I missed the Welcome to Michigan sign – got bounced so hard that I took a picture of the air above the sign! I probably should have called it in to the Pothole Hotline – but I’m not sure it would have helped. We found a reasonable deal on another fairground campground – close enough to Detroit that taking an Uber to go sightseeing was practical. With an address on Quirk Road it fit with our love of all things quirky.
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn is so extensive that we could have spent a lot more time there. We opted to only visit the Museum of American Innovation and they had to chase us out at closing time. Greenfield Village (seven different districts highlighting different aspects of 19th century life) would have been another good option for a full day of exploring.
There was so much to see – so after walking towards the DC-3 hanging in the center of the exhibit hall we started with a cup of coffee at the old fashioned diner!
Then we began with the cars – so many different cars. We tried to wander through them in an organized fashion and got sidetracked several times – but we always came back to the cars.
A display of clocks and another display of blown glass were situated in hallways off the main exhibit space – I’m sure many people miss them. We both love clocks – although Charlie is fascinated by the workings and I’m more interested in the decorative cases. There were many in this collection that were impressive. The evolution of art glass is pretty amazing – although the newer examples are not so much to my liking (I prefer the earlier examples). But the talent and skill are very much in evidence! The cases around the clocks and glass made it hard to take photographs due to reflections.
Back in the main exhibit hall we wandered through farm equipment as well as trains, airplanes, a stagecoach, buses and Presidential cars. Some of the airplanes were set up as if in use with single color statues of pilots, passengers, cargo, etc. – kind of eerie.
We toured a “house of the future” that never caught on – only one was ever built other than the prototype. It had some nice features but was quite small and not very flexible. There were furniture exhibits (not related to the futuristic house) as well as wood-burning stoves and sewing machines.
And then of course there were more cars – some exotic, unusual and fast ones.
Another Uber ride took us back to the RV and we prepared for moving on down the road tomorrow!
Click here for many, many more pictures from the museum and click here for just a few miscellaneous Michigan pictures.
The Travel Adventures of Cheryl and Charlie 