Detroit: 10 Things to Do

By Steven Gray

6. Motown Historical Museum

Travel Guide Detroit Layne Kennedy / CORBIS
  • Print
  • Email
  • Share
  • Single Page

Don't forget Detroit's music legacy — it's the hometown of Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Madonna. The Motown Historical Museum, near Detroit's downtown, is where Berry Gordy Jr. built Motown's powerful roster, which at its peak included Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and the Jackson 5. There, you'll see Motown's first recording studio, known as Studio A, and one of Michael Jackson's hats.

Connect to this TIME Story

Interact with
this story

  • Facebook
  • Digg
  • Linkedin

From our
partners

  • Find the right hotels at the right price with Yahoo! Travel
  • Detroit Guide: Find travel deals, hotels and more!

Most Popular »

Full List »
  1. Teens Tire of Facebook—But Not Enough to Log Off
  2. TIME Exclusive: President Obama's 1979 Prom Photos
  3. Mutant Cockroaches Have Learned to Evade Sugar Traps
  4. What's In That Big Mac? More Than You Think
  5. Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
  6. Timelapse
  7. Viewpoint: Drugs to Boost Female Sex Drive: That's a Good Thing, Right?
  8. Cockroaches, Sponges and Snakes: The Top 10 New Species
  9. Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening Itch
  10. U.K. Police Arrest 3 More Men in Soldier's Slaying
  1. Teens Tire of Facebook—But Not Enough to Log Off
  2. 20 Timeless Photos That Made Our Week
  3. Viewpoint: Drugs to Boost Female Sex Drive: That's a Good Thing, Right?
  4. Down and out in Saudi Arabia
  5. TIME Exclusive: President Obama's 1979 Prom Photos
  6. Why People Are Angry About India's New Surrogacy Rules
  7. Curbing Drug-Company Abuses: Are Fines Enough?
  8. What's In That Big Mac? More Than You Think
  9. What Would Make an All-Electric Car Appeal to the Masses?
  10. Must-Reads from Around the World
Get the Latest News from Time.com
Sign up to get the latest news and headlines delivered straight to your inbox.