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stored, such as Thomas Edison's laboratory from Menlo Park and the Wright Brothers'
airplane workshop. Plus you can add on the
Rouge Factory Tour
(adult/child $15/11;
9:30am-3pm Mon-Sat)
and see F-150 trucks roll off the assembly line where Ford first per-
fected his self-sufficient mass-production techniques.
The three attractions are separate, but you can get a combination ticket (adult/child
$35/25.50) for Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. Plan on at least one very full day at
the complex.
Dearborn has the nation's greatest concentration of people of Arab descent, so it's no
surprise that the
Arab American National Museum
( 313-582-2266;
www.arabamericanmuseum.org
;
13624 Michigan Ave; adult/child $8/4; 10am-6pm Wed-Sat,
noon-5pm Sun)
popped up here. It's a noble concept, located in a pretty, bright-tiled build-
ing, but it's not terribly exciting unless actor Jamie Farr's
M*A*S*H
TV-show script
wows you. The Arabian eateries lining nearby Warren Ave provide a more engaging feel
mains $5-12; 11am-midnight)
serves hummus, chicken shwarma and other staples. The
number of birds roasting on the spit show its popularity.
Ann Arbor
Forty-odd miles west of Detroit, liberal and bookish Ann Arbor is home to the University
of Michigan. The walkable downtown, which abuts the campus, is loaded with free-trade
coffee shops, bookstores and brewpubs. It's also a mecca for chowhounds; follow the
drool trail toward anything named 'Zingerman's.'
Sights & Activities
University of Michigan Museum of Art
MUSEUM
( 734-764-0395;
www.umma.umich.edu
; 525 S State St; 11am-5pm Tue-Sat, from noon Sun)
The campus' bold art museum impresses with its collections of Asian ceramics,
Tiffany glass and modern abstract works.
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
MARKET
(
www.a2gov.org/market
;
315 Detroit St; 7am-3pm Wed & Sat May-Dec, Sat only Jan-Apr)
Given
the surrounding bounty of orchards and farms, it's no surprise this place is stuffed to the
rafters with everything from spicy pickles to cider to mushroom-growing kits; located
