Royal Oak

Worth seeing in and around Royal Oak

4 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
   National Shrine of the Little Flower

   The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica is a Catholic church in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States. A designated national shrine, the church building is well-known for its execution in the lavish zig-zag Art Deco style.

   2.7 km · Roman Catholic church and shrine in Michigan, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Woodlawn Cemetery

   Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 19975 Woodward Avenue, opposite the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, between 7 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road, in Detroit, Michigan.

   5.5 km · cemetery in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Oakland Mall

   Oakland Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Troy, Michigan. It is located in the northwest corner of the intersection of 14 Mile and John R. roads, adjacent to Interstate 75.

   6 km · shopping mall in Michigan, U.S · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain

   The Horace Rackham Memorial Fountain, also known as the Bear Fountain, is a fountain located in the Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan. It was designed by Frederick A. Schnaple and sculpted by Corrado Parducci.

   1.7 km · fountain in the Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Royal Oak

Airports

Windsor (YQG), 28 km · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW), 35 km · Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), 161 km

• Cleveland → Royal Oak

  163 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · $23–32
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• Grand Rapids → Royal Oak

  213 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · $19–26
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• Columbus → Royal Oak

  281 km · quickest by road, 5h 26m · $26–35
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Royal Oak. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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