Hometown History Tours

Explore southeast Michigan and allow our region’s storied past to unfold!

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Check back March 1, when we release our exciting 2012 public and private new tour offerings. You will love them! No need to wait until spring though, we can show your large or small group/VIPs  the best of Detroit, Monroe & southeast Michigan.  Call us at 734.642.5712 to schedule your tour today.

Final Tour of the 2011 Season

Reason for the Season Historic Detroit & Monroe Church Tours

Take a break from the hectic and demanding obligations of the secular holiday season! Rekindle your spirit and nourish the soul with Hometown History Tours as we go inside some of the most historic and awe-inspiring churches in our region built to pay homage to Jesus Christ, the Christian savior whose birth is celebrated at Christmas.

Saturday, December 10 Historic Detroit Church Tour, More

Saturday, December 17 Historic Monroe Church Tour, Cancelled

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2011 Tour Schedule

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Hometown History Tours also offers private walking and bus tours as well as step-on guide service. Contact us at: 734.642.5712 to discuss your needs.

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Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan Civil War Remembrance Tours

Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit Civil War Tours feature Civil War sites of interest including Fort Wayne, historic Elmwood and Woodmere Cemeteries, the final resting places for hundreds of Civil War soldiers including several famous generals and medal of honor recipients as well as prominent politicians of this era including Senator Jacob Merritt Howard, who co-authored the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution  More

Monroe County and More

Regional Civil War tour wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Monroe, Michigan -the adopted hometown of Civil War hero General George Armstrong Custer, the “boy general” who led the acclaimed Michigan Cavalry Brigade in a charge against Jeb Stuart’s men in what’s often called “the cavalry battle that saved the Union.”   More

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Discover Detroit’s Midtown (Walking Tours)

Thursdays: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 

Detroit’s Midtown? What’s all the buzz about? Join us on these morning strolls throughout Detroit’s trendiest address and absorb the art, architecture, ambiance, and – of course – history of Detroit’s bustling Midtown district.  More

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Discover Detroit History Highlights Bus Tours

From Belle Isle to Eight Mile, down Woodward Avenue – an original American byway and site of the nation’s first mile of concrete highway, to Gate 4 of Ford’s infamous Rouge plant bridge to the Gateway of Freedom at the river’s edge, Hometown History Tours reveals the Detroit story that begs to be told! More

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Discover Downriver

Join us as we follow the twists and turns of the Huron and Detroit Rivers and uncover the significance these important waterways played in the development of the region south of Detroit known as “Downriver”. More

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Discover Monroe

Tour this quintessential American town named in honor our fifth president James Monroe that’s ironically steeped in French history and home to the  iconic reclining chair La-Z-Boy, General George Armstrong Custer, and the bloodiest battle of America’s second war for independence where the rally cry “Remember the Raisin!” originated. More

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General Custer’s Monroe (Walking Tour)

Walk where the General once walked. General Custer’s Monroe takes you back in time on a tour to the historic Monroe, Michigan of this famous General’s era. More

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MIDTOWN Macabre: Trail of Terror Walking Tour

Ripped from the headlines of Detroit’s past – and not so distant past – this chilling look at the city’s sinister side  reveals a reality much more frightening than fiction. More