Why is it that visiting attractions in your home town seems to be the last thing on the "to do" list? Thanks to winter break, I took our boys to visit The Henry Ford Museum for their first visit. I admit feeling a bit apprehensive - a preschooler and a first grader usually don't have the longest of attention spans, and I've never really heard that the museum is an outstanding place for kids that young. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the kids did and how they found things somewhat interesting. Our youngest son is a big train fan - so seeing the huge locomotives was a big hit - as was the Oscar Mayer "weinermobile".
We didn't spend a lot of time in any one of the sections, instead opting for a quick breeze through much of the museum. It's been years since I'd been in the place myself, save for a quick trip last summer to see the traveling baseball exhibit. Quite frankly, from what we did see in the nearly four hours we spent there, it is outstanding. Especially for fans of the automobile. 100 years of cars is really something to see in one place - and I wouldn't mind going back to spend more time there to study the exhibits a bit closer.
I wouldn't exactly call The Henry Ford a hidden treasure - but it is definitely a part of Metro Detroit that I've been overlooking for too long. And now that I know our kids are getting old enough to handle this kinds of trips, it certainly opens up a lot more options for places to visit and things to do.
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