• Henry Ford, Ransom Olds and Walter Chrysler are among the automotive pioneers that established early production facilities in Detroit. A visit to the birthplace of the American automotive industry is enhanced with a tour of an auto assembly plant. Several plants, including Henry Ford's original Model T assembly plant and two working facilities, in Michigan offer tours conducted by museums and chambers of commerce.
  
  

Rouge Factory Tour

• Ford Motor Company presents tours of the Rouge Assembly Plant in conjunction with the Henry Ford Museum. Buses leave every half hour from the Henry Ford Museum. The sightseeing tour includes historic automotive landmarks and culminates in a walk across the observation deck at the Ford Rouge Assembly Plant. Depending on production schedule, the assembly of trucks may or may not occur at the time of visit.
  
  The Henry Ford
  20900 Oakwood Boulevard
  Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
  (800) 835-5237
  hfmgv.org/rouge
  
  

GM Truck Assembly Plant

• The Flint Area Convention & Visitors Bureau hosts tours of the General Motors Truck Assembly Plant facilities. Visitors witness the product of GM's one-ton pickup trucks. Tours begin at 9 a.m. on weekdays. Tours are not given during the first two weeks in July, when the facility shuts down for production change over.
  
  GM Truck Assembly Tour-Flint
  G 3100 Vanslyke Road
  Flint, MI 48551
  (810) 232-5758
  visitflint.travel/attractions/tour/index.html
  
  

Piquette Avenue Plant

• Henry Ford's original Model T plant is located on Piquette Avenue in Detroit and is available for tours and special events. In addition to the Model T, models A, B, J, N, R and S were also produced at the plant. Visitors can witness the facility in its original condition, visit the Experimental Room where the Model T was developed and examine the collection of cars.
  
  Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, Inc.
  461 Piquette Avenue
  Detroit, Michigan 48202
  (313) 872-8759
  tplex.org