Sterling Heights, Michigan

Not a fan of Detroit.

Not. At. All.

As soon as I pulled into town I felt a little more stressed.

Add a psychic calling my hotel room’s phone, her trying to scam me out of money to pay for her room  and a not-funny-at-all-SNL wannabe hotel manager to the dirty, stressful city and you have my complete experience.

At least I visited the Henry Ford Museum and got my tourist on–I really should have brought my fanny pack.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the museum was more than just cars. They have an IMAX theatre and a village showcasing ‘merica through the years, in addition to the indoor museum which is home to all things ‘merica. From old stoves, to the Rosa Park Bus, to Abe Lincoln’s theatre chair (yes the chair he was assasinated in).  It was ‘merican history and pop culture at its finest. I loved it.

You could spend two days here, but I only had one so I made the most of it–if you are ever in the area of Deerborn, MI this is a must see.

They even have a chocolate exhibit right now. Mmmmmmm.

While there were no free samples…boo! I did learn a lot. Did you know that saucers were created for hot chocolate NOT coffee or tea? True story people.

Also, the entire exhibit was in both English and Spanish–both languages were given equal prominence. I think this would have been a great exhibit to see while studying the language because it is amazing to see how much I understand now, it would have been nice to learn something in a different language–as opposed to just memorizing everything. Anyways…

But there were cars—here was my favorite.

The 1953 version of the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

And here is a little look at Greenfield Village.

This is just one of the many homes in the village. Each “town” was set apart by era and geographic location. My favorite section was the old south section. I had to have some sweet potato fries and iced tea as I heard the old slave stories accompanied by beautiful singing. I practically teared up listening to this woman sing and act—it was amazing.

Thank goodness they didn’t let me sing–but they did let me lipsynch in the 80s showcase. Too much fun dancing in front of the green screen while trying to vogue like Madonna and friends. I chose the robot—it’s always a safe choice!