It's Now or Never - 1 year country tour
Starting June 19th, my wife and I are taking our two kids on a trip around the country for a little over a year. The biggest unfortunate is that I'll be working full-time while we do it. This means th...
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ependydad wrote:
As for Detroit- the 3 things that I was thinking was 1) the Henry Ford Museum 2) making the trip down to Elkhart to see the RV Hall of Fame and 3) a personal trip to Ann Arbor for the Ride 4 Kids.
The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village are connected together. Henry Ford Museum is inside and Greenfield Village is outside. If you only get to choose one, your kids will enjoy the Village more than the museum. We went the Museum once this winter and we went to the Village twice last year and we'll go again next week. Your kids will be tired of walking before you see everything in the Village.
While in Ann Arbor, my kids liked the Hands on Museum if you have time for it. Might be a nice spot to spend a few hours. The Mathaei Botanical Gardens is a nice little spot to stop as well. There's a kid play area inside that my kids liked.
Where are you staying in Detroit? There are no campgrounds near Greenfield Village itself, but with kids, I'd highly recommend staying at Camp Dearborn, it has FHU sites and is approx 45 mintues from either Greenfield Village and Ann Arbor. It's in a safe area with a little town. Your wife and kids can play at the park in town and walk around the downtown area comfortably for ice cream, shopping, etc. There are bike trails close by and Kensington Metropark is 5 minutes away with a great petting farm and nature trails. It's about 15 minutes off of the expressway that can get you to the Village or Ann Arbor. But, the expressway gets very congested at rush hour, just a heads up.
Happy Planning!
