US-12 Byway: The Route 66 of Michigan!

1. Irish Hills – A slice of vintage America

- - Cambridge Junction Historic State Park – Walker Tavern Complex – Historic Marker
  - Davenport Hotel & Davenport House Historic Marker
  - Hidden Lake Gardens – Michigan State University botanical garden, arboretum, and conservatory
  - Irish Hills Towers

2. Clinton – Once the greatest trading point in Michigan west of Detroit

- - Southern Michigan Railroad Society Museum
  - Historic Downtown
  - Clinton Woolen Mill – Historic Marker
  - Site of the Clinton Inn – Historic Marker

3. Saline – Salt springs attracted French Voyageurs

- - Davenport House (Curtis Mansion) – Historic Marker
  - Saline Depot Museum
  - Bixby Marionette Exhibit
  - Rentschler Farm and Historical Museum

4. Ypsilanti – Named for the Greek hero

- - Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
  - Ypsilanti Water Tower next to Eastern Michigan University
  - Michigan Firehouse Museum
  - Depot Town

5. Wayne

- - State-Wayne Theater
  - Wayne Historical Museum
  - Old Wayne Village Hall – Historic Marker
  - Johnson’s Tavern – Historic Marker

6. Inkster – Motor Court Motel Capital

- - Motor court motels
  - Mi Town Mural Alley
  - Applewood Coney Island
  - Lower Rouge Parkway

7. Dearborn – Home of the first museum devoted to Arab Americans

- - Henry Ford Museum
  - Automotive Hall of Fame
  - Arab American National Museum
  - Dearborn Historical Museum

8. Detroit – Motor City – History and diversity

- - Claytown – Los Dos Amigos Taco Truck
  - Michigan-Martin – Diamante urban farm
  - Chadsey Condon – 27th Letter Books
  - Central Southwest – Taqueria El Rey

9. Detroit – Corktown Historic District – Detroit’s oldest neighborhood (since 1834)

- - Michigan Central Station
  - Slows Bar BQ
  - ima (Japanese noodles)
  - The Brooklyn Street Local (vegan options)

10. Detroit – Downtown