Greenfield Village
An open-air museum of nearly 100 historic buildings that Henry Ford moved here, including Edison’s laboratory and the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop.
Greenfield Village is the outdoor part of the largest indoor-outdoor history museum complex in the United States. Henry Ford moved nearly a hundred buildings here from across the country, including Edison’s Menlo Park laboratory, the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop, and his own birthplace and workshop. Inside the village you can ride a steam train, a Model T or a horse-drawn carriage. You can watch demonstrations of traditional crafts such as glassblowing and blacksmithing, and dine at a 19th-century-style tavern. In winter it opens only on December weekends for “Holiday Nights.” It sits next to the Henry Ford museum, and it is worth planning about half a day for each.
Opening hours
Mid-April to November, 09:30–17:00 (check website)
Nearby sights
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
- Ford Rouge Factory Tour
- Motown Museum (Hitsville U.S.A.)
- Michigan Central Station
- Ambassador Bridge
- Fisher Building
- Corktown
- Detroit Historical Museum