Welcome Students from Germany!

This webpage has been designed to help you find your way around Detroit. I'll be adding to this page periodically, so please check back now and then to see if any changes or additions have been made. In the meantime, I hope you'll enjoy exploring all that Detroit has to offer. And feel free to contact me if you find broken links or would like to see any information not yet posted here.

I look forward to meeting you and hope you will join us during the academic year at the weekly Stammtisch at the Circa on campus (Cass Ave).

Wishing all the best!

Mark Ferguson, Ph.D.
mark.ferguson@wayne.edu

Need directions?? Use Google to find street maps! Just enter a street address with the city and state (e.g. 906 W. Warren Ave, Detroit MI) into the search box.

Shopping for Food

University Foods (supermarket on campus, near Manoogian Hall) - on Warren Ave. Cross the Lodge Freeway (Highway 10) bridge and you can't miss it.

Avalon International Breads (422 W. Willis, Detroit; near campus, corner of Willis St. and Cass Ave.)

Eastern Market (open-air fruit & veggie market, plus a number of great little shops: Raffael's for all the spices you need for cooking, Hert's for cheese, Cost Plus (next to Hert's) for beverages which go well with cheese, Garbriel's for middle eastern foods, and more..)

Harbortown Market - on E. Jefferson in Harbortown Plaza

Holiday Market in Royal Oak on S. Main St.

Real Cheap Stuff

Value Village (987 Manufacturers, in Westland MI; several locations)

Salvation Army (1627 W. Fort St, downtown Detroit)

St. Vincent de Paul (affectionately known as "St. Vinnies")
5840 W. Fort St., Detroit

Shoe Fair (next to St. Vinnies)

Dollar Stores (several locations throughout the city - you'll be become familiar with them soon enough!)

Shopping Malls

Oakland Mall (take I-75 north to 14 Mile)
Eastland Mall (take I-94 east to 8 Mile)
Fairlane Mall (in Dearborn, MI)
Great Lakes Crossing (4362 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills MI)

Restaurants/Kneipen near Campus

Olympia Cafe (on campus, corner of Cass & Warren)

Harmonie Garden Cafe (middle eastern, on campus, corner of Cass & Palmer)

International Institute (on campus, corner of Kirby and John R) In the basement, has great & inexpensive international food, incl. Indian curry, etc.

Circa 1890 Saloon (on campus, on Cass opposite Ferry Mall)

Campus Restaurant (on campus, next to the Circa on Cass opposite Ferry Mall; cheap breakfast!)

Kresge Court Cafe (on campus, inside the DIA)

Cass Café (on campus, next to University Towers on Cass)

Magestic Café (near campus, on Woodward Ave)

Union Street (near campus, on Woodward Ave, best calamari in town!)

Visitor Guides

Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau

Parks, Camping, Recreation in Michigan

MI Department of Natural Resources

Diamond Jack's Detroit River Tours

Music and Theater

Dance Club: Bleu Detroit Night Club 1540 Woodward Ave (upscale techno dance club downtown)

List of Jazz Clubs in Detroit

Jazz: Bert's in Eastern Market (Thursday nights are free; check it out on Saturday mornings when you shop at Eastern Market!)

Jazz: Baker's Keyboard Lounge - oldest jazz club in the world!

List of Jazz Clubs in MI

Big Band, Jazz, & more: Cadieux Café (on Detroit's East Side)

On Campus: Alvin's (5756 N. Cass Ave)

Concerts: St. Andrew's Hall (downtown, near Greektown)

Jamming: JamBase Calendar, Jacoby's German Biergarten (downtown, near Greektown)

Broadway Shows & More: The Fox Theatre

Broadway Shows & More: The Fisher Theatre

Wayne State University's Hilberry Theater

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward)

Michigan Opera Theater (Detroit Opera, 1526 Broadway)

Music on the Radio

Rock, Jazz, Blues, and World Music: WDET 101.9 FM

Sports

Hockey: Detroit Redwings

Basketball: Detroit Pistons

Football: Detroit Lions

Baseball: Detroit Tigers

Museums

Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)

Motown Historical Museum (Detroit)

Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)

Museum of African-American History (Detroit)

Holocaust Memorial Center (Bloomfield Hills)

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (Dearborn)

Festivals in Downtown Detroit

Visit Hart Plaza Events Calendar for exact dates:

January: North American International Auto Show (Cobo Center)
May: Hoedown (Hart Plaza)
May: Greektown Arts Festival
May: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival (Hart Plaza)
June: Praise Fest (Hart Plaza)
June: Summer Jamz Festival (Hart Plaza)
June: Detroit Festival of Arts (on WSU campus)
June: International Music Festival (Hart Plaza)
June: Freedom Festival & Fireworks (Hart Plaza)
July: Arab and Chaldean Festival (Hart Plaza)
July: Afro-American Music Festival (Hart Plaza)
August: Fiesta Mexican (Hart Plaza)
August: Caribbean International Festival (Hart Plaza)
August: African World Festival (Hart Plaza)
August: Motor City Youth Festival (Hart Plaza)
Aug/Sept: Detroit International Jazz Festival (8/31-9/3, 2007)
Aug/Sept: Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (8/31-9/2, 2007)
Aug/Sept: Michigan State Fair
November: Thanksgiving Parade (downtown Detroit)

Film Theaters

Detroit Film Theater (at the DIA)

Main Art Theater (118 N. Main St, Royal Oak) more...

Local News

WDET 101.9 FM (National Public Radio, Detroit. National & Local news from 5:00-10:00 am; "Fresh Air" - outstanding interviews you'll hear nowhere else - hosted by Terry Gross from 3:00-4:00 pm; International & National News 4:00-7:00 pm)

Metrotimes (free weekly Newspaper with Events & more)

Detroit News

Detroit Free Press

Michigan Chronicle

WDIV television

WXYZ television

Detroit Public Television (with BBC World News at 6:00 am & 7:30 pm)

Other

The Detroit Zoo

The Detroit Science Center

Casino Detroit Magazine (for those of us who are bad at math...)

The Dakota Inn Rathskeller
17324 John R. St., Detroit MI
Tel. (313) 867-9722

Wah Court Inn (Chinese Cuisine - Sunday morning Dim-Sum!)
1689 University Ave
Windsor, Ontario
tel (519) 256-4755
(You can get a bus to Windsor from the Tunnel. Don't forget your passport and any other documents you need to get back into the US. Please research this in advance.)

Factory Outlet Shopping

Birch Run, 12240 South Beyer Road, north of Flint MI

Great Lakes Crossing, 4362 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills MI

Auto Repair

Ren-Cen Mechanical Service
217 Joseph Campau
Detroit MI 48207
Tel (313) 259-4810

Dentist

Dr. Geoffrey Reeves
Hill & Reeves DDS
3800 Woodward Ave. Suite 1002
Detroit MI 48201
Tel (313) 832-9808

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