Day 6 - Motown

I finally talked G into taking me to the Motown Museum today, and I am so glad that I did. I loved being able to walk through the studio and halls that numerous singing legends have also passed through. To think that Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and The Supremes all hung out in what is now the museum is mind-boggling. I really liked seeing the studio the most out of our tour, because you can really imagine the bands and singers when you are in the recording studio. It must have been an awesome sight back during Motown's heyday.

Unfortunately, to get to the Motown Museum, you have to drive through Detroit. Downtown Detroit is one of the worst towns that I have ever been in. I would rather being in the worst part of Oakland than where we were driving in Detroit. There are so many boarded up or burnt up houses that I think maybe one out ten houses in the area we drove through were occupied. You can really see where the American auto industry has been crippled when you drive through Detroit.

Once we were out of Detroit, we decided to head to the Motorsports Hall of Fame. It was in an old expo center building and looked like it consisted of cars that no other museum wanted. It was interesting, but we were able to look at everything pretty quickly. We headed to Ann Arbor afterward, and just drove through because there was a huge street festival going on and no where to park.