Pure Detroit

Detroit


Local artists create stylish products for Pure Detroit that celebrate the city's culture. Pick up handbags made from recycled seatbelts, groovy T-shirts and local Pewabic pottery. It's located in the landmark, mosaic-strewn Guardian Building (worth a visit in its own right; ask shop staff about the free tours of this and other historic buildings).

There are four other Pure Detroit shops around town, including one inside the Fisher Building and one inside the Renaissance Center.


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1. Guardian Building

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Commissioned as a 'cathedral of finance,' this distinctive, 40-story, redbrick building with green and white accents was the world's tallest masonry…

2. Campus Martius Park

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This public space in the heart of Detroit's downtown is the perfect spot to while away a sunny afternoon. A fountain dots the middle, surrounded by…

3. Hart Plaza

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This is the site of many free summer weekend festivals and concerts. While there, check out the sculpture of Joe Louis' mighty fist.

4. The Belt

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In the alley between Broadway and Library Sts, that links Grand River and Gratiot Aves, The Belt is part art installation and part nightlife destination…

5. Renaissance Center

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General Motor's glossy, cloud-poking headquarters is a fine place to mooch off the free wi-fi, take a free hour-long tour (Monday through Friday at noon…

6. People Mover

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As mass transit, the monorail's 3-mile loop on elevated tracks around downtown won't get you very far. As a tourist attraction, it's a sweet ride…

7. Beacon Park

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A community gathering space across the street from the fortress-like GAR Building, Beacon Park always has something cool going on: food trucks on summer…

8. Dieppe Gardens

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These beautiful gardens, on land once used by Detroit–Windsor ferries before the 1929 bridge and 1930 tunnel put them out of business, offer the best…