4/5 Blake C. 6 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
The
museum
is
fantastic.
I
visited
during
a
low
traffic
time,
and
got
to
explore
the
streets
of
old
Detroit
exhibit
completely
alone
which
was
very
cool.
That
section
alone
is
worth
a
visit
even
if
you
don't
look
at
anything
else,
it's
such
a
cool
experience
and
so
well
presented.
I
did
take
the
time
to
view
all
of
the
exhibits
though
and
there's
a
nice
variety
and
clearly
a
lot
of
care
went
into
designing
each
exhibit.
Artifacts
are
displayed
well,
the
layout
is
easy
to
follow
and
spacious,
and
overall
I
think
the
museum
does
a
good
job
of
giving
brief
overviews
of
a
large
variety
of
topics
from
Detroit's
history.
As
a
solo
adult
I
got
a
lot
out
of
my
trip,
but
I
think
it
would
be
enjoyable
for
kids
too.
Staff
were
also
great:
very
friendly,
helpful,
and
attentive
even
though
it
was
a
slow
day.
The
only
thing
that
disappointed
me
was
the
gift
shop.
There
was
an
overwhelming
amount
of
sports
themed
merch,
it
completely
dominated
the
gift
shop.
I
did
find
a
tiny
book
shelf
shoved
in
a
back
corner
that
had
a
few
options
that
weren't
sports
related,
but
even
there
sports
was
the
dominant
focus.
I
was
pretty
surprised
by
this,
since
the
museum
really
doesn't
have
a
strong
sports
history
focus.
It
certainly
does
have
some
exhibits
about
Detroit's
history
with
professional
sports,
but
it's
not
anywhere
near
as
prominently
featured
as
say
the
history
of
car
manufacturing
or
the
underground
railroad.
I
usually
want
something
from
a
gift
shop
that
ties
in
to
what
I
learned
about
in
the
museum,
and
that
connection
just
wasn't
there.
I
can
only
assume
that
sports
merch
is
what
sells,
and
I
suppose
the
museum
needs
to
stock
what
they
can
actually
make
money
from,
but
it
was
disappointing.
Anyway,
my
ramblings
aside,
it's
a
solid
museum
and
well
worth
a
visit.