Downtown Welcome Center Now Open

It’s been more than a decade since Detroit has had a Welcome Center. More than a decade since there’s been a place where out-of-towners and locals could go to ask questions, find out about museums or nightlife or just pick up a map. Now there is a place they can go to do just that, and more.

Located at 1253 Woodward in the Lofts at Merchants Row, the Downtown Welcome Center will provide information on all that Detroit has to offer, including museums, bars and restaurants, city living options, shopping, services, bus routes and much more. It will be staffed by an Inside Detroit specialist who lives, works and plays in Detroit and will be able to give the Insider’s perspective to each inquiry.

The Welcome Center is also going to be an incubator for local creative talent by giving them a place to sell their Detroit creations in a retail setting on Woodward Avenue. Visitors to the Welcome Center will be able to purchase unique items made by Detroiters in Detroit.

The Downtown Welcome Center will be open 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday.

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