1992. Go to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn

One of the things I knew I wanted to do if I was ever in the Detroit area was go to Greenfield Village which is at The Henry Ford. Going to The Henry Ford was an easy sell to the hubby since he is a Ford guy through and through.

The Henry Ford consists of four parts -- The Ford Rouge Factory Tour, The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, and Giant Screen Experience. You can buy tickets to one or all the experiences. We opted for doing the Factory Tour, the Museum, and the Village especially since we only had about 3-4 hours to experience it all. If you opted for the all inclusive pass, you received admission to all 4 experiences plus unlimited rides at Greenfield Village and the Insiders Tour at the Museum. I didn't realize the extras it included and might have thought about getting since the rides at the Village can add up quickly.

We decided to start the day at the Ford Rouge Plant. To get there, we boarded a bus for a 20 minute bus ride to the plant.

The plant consisted of 6 parts -- 2 different theater experiences, a visit to the observation deck, a self paced walking tour of the plant, the legacy gallery, and an living laboratory tour outside.

Even though we were on the first bus leaving the Henry Ford, another tour bus arrived at the same time as we did and we ended up on the geriatrics tour.

The hubby really enjoyed the whole experience. He loved seeing the Ford 150 Truck assembly plant. We did not do the outside tour -- somehow we missed it probably because the bus was waiting.

Once we got back to the Henry Ford, we went through the museum. You could spend all day in the museum and not just the hour or so we had. Besides cars, there were planes, trains, and agriculture machinery manufactured by all different companies.

Kennedy's Limo and the Popemobile were in the museum.

The hubby was ecstatic to finally see a Tucker, a car with three headlights, since many were not built.

Inside the museum was also a couple of restaurants including a drive in that I would loved to eat at. Maybe next time.

My favorite part, and the hubby's least favorite, was Greenfield Village. Greenfield Village is recreation of a early 1900s village complete with replicate houses of famous people or even the real house including the Ford House.

We saw Edison's Laboratory where he created many of his famous inventions.

The hubby really liked the working Round House.

You could ride in a Model T (for a fee) or other old school modes of transportation (for a fee).

Because it was quite hot and the village was HUGE, we didn't get to see everything. I think the village isn't really the hubby's cup of tea but for the history geek in me it's amazing.

Maybe next time, I will leave him to explore the museum and I'll explore the village without him.

If you are in the Detroit area, check this out. It is AMAZING. I would recommend at least doing the Museum and the Village. Plan on spending all day at the Henry Ford -- it well worth it.