Detroit gets a lot of bad press. You know it, I know it.  A lot of it is true but there is a lot about Detroit that goes unnoticed.  I went to college in Detroit for 5 years.  I have some really good memories in the city.

Truth be told, sometimes I miss working in Detroit.  Driving into the city and seeing all the tall buildings and urban neighborhoods.   Of course, I don’t really miss the screaming homeless lady or having to make sure everything in my car was out of sight before I left it in the parking structure every morning.

This past weekend Jenni, Mallory and I took a 3 hour bike tour of Southwest Detroit through the Wheelhouse Detroit.  It was a Groupon we purchased a couple months ago.  It was really interesting to ride bikes through the city with the marketing director for Southwest Detroit.  She knew about the history, the culture and of course, all the authentic restaurants to eat at.

We rode by Grand Central Station, which serves as the gateway between Corktown and Mexicantown; Motz’s for Sliders and through Historic Fort Wayne.

This is the part where I won’t mention that I had to abandon my bike at one point because I lack coordination skills.  I was putting the map back in the basket and all of a sudden lost control of my moving bike.  I jumped off in time before I would have toppled over but it did stop the whole group…this is a time where I wonder how I ever got my blackbelt.

A city that has such a bad reputation still has hidden gems.  I promise you, if you just open your eyes to see past the corruption, the abandoned buildings and people who are less fortunate than yourself, you can find some really interesting and awesome things.

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*Pictures taken by Jenni & Maria - Don't steal, it's not nice.