Editing Detroit (section)

===Tourism===
{{Main|Tourism in metropolitan Detroit}}Detroit is home to the world's first [[destination marketing organization]], the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitor's Bureau, also known as Visit Detroit.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ford |first=Robert C. |last2=Peeper |first2=William C. |date=August 1, 2007 |title=The past as prologue: Predicting the future of the convention and visitor bureau industry on the basis of its history |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261517706001324 |journal=Tourism Management |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=1104–1114 |doi=10.1016/j.tourman.2006.07.002 |issn=0261-5177}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Profile |url=https://topworkplaces.com/company/detroit-metro-convention/freep/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Top Workplaces |language=en}}</ref> Founded in 1896, the organization now operates at [[211 West Fort Street]] as Visit Detroit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau |url=https://visitdetroit.com/about-us/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Visit Detroit |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Detroit Institute of Arts From DPL.jpg|thumb|[[Detroit Institute of Arts]]]]

Because of its unique culture, distinctive architecture, and revitalization and urban renewal efforts in the 21st century, Detroit has enjoyed increased prominence as a tourist destination in recent years. ''[[The New York Times]]'' listed Detroit as the ninth-best destination in its list of ''52 Places to Go in 2017'',<ref name="52 Places to Go in 2017">[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/travel/places-to-visit.html "52 Places to Go in 2017"]. NYT Travel, ''The New York Times''. January 4, 2017. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.</ref> while travel guide publisher ''[[Lonely Planet]]'' named Detroit the second-best city in the world to visit in 2018.<ref name="Top 10 cities to visit in 2018">[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities "Top 10 cities to visit in 2018"]. [[Lonely Planet]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Detroit as one of the 50 World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |title=Detroit: World's Greatest Places 2022 |url=https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194455/detroit/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>

Many of the area's prominent museums are in the historic [[Detroit Cultural Center|cultural center]] neighborhood around Wayne State University and the [[College for Creative Studies]]. These museums include the [[Detroit Institute of Arts]], the [[Detroit Historical Museum]], [[Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History]], the [[Detroit Science Center]], as well as the main branch of the [[Detroit Public Library]]. Other cultural highlights include [[Hitsville U.S.A.|Motown Historical Museum]], the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]] museum, the [[Pewabic Pottery]] studio and school, the [[Tuskegee Airmen]] Museum, [[Fort Wayne (Detroit)|Fort Wayne]], the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit]], the [[Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit]], and the [[Belle Isle Conservatory]].

In 2010, the G.R. N'Namdi Gallery opened in a {{convert|16000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} complex in Midtown. Important history of America and the Detroit area are exhibited at [[The Henry Ford]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]], the United States' largest indoor-outdoor museum complex.<ref>America's Story, Explore the States: Michigan (2006). [http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/mi/ford_1 Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014115229/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/mi/ford_1 |date=October 14, 2009 }} ''Library of Congress'' Retrieved August 14, 2011.</ref> The Detroit Historical Society provides information about tours of area churches, skyscrapers, and mansions. Inside Detroit hosts tours, educational programming, and a downtown welcome center. Other sites of interest are the [[Detroit Zoo]] in [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]], the [[Cranbrook Art Museum]] in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan|Bloomfield Hills]], the [[Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory]] on Belle Isle, and Walter P. Chrysler Museum in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]].<ref name=AIADetroit/>

[[Greektown, Detroit|Greektown]] and three downtown casino resort hotels serve as part of an entertainment hub. The [[Eastern Market, Detroit|Eastern Market]] farmer's distribution center is the largest open-air flowerbed market in the United States and has more than 150 foods and specialty businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easternmarket.org/page.cfm/19/ |title=History of Eastern Market |access-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506012105/http://www.easternmarket.org/page.cfm/19/ |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}. ''Eastern Market Merchant's Association''. Retrieved on March 8, 2006.</ref> On Saturdays, about 45,000 people shop there.<ref name=Easternmarket1>{{cite web|url=http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/easternmarket.aspx |title=Eastern Market |access-date=April 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405184940/http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/easternmarket.aspx |archive-date=April 5, 2008 }}. ''Model D Media'' (April 5, 2008). Retrieved January 24, 2011.</ref> The annual Detroit Festival of the Arts in Midtown draws about 350,000 people.<ref name="Midtown2">{{cite web |title=Midtown |url=http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/Midtown.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014021/http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/Midtown.aspx |archive-date=April 5, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2007}}. ''Model D Media'' (April 4, 2008). Retrieved on January 24, 2011.</ref>

[[File:Ford Piquette Avenue Plant - Model T Assortment.jpg|thumb|The [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]], birthplace of the [[Ford Model T]] and the world's oldest car factory building open to the public]]

Annual summer events include the [[Detroit Electronic Music Festival|Electronic Music Festival]], [[Detroit International Jazz Festival|International Jazz Festival]], the [[Woodward Dream Cruise]], the African World Festival, the country music Hoedown, Noel Night, and [[Dally in the Alley]]. Within downtown, Campus Martius Park hosts large events, including the annual Motown Winter Blast. As the world's traditional automotive center, the city hosts the [[North American International Auto Show]]. Held since 1924, America's Thanksgiving Parade is one of the nation's largest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theparade.org/ |title=The Parade Company &#124; Home of America's Thanksgiving Day Parade |website=Theparade.org |access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> River Days, a five-day summer festival on the International Riverfront lead up to the [[Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival]] fireworks, which draw super sized-crowds ranging from hundreds of thousands to over three million people.<ref name="Visitor poll"/><ref name=Almanac2/><ref name=Winterblast>Fifth Third Bank rocks the Winter Blast. ''[[Michigan Chronicle]]''. (March 14, 2006).</ref>

An important civic sculpture is ''[[The Spirit of Detroit]]'' by [[Marshall Fredericks]] at the Coleman Young Municipal Center. The image is often used as a symbol of Detroit, and the statue is occasionally dressed in sports jerseys to celebrate when a Detroit team is doing well.<ref>Baulch, Vivian M. (August 4, 1998). [http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=159 Marshall Fredericks – the Spirit of Detroit] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120711220627/http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=159 |date=July 11, 2012 }}. Michigan History, ''The Detroit News''. Retrieved on November 23, 2007.</ref> A [[Monument to Joe Louis|memorial to Joe Louis]] is located at the intersection of Jefferson and Woodward Avenues. The sculpture, commissioned by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and executed by [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], is a {{convert|24|ft|m|adj=on}} long arm with a fist suspended by a pyramidal framework.