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Adventures, a company that organizes tours in cities around the world, in 2010 to create two tours focusing on the history of Detroit. He created two different concepts, both of which can appeal florida motels inns for sale to a wide-range of interested tourists.
When Wayne State's Urban Studies program began in 2005, lecturer Jeffrey Horner wanted to give his students a chance florida motels inns for sale to leave the classroom and see the city. Horner hired Goldsmith to give private tours to his students. The tour focused on the city's cultural center in the museum district.
Guests include a wide-variety of people. florida motels inns for sale From travelers from foreign countries to locals, there is something for everyone to enjoy. According to Andrew J. Smith's post on tripadvisor.com, "Bob was friendly, super knowledgeable about downtown Detroit, and passionate about the city he calls home. The stories of growth, decline and renewal are fascinating."
The first tour Goldsmith offers, "The D You Must See," looks into the major landmarks in the downtown area. The two-hour tour begins at the 1515 Broadway café. The tour then walks the area around Foxtown, Madison Avenue and Paradise Valley. This part of the tour will include a look at the Fox Theatre, Comerica Park, the Detroit Opera House and many other historical landmarks.
The next stop takes guests on the People Mover to the Greektown area. Sites here include the Greektown Casino and the First Congregational Church, which served as a stop on the Underground Railroad and safe haven for slaves seeking freedom. After hopping back on the People Mover, guests finish the tour with landmarks such as the Spirit of Detroit and the Joe Louis Fist sculptures, the Renaissance Center, the Guardian Building, the Penobscot Building and the renovated Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel, finishing back at the café on Broadway were the tour began.
The second offered tour, "Detroit's Rise, Fall, and Renewal," offers guests a look into the rich history of the city during a more prosperous florida motels inns for sale time, from the construction of amazing architecture to the recent renewal projects occurring in those same buildings today. Remaining landmarks such as the Guardian Building and the Penobscot Building highlight a tour full of information about where Detroit came from to where Detroit is going.
The tour begins in the same café, the 1515 Broadway. Sites include the Detroit Athletic Club, the renovated Opera House,the YMCA , the Compuware Building and the former site of Hudson's Department store. The "renewal" aspect of the tour includes a view of the Kales Building, Broderick Tower and the Westin-Book Cadillac. All are examples of the success of the renewal effort. Finishing at the Grand Circus Park area, the tour takes guests to a local pub where they receive a complimentary beer or soft drink at the end of the tour.
If guests are interested in touring Detroit with a specific topic in mind, Goldsmith offers many specialty florida motels inns for sale tours through Detroit florida motels inns for sale Tour Connections. Detroit Urban Adventures' nine-month tour season will resume florida motels inns for sale next spring.