The Motor City

We toured the Ford Factory in Dearborn where we saw Ford pick-up trucks on the assembly line.  It was fascinating watching them being put together piece by piece. 

the chassis

We also toured the Henry Ford Museum which was a mixture of cars, planes, furniture, trains, history, and more.  We looked at several presidential limosines (including the one where President Kennedy was shot), the chair where Lincoln was assassinated, the bus where Rosa Parks was arrested, and the Oscar Mayer wiener mobile. We walked along the timeline of automotive history from the first Quadricycle to the modern hybrids.  We particularly enjoyed the displays on the history of road travel! 

the original smart car!

Quadricycle

We took a tour through the Greenfield Village in a 1914 Ford Model T, at a blazing 15 miles per hour!  We walked through the Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop where they built the first airplane, and visited Thomas Edison's Laboratory too. 

 

After working up an appetite, we decided to have some Detroit style pizza.  It is square-shaped and baked in a greased pan, giving the thick crust a crispy bottom & edges, then the toppings and cheese, with the sauce on the very top.