This place has many different locations inside the campus…read more This was my first time visiting the planetarium. OMG the mineral exhibit is spectacular. Please make it a point to check them out online and in person the events hosted has a wonderful selection and the people attending are so nice.

This is an amazing space! There is a lot more to see and do that. I did not show, but this is a…read moreperfect place to take children (and adults) who love science. There are different exhibits with varying levels of hands on experiences. Check their website for days and hours I also found out they have a "Free First Friday" experience each month.

Located in a nondescript warehouse on a side street off Mound road, you will find one of the most…read moreimpressive collections of GM vehicles anywhere in the world if you know where to look. The only clue as to what is inside in a small sign in the lawn emblazoned with the GM logo - which I suspect is deliberate to throw off snoopers. If you love automobiles, the GM Heritage Center is a bucket list worthy destination. A rotating collection of over 700 historic, groundbreaking and innovative vehicles are on display here. Over 160 vehicles are on display at any given time and vehicles are swapped out several times a year I'm told. Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick, GMC and even Holden were represented here during my visit. There is also a nice collection of historical memorabilia from GM Design as well as a lot of historically significant engines on display. There is no touching or sitting but, you can get right up and peek in the windows of most cars - no velvet ropes! As the name suggests, this isn't a museum but a private collection. As such, the collection isn't open to the general public but it is able to be reserved for groups. It's surprisingly affordable when you consider that what's in the collection cannot be seen anywhere else, ever - and is probably easily valued in excess of 100 million dollars. No rambling review I could write would ever be able to do this place justice so, just do yourself a favor and get a group together and come down here. If you need a +1 hit me up, I'd go back again in a second!

A place in dream for car lovers!…read more GM opens it for employee for free once a year, and they can bring in family and friends. If you have friends work for GM, let them remember to bring you in for the open house. Many of the cars display here are priceless. You can see the cars GM build from 1902! Some of the cars you may rarely see in the US as well. Many concept cars GM developed in the past. Very interesting place. They also have a section with all sorts of engine displayed. Posters from the past. Great place for a family trip.

This is an eye-opening museum and worth a trip from other areas of the Detroit metropolis…read more The museum and connected Academy of Art has a distinguished alumni, as well as a fascinating rotation of exhibits. I visited here over a Thanksgiving holiday many moons ago. My wife Kelly is a native of the Detroit Metropolis and introduced me to this gem. In turn, I introduce it to you and give you my fullest recommendation to visit as soon as you possibly can.

I visited Cranbrook Art Museum with my parents last week, and I really enjoyed my visit…read more Cranbrook has a fascinating history. The art museum is just one part of the sprawling Cranbrook campus. The campus began when Detroit newspaper mogul George Booth and his wife Ellen Scripps Booth founded the complex, which eventually included schools, an academy of art, their house and gardens, a church, and more. The art museum is a contemporary art museum. The exhibition spaces are on the smaller side, but we saw two great-if-small exhibits: Akea Brionne: A Dreaming Hour and Monumental Color: Cecily Brown, Sam Gilliam, and Joan Mitchell (both close on September 6, 2026). Downstairs, they have two ongoing exhibits: Designing Cranbrook: The Saarinens' Eclectic Vision (a must whether or not you're visiting the Saarinen House or any of the other architecture sites on campus) and Shaping the Field: Ceramics at Cranbrook Academy of Art. The museum has a small cafe (open in the summer) as well as a small giftshop. We were already doing another tour, so we weren't able to join a Behind-the-Scenes Collections Wing Tour, which allows you to see a selection of the 8,000+ items in Cranbrook's collection inside their storage facility. Not being able to join that tour was my biggest regret of our visit to Cranbrook. There are other things to do at Cranbrook, much of it seasonal. But there's a separate page for that! There's a lot to do at Cranbrook, but the art museum is worth a visit, especially if there's an exhibit you're interested in or if you can swing the tour of the highlights of the permanent collection!

When your in beautiful Birmingham take a few minutes away from the vibrancy and shopping and visit…read morea little piece of History. I have seen amazing places like Medowbrook Hall, Vizcaya Gardens in Miami and this place is not quite there but its a great place to visit to add another element to a shopping trip in Birmingham. The staff working were so friendly and helpful and happy to see us. It does not take long to look in the museum but the house is lovely, and the grounds out back in a beautiful view. You see tidbits in the museum about who lived in the house, old maps of the region, pictures, exhibits and a small store. When your down in the Museum they take you across the way to go through a historic home from the early 1900's for another learning experience and piece of culture. Would definitely go back int he summer when an event is going on!

Came here for an event put on through Rochester Hills City about co-existing with our wild animal…read moreneighbors. The presentation was at the Calf Barn and we came here around 6:30p. I wish it was lighter out because the grounds looked amazing to walk through. We were able to find the Calf Barn without issue and parking was right next to it. The building itself had original elements but also modernized and the room had a nice rustic/comfortable feel. Single stall bathrooms were by the front door and were updated. A kitchen sink and cabinet was also in the room to the side. The presentation went well and the room was big and airy. Perfect space for a wedding! Cannot wait to go back and visit the museum!

Recently visited to do a photo shoot for a friend and her children. It's very beautiful, lots of…read morehistory, and well maintained. The staff is very friendly, and knowledgable, and very willing to help if needed. I was slightly turned off by the photographer fee of $50.00 a day, especially since we only had a 45 minute shoot, but the pictures turned out beautiful and my friend was happy. I would like to be able to shoot there more, but knowing if have to add a steep shooting fee to the shooting cost is a big deterrent to my willingness to come back to shoot again, even though it's a beautiful place for pictures.

Bobby is the curator at Mythos. He's also tied into Erabus next door; from the sound of it he's…read morebeen working in haunts and oddities for some time. He's collected all the pieces and exhibits for Mythos and he opens his collection to the public on the weekends. I brought a date here as a stop for something a little out-of-the-ordinary. I will say I expected it to be a little larger but all the exhibits were interesting. There are small placards with descriptions and informative blurbs for a lot of the pieces so if you have the time and the interest you could spend an hour here reading through the museum. If you're just browsing through the works it'll be a quick 30 minute tour. It was $20 a head for adults. I think the favorite exhibit for me was all the museum quality animal skull recreations and fossils with an emphasis on pre-historic animals.

My partner and I came here on a whim looking for something to do. Bobby the curator greeted us at…read morethe door, gave us the run through with their museum with lots of information about each section! He is great! Lots to look at, really interesting collections of oddities! I really liked the mortuary section and the old movies section, and my partner was a big fan of the lord of the rings miniatures! Probably spent 20 ish minutes in here! Bobby let us know they are still building out some sections so there should be more to look at in the future! But overall a very cute and cool oddities museum with a great curator. All nerds and weirdos alike would find this place charming! If you're in Pontiac and have some time to spare this place is worth checking out, even if you have littles! Some mannequins might be a bit jarring for kids but overall nothing too "scary" or graphic. Super cute! I really hope this place grows into something bigger!

I visited Cranbrook with my parents last week, and I really enjoyed my visit…read more Cranbrook has a fascinating history. It's a whole campus: art museum, sculpture garden, grounds, historic homes... The campus began when Detroit newspaper mogul George Booth and his wife Ellen Scripps Booth founded the complex, which eventually included schools, an academy of art, their house and gardens, a church, and more. Cranbrook is a hot spot for architecture nerds. Why? Much of the campus was designed by famed architect Eliel Saarinen. On campus, you can find the Saarinen House (the house Eliel Saarinen and his family designed on the Cranbrook campus as their home and studio) and the Cranbrook House (the Albert Kahn house built for George and Ellen Scripps Booth). Just off the campus (a five-minute drive away) is the Smith House (a Frank Lloyd Wright-house designed for school teachers Sara Stein Smith and Melvyn Maxwell Smith. All three homes are open seasonally for tours, either individually or together (Cranbrook offers a Three Houses Tour). We did the Three Houses Tour. While it's a lot (3.5 hours), it was incredible to see these three very different homes while visiting Cranbrook. A Frank Lloyd Wright is always a treat (but the Smith House is extra special given the story about the couple who built it), but the Saarinen House was also special, because of the relationship between Saarinen and the Cranbrook campus. The grounds are incredible. There are extensive walking paths on the grounds, and I wish we'd had time to see more of it. For example, we didn't have time to find the Japanese Garden! I did love the Carl Milles sculptures around the grounds. There's a lot to do at Cranbrook: the art museum, the grounds, the houses. The grounds on their own are worth a visit, and it seemed like some people who live in the area explore or walk their dogs in the area, which is very peaceful. We spent pretty much a whole day at Cranbrook between a visit to the art museum and the Three Houses Tour! I wish we'd gotten there earlier to allow more time to explore the grounds and gardens. It's a must visit for anyone who loves art or architecture!

Cranbrook, my love! A staple in Oakland County all my life! As a child, I came here for summer…read morecamps at the Science Institute, climbed that stegosaurus, and played about in the fountains. As a teenager, Cranbrook was my rival, as I went to Country Day for high school! As an adult, Cranbrook is one of my favorite places to walk with my dog all year round. We love coming here to appreciate the House & Gardens, walk around the lake, soak in the architecture & art, and share it all with our family and friends! Every time we come here, we see photoshoots happening (and maybe I have done a few for my dog too in the past) - whether it be senior photos, weddings, family photos, or what - Cranbrook is the perfect backdrop! It's dog-friendly, if you haven't gathered that yet, and the campus is so big that there is so much to do here. Nowadays, we love parking at the art museum and walking over to the House & Gardens and around the lake to the Japanese Garden and just doing that path regularly! It's a fantastic time every time we come here and I hope we can continue doing it for years on end. Thanks for being you, Cranbrook!

So, I went to the auction for the free drink. That's it. I had no idea art auctions were even a…read morething on cruises. I ended up going back. And then again. I kept asking about piece after piece and Ronél Ströh never made me feel like I was wasting her time. Over the course of the trip she really learned my taste and found a stunning painting by Jim Warren. She Tracked it down in the catalog, wasn't even on the ship. She just knew I'd want it. Over different days she explained the difference between lithographs, serigraphs, hand-embellished pieces. I price-checked in front of her, never felt embarrassed. Didn't buy until basically the last day. Zero pressure, ever. I Left with two Kre8s, a Peter Max, a Fazzino, and that Warren. About the pricing, yes it's above street market, but the frames alone are stunning. I tried framing the complimentary lithographs I received and got a reality check fast on what framing actually costs. So honestly, the framing alone and when you include shipping is already at least 250+ everything arrived faster than I expected, beautifully packed. No issues whatsoever. One thing nobody mentions: once you buy, suddenly everyone on the ship has an auction story. There's this whole little art community that forms onboard. Genuinely fun. Go for the free drink. See what happens. I sincerely smile every time I see these prices and am so glad and feel cool to say I own fine art. Thanks Park west and thanks especially Ronnie.

I've done probably six cruises with PW auctions and bought art on every one so far…read more I have no more room to hang art, but they keep showing me cool art I MUST have, so job well done! I've been taken care of on the Jewel, the Dawn, the Prima, and now the Viva. Shyan made sure I got all the art I ever wanted this recent voyage...he will track it down for you and make sure you can hang the best at home to enjoy every day.

I have driven past here for a couple of years and didn't realize that you could get a tour. I want…read moreto say it is a routinely scheduled thing of 3rd Sunday of the month but I'm not 100% sure. If you get a chance to take a tour, it is definitely worth the time. You get a chance to learn about the ownership history along with the history of the items within. It is really quite an experience to walk around and through a house that does not have hallways. You are able to walk and explore all of the levels of the house. The basement level is huge; it's the whole of the house. You are able to walk upright and not feel claustrophobic like some basements do. As you climb up you can walk through all of the bedrooms as they are connected together. It is weird and awkward but makes sense given the design of the house. Each room is decorated differently and presents a different time period of the house and the former owners. It is worth it to climb to the top of the cupola. But beware, you will feel like a giant. The railing is quite low at the top of the cupola. I walked up and down basically hugging the wall. The views from the top were worth the climb. I would go back if I had the opportunity to because I'm sure there is more to learn and see.

The overall atmosphere is fantastic. The historical feel takes you back in time like a storybook. I…read morehave loved this place as long as I can remember.