIA
16. Pick fresh fruit
17. Visit the Belle Isle Conservatory
18. See The Joe Louis Fist (and his statue inside Cobo)
19. Drive Woodward from one end to the other I think I've done this while getting lost.
20. Attend a Red Wings game at the Joe
21. Visit a secondhand record store
22. Tailgate at a UM or MSU football game
23. Go to the Motown U.S.A. museum
24. Eat a paczki on Fat Tuesday
25. Have dessert at the Whitney
26. Attend the State Fair
27. Visit Honest? John's on Cass Avenue
28. Feather bowl at the Cadieux Cafe
29. Watch harness racing at Hazel Park or Northville
30. See a concert at Pine Knob
31. Call talk radio
32. See a performance at the Detroit Opera Theater
33. Attend the Freedom Festival Fireworks The first year I moved here... 17 years old and the neighbor who took me forgot where he parked his car... 3 hours of searching and we took a very expensive cab home.
34. Drive 10 miles of 8 Mile
35. Curl
36. Attend the Woodward Dream Cruise
37. Visit John King Books - the real one
38. Visit Belle Isle
39. Attend the North American Auto Show
40. Take a Detroit River cruise
41. Visit Pewabic Pottery
42. Eat at Andiamo's West - the place where Jimmy Hoffa was kidnapped (counts if you ever ate at the Red Fox
43. Sing along at Baker's Keyboard Lounge
44. Drink at the Dakota Inn Rathskeller
45. Visit Greenfield Village
46. See a concert at Chene Park
47. Have breakfast from the Avalon Bakery
48. Be a Angel's Night volunteer
49. Find the Point of Origin (summer) or ice skate (winter) at Campus Martius
50. Shop at Birch Run
51. Ride the glass elevators to the top of the Ren Cen
52. Visit a Metropark
53. Visit Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (counts if you saw it at Tally Hall)
54. Stay at the Inn on Ferry Street
55. See a show at the Fox Theatre
56. Run the Turkey Trot
57. Bar-hop in Hamtramck
58. Shop the Russell Street Deli
59. Stroll the riverfront behind the Ren Cen
60. Attend a Hart Plaza festival
61. Attend Dally In The Alley
62. See a movie at the Magic Bag
63. Visit the Detroit Zoo
64. Attend a Lions game at Ford Field
65. Go to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs
66. Visit Rocky Peanut Company
67. See the Diego Rivera Murals at the DIA
68. Bowl at Garden Bowl
69. Take a Detroit History Tour
70. Visit the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
71. Watch Animal Cops: Detroit and visit the Michigan Humane Society headquarters
72. Attend Thunderfest
73. Attend the Thanksgiving Day parade
74. Go to Cedar Point
75. Hear a band at the Lager House
76. Take the Rouge Plant tour
77. See the Rockettes Christmas show
78. Eat flaming cheese in Greektown
79. Visit Henry Ford Museum
80. Eat at La Shish or at an Arab-American place on Warren in Dearborn
81. Visit the Heidelberg Project
82. Eat a burger at the Red Coat Tavern
83. Have a margarita at Agave
84. Sing karaoke at the Royal Kubo
85. Have a pregame (or postgame) meal at Nemo's
86. See a show at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle
87. Eat at Zingerman's
88. Visit "The Streets of Old Detroit" at the Detroit Historical Museum
89. Take a historic homes tour
90. Go to the Detroit International Jazz Festival
91. Visit an avant-garde art gallery
92. Explore Cranbrook
93. Attend the Auto Show Charity Preview
94. See a musical at the Gem, Fisher or Masonic
95. See a sunset over Lake St. Clair
96. Attend Tastefest
97. Visit one of the three casinos
98. Find a bar that still has a jukebox
99. See the DSO at Orchestra Hall
100. See a community-theater show
101. Visit the Detroit Science Center
Bold means I've been there, done that.
1. See a movie at the Detroit Film Theater
2. Shop at Eastern Market
3. Visit the Spirit of Detroit statue
4. Eat in Mexican Village
5. Ride the People Mover
6. Visit a cider mill
7. People-watch at Somerset
8. Eat at White Castle
9. Skip work to attend Opening Day
10. Get an employee discount on a car ... when not everyone is getting one Thanks to Erin's Dad! I still love my truck!
11. Attend a Pistons game at the Palace
12. Drink Guinness at the Old Shillelagh
13. Eat at Lafayette Coney Island
14. Visit Windsor
15. Go to Friday Night at the DIA
16. Pick fresh fruit
17. Visit the Belle Isle Conservatory
18. See The Joe Louis Fist (and his statue inside Cobo)
19. Drive Woodward from one end to the other I think I've done this while getting lost.
20. Attend a Red Wings game at the Joe
21. Visit a secondhand record store
22. Tailgate at a UM or MSU football game
23. Go to the Motown U.S.A. museum
24. Eat a paczki on Fat Tuesday
25. Have dessert at the Whitney
26. Attend the State Fair
27. Visit Honest? John's on Cass Avenue
28. Feather bowl at the Cadieux Cafe
29. Watch harness racing at Hazel Park or Northville
30. See a concert at Pine Knob
31. Call talk radio
32. See a performance at the Detroit Opera Theater
33. Attend the Freedom Festival Fireworks The first year I moved here... 17 years old and the neighbor who took me forgot where he parked his car... 3 hours of searching and we took a very expensive cab home.
34. Drive 10 miles of 8 Mile
35. Curl
36. Attend the Woodward Dream Cruise
37. Visit John King Books - the real one
38. Visit Belle Isle
39. Attend the North American Auto Show
40. Take a Detroit River cruise
41. Visit Pewabic Pottery
42. Eat at Andiamo's West - the place where Jimmy Hoffa was kidnapped (counts if you ever ate at the Red Fox
43. Sing along at Baker's Keyboard Lounge
44. Drink at the Dakota Inn Rathskeller
45. Visit Greenfield Village
46. See a concert at Chene Park
47. Have breakfast from the Avalon Bakery
48. Be a Angel's Night volunteer
49. Find the Point of Origin (summer) or ice skate (winter) at Campus Martius
50. Shop at Birch Run
51. Ride the glass elevators to the top of the Ren Cen
52. Visit a Metropark
53. Visit Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (counts if you saw it at Tally Hall)
54. Stay at the Inn on Ferry Street
55. See a show at the Fox Theatre
56. Run the Turkey Trot
57. Bar-hop in Hamtramck
58. Shop the Russell Street Deli
59. Stroll the riverfront behind the Ren Cen
60. Attend a Hart Plaza festival
61. Attend Dally In The Alley
62. See a movie at the Magic Bag
63. Visit the Detroit Zoo
64. Attend a Lions game at Ford Field
65. Go to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs
66. Visit Rocky Peanut Company
67. See the Diego Rivera Murals at the DIA
68. Bowl at Garden Bowl
69. Take a Detroit History Tour
70. Visit the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
71. Watch Animal Cops: Detroit and visit the Michigan Humane Society headquarters
72. Attend Thunderfest
73. Attend the Thanksgiving Day parade
74. Go to Cedar Point
75. Hear a band at the Lager House
76. Take the Rouge Plant tour
77. See the Rockettes Christmas show
78. Eat flaming cheese in Greektown
79. Visit Henry Ford Museum
80. Eat at La Shish or at an Arab-American place on Warren in Dearborn
81. Visit the Heidelberg Project
82. Eat a burger at the Red Coat Tavern
83. Have a margarita at Agave
84. Sing karaoke at the Royal Kubo
85. Have a pregame (or postgame) meal at Nemo's
86. See a show at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle
87. Eat at Zingerman's
88. Visit "The Streets of Old Detroit" at the Detroit Historical Museum
89. Take a historic homes tour
90. Go to the Detroit International Jazz Festival
91. Visit an avant-garde art gallery
92. Explore Cranbrook
93. Attend the Auto Show Charity Preview
94. See a musical at the Gem, Fisher or Masonic
95. See a sunset over Lake St. Clair
96. Attend Tastefest
97. Visit one of the three casinos
98. Find a bar that still has a jukebox
99. See the DSO at Orchestra Hall
100. See a community-theater show
101. Visit the Detroit Science Center