"There's so much new popping up in the city, but there is so much old that I've lived here my whole life and I just haven't seen everything yet." - Fox 2 Detroit "One part trivia and one part travel guide to the Motor City." - SeenTheMagazine "Full of stories and tall tales, this book is a must-have for urban explorers, history buffs and travelers of all experience levels." - Susan Voyles, CorpMagazine "Every Metro Detroiter should pick a copy up ... and start your Secret Detroit bucket list." -- Jim Bianchi "There are 90 sites in this fascinating book. Each write-up is succinct, informative, and quickly gets to the essence of why the site has been included in the book. Open the book to any page and it's like opening a bag of Better Made Potato Chips (also in the book), you just can't stop diving back into the book or bag." -- Michigan in Books Detroit is known for its automotive heritage,the Motown sound, and American's first mile of concrete highway. But this cityon the river has more than three hundred years of history, and most of it iseasy to experience if you know where to look. There's the Michigan Theatre, theornate movie house turned parking garage with a grand stage looming over itscars. Picturesque Alfred Brush Ford Park once stored nuclear missiles among itsplaygrounds and fishing spots. Then there are incredible landmarks like Detroit'smassive salt mines and a monument to urban graffiti known as the Dequindre Cutas well as the world's oldest operating jazz club. Secret Detroit explores thisgreat American city to investigate everything that is odd, unexpected, andextraordinary. Detroit is the kind of city you need to see and experience tounderstand why locals brag about being from the Motor City. Full of stories andtall tales, this book is a must-have for urban explorers, history buffs, andtravelers of all experience levels. Detroit is known for its automotive heritage, the Motown sound, and America's first mile of concrete highway. But this city on the river has more than three hundred years of history, and most of it is mighty strange. There's the Fisher Mansion, which was once home to rum-running gangsters and now houses one of Michigan's largest Hari Krishna populations. Picturesque Belle Isle once stored nuclear missiles among its playgrounds and fishing lagoons. Then there are incredible landmarks like Detroit's massive salt mines and a monument to urban graffiti known as the Dequindre Cut, and the world's oldest operating jazz club. Secret Detroit explores this great American city to investigate everything that is odd, unexpected, and extraordinary. Detroit is the kind of city you need to see and experience to understand why locals brag about being from the Motor City. Full of stories and tall tales, this book is a must-have for urban explorers, history buffs, and travelers of all experience levels. Michigan native Karen Dybis is a Metro Detroit journalist whohas blogged for Time magazine, worked the business desk at The Detroit News,and jumped on breaking stories for a variety of publications. Dybis, a localhistory buff, is the author of three other books: The Ford-Wyoming Drive-In:Cars, Candy & Canoodling in the Motor City," "Better Made in Michigan: TheSalty Story of Detroit's Best Chip" and "The Witch of Delray: Rose Veres &Detroit's Infamous 1930s Murder Mystery." Her favorite secret writing spot isthe Kresge Court inside the Detroit Institute of Arts.