DETROIT – The Detroit Historical Museum ranked as the best alternative landmark in Michigan. A poll from Barefoot Yachts Indonesia, a luxury yacht company, surveyed 3,000 international travelers on what lesser-known American landmark they would most like to visit. Recommended Videos The Detroit Historical Museum ranked #8 on the list—the only Michigan location to make it in the top ten.
The museum, located on Kirby Street, was created after a chain of events originating from an attorney and historian, Clarence M Burton, donating a collection of historical papers to the Detroit Public Library in 1914. Burton and 19 local historians came together and founded the Detroit Historical Society in 1921. After hiring a curator, the museum opened in 1928 and was known as the “highest museum in the world” since it was located in a room in today’s Cadillac Tower downtown.
In 1951, the museum moved to its permanent location. The museum displays cobblestone streets, 19th-century stores, an auto assembly line, toy trains and a fur trading post from the 1700s. Here are the top 10 most popular “Alternative” landmarks nationwide: An honorable mention, the Kitch-iti-kipi in the Upper Peninsula ranked #63 on the list.
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