Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail

State: Michigan
Length: 27.0 mi / 43.5 km
Time to Allow: 6 hours to visit the entire byway or 3-5 days to enjoy the attractions.

If Broadway = Theater and Rodeo Drive = High Fashion and Jewelry, then Woodward = the Automobile. The Motor City, and in particular, Woodward Avenue, put the world on wheels. America's automobile heritage is represented along this byway in famed industrial complexes, office buildings, residential mansions, world-renowned museums, and cultural institutions.

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• Migratory and Aquatic Birding on the Woodward Avenue
  

  Woodward Avenue runs through the middle of the dense urban area of Detroit. Normally this wouldn’t be the best place to find birds, but just south of the byway, along the Detroit River lies the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. This area sits along a huge migratory corridor to Canada.

• Woodward Avenue Overview
  

  Welcome to Detroit's main drag: Woodward Avenue. Follow the Detroit River, an American Heritage River, as you travel the past and present of automotive genius.

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• 2-Day Trip: Woodward Avenue Auto History Tour
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  Travel to the sites that made automotive history. Visit the birthplace of the Ford Model T, drive by the world's first traffic light and the...

• 2-Day Trip: Museums and Attractions along Woodward Avenue
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  Travel Woodward Avenue and wander the halls of some of the best museums in America. Immerse yourself in civic and African-American history, play...

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