After my explorations of Windsor on October 17, 2008 I headed over to Detroit where I embarked on a driving tour with Jeanette Pierce, co-founder of Inside Detroit, a non-profit organization that offers a wide range of thematic tours of Detroit. From Stroh River Place, a mixed-use development of converted Victorian warehouses, we headed to Belle Isle, Detroits urban island and leisure playground. After a visit to the upscale Indian Village and the Gleaner Food Bank, an example of urban farming, Jeanette took me to the Heidelberg Project, an outdoor art installation that features painted houses and artistic compositions made of discarded items. Artist Tyree Guiton originally conceived this project in the mid 1980s as a protest against the deterioration of his childhood neighbourhood. We were able to catch a brief interview with the creator of this now world-renowned project. After a brief stop at Detroits Eastern Market we drove through Midtown Detroit which is highlighted by various cultural and educational institutions including Wayne State University and the Detroit Institute of Arts. North of there is New Centre, which is distinguished by two 1920s architectural masterpieces: the Fisher Building and Cadillac Place, the former headquarters of General Motors. In the evening I enjoyed a tasty seafood dinner at Sindbads Restaurant which has a great location right on the Detroit River. The Blancke family has been running this restaurant since 1949. Finally, after a long and intense day I headed back to my hotel: the recently reopened Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, a gorgeous Art Deco masterpiece from 1924 that has recently been brought back to glory at a cost of more than $200 million.

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1. This room must be for children it's ok I stayed at a.nice hotel in Chicago knickerbocker was very nice and the Kings and Queens in Vegas as well.
   That shower is puny and I like your voice I've heard it before
2. The Westin Book Cadillac is a gorgeous hotel, I am so glad this historic masterpiece got restored after having been abandoned for so many years. When you have a chance read the Detroit articles on my travel website, you might get some interesting travel ideas for when you go there.
3. This place looks beautiful. I'm actually staying with my husband in a week when we go to bring my son to college in Detroit.
4. @alewis0519 : Indeed, the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel is beautiful, the entire historic building was amazingly restored and the rooms are gorgeous too. When you have a chance, try to go there.
5. That place is beautiful. When I get the money, I need to stay there for a few days.