Preservation Detroit runs the Saturday Eastern Market historic walking tour in Detroit. Market history since 1891, sheds, woodlands, prisons, breweries and rum runners.
Route: Eastern Market historic walking tour
Tip: Members $17, non-members $20. Saturday mornings; rain or shine, 2.5 hours on foot.
Feet on the Street's Midtown Cass Corridor Come Hungry Leave Happy tour walks Detroit's central food corridor. Multi-stop tasting across redevelopment-era Cass.
Tip: Tickets through the operator; the route varies by season. Private tours by appointment.
Preservation Detroit runs Saturday downtown walking tours in Detroit that pass Lafayette Coney Island and the Penobscot Building. Two hours, downtown history since 1701.
Tip: Walking pace; the Detroit Foundation Hotel firehouse is one of the editorial stops.
Feet on the Street Tours leads the Eastern Market Come Hungry Leave Happy strolling tour in Detroit. The canonical Saturday outing in shed-to-shed format.
Tip: Saturday mornings on the market; spinach pie, sausages, pickles, fruit and pizza along the way.