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Detroit Launches Motorized Tour

Tour Down Riverwalk On Segway Scooter

POSTED: Friday, July 24, 2009

DETROIT — Detroit is launching a new, zippy way to see the city’s major landmarks and historical gems. Inside Detroit and Segway Tours have partnered up to bring the two-hour motorized tour to Detroit.

Participants can zoom along the Riverwalk at 12.5 mph on a Segway scooter, get up close and personal with the stadiums, the Fox Theatre and even stop into the Guardian Building.

Watch: Tour Down Riverwalk On Segway Scooter

Below are some fun facts that you will learn on the tour:

Did you know that Detroit has America’s second largest theater district?

Did you know there are 125 bars and restaurants in the one mile square of downtown Detroit?

Did you know the Marriott at the Renaissance Center is the tallest hotel in America?

Who gave the fist sculpture to Detroit as a gift? (Sports Illustrated to celebrate an anniversary of the DIA)

Why is 8 Mile Rd. called 8 Mile? Because it’s 8 miles from the exact original center of Detroit in Campus Martius.

What is the origin of Campus Martius? It comes from the Latin term “Field of Mars,” who was the God of War. It was named that because 90,000 Michigan soldiers trained at the site before serving the Union Army in the Civil War. The tours are offered in all major cities in the world.The Detroit tours are offered every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The tour costs $55 a person. All participants must be 16 or older.For more information, visit www.insidedetroit.org.

Inside Detroit is nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote Detroit as a preferred destination to live, work and play by educating the public about Detroit’s history, culture, community and livability.

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