WOW Detroit!

As the automotive capital of the world and home to General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and Daimler Chrysler, Detroit is a city built by cars. The automobile has left its mark on this city and its people. Detroiters love cars: new cars, classic cars, muscle cars, tricked-out cars, and any cars. And they flock to see them. Events like the North American International Auto Show, the Grand Prix and the Woodward Dream Cruise attract record crowds. Still more head to the racing excitement of Michigan International Speedway for Indy car action.

Detroit has one of the most fascinating cultural scenes in the nation. Today, in our post-industrial world, Detroit is struggling to overcome challenging urban problems. Yet this environment has fostered another kind of culture that is just as enriching. Artists like Tyree Guyton of the Heidelberg Project, as well as underground artists like the DDD Project (Detroit, Demolition, Disneyland) and Turtle, draw attention to blighted homes and urban decay, as do many edgy theater projects like Planet Ant and the Matrix Theater. These grassroots efforts combined with the more traditional outlets, makes Detroit an important cultural center. It's often intense and challenging, but overwhelmingly real.

There's a new buzz about Detroit. Each day, more and more people visit the new shops and restaurants, go to the theaters and bars, and pack into crowded music venues. Detroit's casinos add to this revitalized vibe, providing another entertainment option-only this one is open every day around the clock, making every morning, noon or night a great time to visit!
Located in three distinct regions of downtown, as well as across the Detroit River in Windsor, the casinos add a bit of Vegas glam to the landscape. People touting rabbit feet, four-leaf clovers, white elephants and other good luck charms come from miles around, hoping to spin, toss or deal their way to riches, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Why Detroit? Detroit's location in the Midwest has offered artists over the centuries a place to experiment with sounds and music concepts without following the confines of music development on the coasts. Detroit's music reflects that struggle, diversity and triumph of a community of people in the oldest city in the Midwest.

Detroit is a sports town. It's a city with passionate fans and remarkable teams. It's also a place that resounds with the cheers of countless victories. That's because Detroit is the "City of Champions," and for sports fans, a great place to be.