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Seasonal · Weekend
Sleep in a former seminary, sip in an underground wine bar, dance in a speakeasy lounge, taste whiskey, catch a classic film and a play, sing karaoke, Sunday lunch.
Come November in Michigan, plenty of hunters head to the woods for deer season, and whoever stays home gets jokingly called a deer widow. This weekend is for them, and for anyone who wants a girls' getaway. Northville and Plymouth are two charming small towns west of Detroit, close to each other, with everything you need: a wine bar, a live-music lounge, whiskey, an old movie house, theater and karaoke.
16:00
Plymouth Township · Five Mile Road, former St. John's Seminary grounds
Check in to the Romanesque buildings of a 1949 Catholic seminary that trained priests until 1988; the chapel, dedicated in 1955, has about fifty stained-glass windows. 118 rooms, free parking, and profits go to charity.
Stay put: the wine bar is downstairs at the resort.
18:00
Saint John's Resort, Plymouth Township
An underground wine bar and tapas lounge at the resort with a Wine Spectator award-winning list, open to the public too. The perfect first evening: a toast, small plates and no rush.
Short cab ride into downtown Northville.
21:00
Downtown Northville
Past a red light and velvet ropes, this speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in Northville Square brings in metro Detroit cover and party bands while people dance by their tables, with no cover charge. Dress up!
Cab back to the resort.
12:00
Downtown Plymouth
Lunch in downtown Plymouth at a bar and bistro in business since 1978. There's live music almost every night, so you can always come back later.
A few minutes' walk to Main Street.
14:00
Downtown Plymouth
Whiskey tasting at Highline Spirits' tasting room inside a restored 1893 pharmacy building. Cocktails are on the menu too, and if you book ahead you can join a cocktail or whiskey class.
A few minutes' walk to Kellogg Park on Penniman Avenue.
16:00
Downtown Plymouth, across from Kellogg Park
A single-screen 1941 Streamline Moderne movie house facing Kellogg Park under a green neon PENN sign, showing classics, independent and second-run films and the odd live show. See what's playing that day.
Cab to Northville, to Cady Street.
19:30
Downtown Northville
A professional theater with 143 seats, rearranged for every show, staging five plays and musicals a year. The idea was sketched on a napkin at a Northville coney island, and Metro Times readers named it Best Small Professional Theatre in 2025.
A few minutes' walk to South Main Street.
22:00
Downtown Northville
A long-running dive bar on Northville's Main Street with pool, darts and a jukebox, known around town for its karaoke nights. Pick a group song and give it everything.
Cab back to the resort.
12:00
Old Village, Plymouth
A farewell meal in Plymouth's Old Village at a family-owned restaurant styled on classic supper clubs, which opens on Sunday mornings too. Recap the weekend here before the hunters get home.
Head home from here, by cab if anyone's been drinking.
8 stops
What does a fall Saturday at Eastern Market look like?The fall market at dawn, a Dequindre Cut walk to the river, a lighthouse, beer in Rivertown, hot cider at Beacon Park, the Heidelberg Project, then beer and pizza.
14 stops
Detroit in 48 hours: the classics and the brand-new citySaturday market, the riverfront, Art Deco lobbies and the newest Detroit: a two-day plan you can mostly do on foot.
10 stops
Where's Detroit's art? A whole weekend's worthRivera's murals, a bead-covered sculpture garden, houses turned into art and big street murals: a weekend from museum halls to alleys.We built these plans from our own checked place pages. Hours and prices change, so check each place’s page before you go.
