DETROIT

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• MOOSEJAW read more ›
  (34288 Woodward Ave, Birmingham. Tel. 248-203-7777)
  moosejaw.com
  The outgoing staff here knows almost everything about Michigan’s great outdoors. They will guide you to the best gear, from hiking shoes to hydration packs.
• SHOWTIME CLOTHING read more ›
  (5708 Woodward Ave. Tel. 313-875-9280)
  myspace.com/showtime_detroit
  This store stocks the perfect clothes for those wanting to show off their Detroit pride: Kid Rock’s “Made in Detroit” hoodies, T-shirts and jackets all celebrate Motor City.
• TRAVELER’S WORLD read more ›
  (6253 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfi eld. Tel. 248-855-3180)
  travelersworld.com
  This store, which has been serving travelers for more than 20 years, is the go-to place for lightweight luggage, travel steamers and tiny hairdryers.

• BRUNCH WITH BACH: HARLEM QUARTET read more ›
  (5200 Woodward Ave. Tel. 313-833-7900)
  dia.org
  Indulge in an artistically stimulating brunch at DIA. The price includes food, beverages and a concert from the Harlem Quartet, which earned rave reviews from The New York Times for their 2006 Carnegie Hall premiere. Feb. 14.
• THE RINK read more ›
  (At Campus Martius Park. Tel. 313-962-0101)
  campusmartiuspark.org
  Whether you channel your inner Olympian or spend most of your time just trying to stand up, make the rounds on this open air rink on the north lawn of the local park before it disappears in spring. Skate rentals are available seven days a week.
• “DIFFERENT BY DESIGN: THE STYLING OF EDSEL FORD” read more ›
  (1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores. Tel. 313-884-4222)
  fordhouse.org
  This exhibit in the historic garage at Ford House features such classics as the 1938 Lincoln K Brunn Brougham and the 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet, once considered the most beautiful car in the world.

• CHELI’S CHILI BAR read more ›
  (47 E Adams. Tel. 313-961-1700)
  chelischilibar.com
  If you don’t have time to make a Stanley Cup Champion Red Wings game, visit this restaurant owned by defenseman Chris Chelios. Bulldog’s mini burgers and four-way chili go great with a game on the flat-screen TV. $
• JAPON read more ›
  (6866 Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills. Tel. 248-608-1260)
  This café and sushi bar in downtown Rochester offers the standards (shrimp tempura and udon noodles), as well as more creative dishes, like Spaghetti Japonaise (oven-baked pasta with white cream sauce and seafood). $$
• STREETSIDE SEAFOOD read more ›
  (273 Pierce St, Birmingham. Tel. 248-645-9123)
  streetsideseafood.com
  With just 55 seats, this fancy, intimate fish house can be hard to get into, but it’s worth the wait. Seafood is sourced from both coasts as well as the Midwest lakes. $$$

• CAFÉ D’MONGO’S SPEAKEASY read more ›
  (1439 Griswold. Tel. no phone)
  If you like the hipster scene, head to this downtown hideout, which is so cool, it doesn’t have a phone number and is only open one day a week (on Friday nights).
• INT ICE read more ›
  (1777 Third St. Tel. 877-888-2121)
  mgmgranddetroit.com
  Local and national comedy acts appear every Wednesday at 8pm, but even on performerfree nights, this comedy club and piano bar has a great atmosphere for sipping cocktails.

• HOWELL, MI read more ›
  (53 miles northwest of Detroit. )
  downtownhowell.org
  This charming and walkable downtown is packed with historic buildings. The recent Betty Anne Waters, starring Hilary Swank and Minnie Driver, was filmed here.

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Fun Fact!
In 1909, Detroit installed the first mile of concrete-paved road in the US on Woodward Avenue just north of the Model T plant.