2 hours (Approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
Overview
Explore Detroit’s historic Corktown neighborhood on a 2-hour walking tour of city landmarks, local haunts, and classic architecture. You’ll see a block at the heart of the ‘Corktown Revival,’ with hip restaurants, cocktail bars, and cafes, then take in the ruined Michigan Central Railroad Station, long a symbol of Detroit's golden age. This 2-hour Corktown walking tour includes a half pint of beer at an Irish American club, and it’s limited to 12 people for a personalized experience.
- 2-hour Corktown walking tour
- See a historic Detroit neighborhood
- Visit Corktown with a local
- Learn about the neighborhood's revival
- Includes a drink at a local social club
- Small group tour limited to 12 people
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Make your way to a centrally-located meeting point in the Corktown neighborhood, where you’ll join a guide and small group on the walk to the first stop of the day, a block that’s been key to Corktown’s revival, with restaurants and bars that bring Detroiters from around the city.
Your guide will share fascinating stories and facts from Corktown history, and introduce you to some of Detroit’s blend of blight and revival. Take in the massive railroad station that’s been abandoned since 1988, and learn why the city left the elegant structure to rot. Continue to Detroit’s oldest surviving residential neighborhood, which is packed with brightly-painted Victorian houses and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Along the way, you’ll spot one of the oldest churches in Detroit, and have the chance to ask questions about life in the city, and what’s happening now in Detroit and Corktown.
The final stop of the day is the Gaelic League Irish American Club, where you’ll finish the tour with a half pint of beer (or a soft drink).
Your guide will share fascinating stories and facts from Corktown history, and introduce you to some of Detroit’s blend of blight and revival. Take in the massive railroad station that’s been abandoned since 1988, and learn why the city left the elegant structure to rot. Continue to Detroit’s oldest surviving residential neighborhood, which is packed with brightly-painted Victorian houses and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Along the way, you’ll spot one of the oldest churches in Detroit, and have the chance to ask questions about life in the city, and what’s happening now in Detroit and Corktown.
The final stop of the day is the Gaelic League Irish American Club, where you’ll finish the tour with a half pint of beer (or a soft drink).
Itinerary
You’ll take in the contrasting views of Detroit’s highs and lows. We’ll walk toward the massive Michigan Central Railroad Station, left for ruin and a symbol of the decline of Detroit. We’ll get a good look at this hulking structure, which has been ranked as one of the “must-see” abandoned buildings in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Strap on your walking shoes for what’s sure to be the most epic tour of Detroit’s historic Corktown this side of Michigan Avenue. We’ll start on a block that has been key to Corktown’s revival, where BBQ, burgers, coffee, and craft cocktails beckon crowds of hungry and thirsty Detroiters.
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Free
We’ll continue our Detroit walking tour past the charming, colorful Victorian houses of residential Corktown. This is Detroit’s oldest neighborhood, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Along the way, your local guide will point out an early 19th-century church that’s one of oldest churches in Detroit.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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Product code: 5713P37
