Originally Posted by
Bham1982
Most of these things aren't unique, though.
Belle Isle is pretty ill-maintained and big urban parks aren't rare.
A riverfront isn't a rare thing. Almost all cities have waterfronts of some sort.
Big cities tend to have big festivals and events. Also not rare.
Campus Martius is the main intersection. Not rare.
Sports are a function of population. Not rare.
Architecture, on average, kind of sucks. There are some notable buildings, but this is true in almost all big metros. Nice pre-war office buildings though.
Motown Museum, ok, that is unique, but it's a house.
Henry Ford/Greenfield is unique but less of a museum and more of a rich dude's weird collections of random stuff from random locations
Factory tours are kind of unique, but most people don't care. "Hon, forget Aruba this year, let's fly to Detroit and tour an auto plant".
Heidelberg is totally unique and horrible and that's not a good thing for Detroit's competitiveness
Zoo and art museum are quite good but, again, not enough of a draw on their own