Eastern Market, Detroit

Worth seeing in and around Eastern Market, Detroit

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Wayne State University

   Wayne State University is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs.

   2.6 km · American public research university located in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ford Field

   Ford Field is an indoor stadium in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the Mid-American Conference championship game, the annual state championship football games for the MHSAA, the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the MCBA Marching Band State Finals, among other events. It was also the home of the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League from 2023 to 2025.

   700 m · stadium in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Detroit Institute of Arts

   The Detroit Institute of Arts is an art museum in midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the U.S. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet.

   2.4 km · art museum in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Joe Louis Arena

   Joe Louis Arena was a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena station on the Detroit People Mover.

   2.4 km · arena located in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Little Caesars Arena

   Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening in September 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and the Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, respectively.

   1.1 km · indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Guardian Building

   The Guardian Building is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs.

   1.8 km · skyscraper in Michigan in the United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fisher Building

   The Fisher Building is a landmark office tower located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn, and is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite, and several types of marble.

   3.9 km · skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan, United States, including the Fisher Theater · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Fort Detroit

   Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit was a French and later British fortification established in 1701 on the north side of the Detroit River by Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac. A settlement based on the fur trade, farming and missionary work slowly developed in the area.

   1.9 km · fort used 1701–1779 in Michigan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Detroit Masonic Temple

   The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world's largest Masonic Temple. Located in the Cass Corridor neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, at 500 Temple Street, the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College of North America.

   1.5 km · masonic building in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Tiger Stadium

    Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues.

    2.6 km · baseball stadium located in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Eastern Market, Detroit

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Windsor (YQG), 11 km · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW), 29 km · Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), 143 km

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Windsor, Ontario railway station, 3.6 km

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  332 km · quickest by air, 4h 39m · C$140–220
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  679 km · quickest by air, 6h 28m · C$170–260
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