Walking & history / Downtown
Detroit History Tours
Detroit History Tours, led by Bailey Sisoy-Moore, gets you around on foot, by bus, bike, or kayak, from ghost stories to the inside of the newly restored Michigan Central Station.
Languages: English
At a glance
- Meeting point
- 1 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226 (downtown tours); Graffiti Foyer, Michigan Central Station (Michigan Central tour)
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What tours do they run?
Historically Haunted Detroit: The Dark Side of History Bus Tour
A bus tour through Detroit's darker history, with a healthy dose of ghost stories.
- Price
- From $59 per person
Dastardly Detroit: A Spooky Downtown Walking Tour
A spooky walking tour through downtown, built around the city's darker stories.
- Price
- $31 per person
Felonies and Misdemeanors: The Detroit Cops and Mobsters Bus Tour
A bus tour about cops and mobsters, covering Detroit's criminal history.
- Price
- $51 per person
Beyond the Battlefield: Detroit in the Civil War Walking Tour
A walking tour on Detroit's role in the Civil War.
- Price
- $32 per person
Downtown Detroit Decoded: A Dozen Landmarks Walking Tour
Twelve downtown landmarks, explained on one walk.
- Price
- $31.30 per person
Michigan Central Station: History, Restoration, & What's Next Tour
A 90-minute inside look at Michigan Central Station, the restoration, and what's coming next.
- Length
- 1.5 hr
- Price
- $20 per person
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Make time for these
This woman-led company is heading into its second decade and covers Detroit in just about every format: walking and bus tours, bike tours, even kayak trips. The lineup includes a spooky downtown walking tour, a bus tour about cops and mobsters, a Civil War walking tour, and the popular 90-minute Michigan Central Station tour, which takes you inside the restoration and what's coming next for the station. Bailey Sisoy-Moore runs the company as executive director.
- Ghost and crime-history bus tours downtown
- 90-minute inside look at Michigan Central Station
- Walking, bus, bike, and kayak tours all offered
How to book and where to meet
Book at detroithistorytours.com/shop; most downtown tours meet at 1 Woodward Avenue. The Michigan Central tour starts at the Graffiti Foyer, caps at 25 guests, and has an accessible entrance and restrooms.
Accessibility
On the Michigan Central tour, all entrances and restrooms are ADA accessible, though you may hit some noise and dust from the ongoing restoration.
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