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Farmington Hills is a city of about 83,000 people in southern Oakland County, Michigan, roughly 25 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. Settled in the 1820s by Quaker pioneers from New York, it remained a rural township around the older village of Farmington until it became a city in 1973.
Today it is one of Detroit's larger suburbs and home to some notable attractions. The Zekelman Holocaust Center is among the leading Holocaust museums in the country, drawing school groups and visitors from across the Midwest. The landmark Botsford Inn on Grand River Avenue dates from the stagecoach era, and the Longacre House recalls the area's estate days.
Heritage Park offers woods, trails and a nature center, while Glen Oaks and Founders Sports Park add golf and recreation. Downtown Farmington, Novi and the attractions of Detroit are all close by.
One of the largest Holocaust museums in the United States, with exhibits that trace Jewish life in Europe, the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust through artifacts, film and survivor testimony. A rail car of the type used in deportations is on display. Allow at least two to three hours.
The city's largest park, with wooded trails, a stream, a splash pad, an amphitheater and the Spicer House visitor and nature center with exhibits on local wildlife. It hosts concerts and seasonal festivals. Walk the loop trails in fall for color, and bring a picnic for the lawns.
A large city sports park with soccer and baseball fields, a playground, walking paths and open space, used heavily by youth leagues. Families can watch a game, let kids loose on the play structures or take a loop walk. Weekday evenings and weekend mornings are the busiest times.
A historic inn on Grand River Avenue that began as a tavern in the 1830s, when this road was a main stage route out of Detroit. Henry Ford bought and restored it in the 1920s. It no longer operates as an inn, so admire its white clapboard facade and historical marker from the roadside.
A historic country house set on landscaped grounds, now owned by the city and used for weddings, community classes and events. It recalls the era when the Farmington area was rural countryside dotted with farms and private estates. The house is often booked, so check the city calendar for public classes and open events.
An Oakland County Parks golf course with a rolling 18-hole layout, a clubhouse with dining, and banquet facilities. It is open to the public and popular with local golfers of all levels, with rolling fairways and mature trees. Book tee times ahead on summer weekends.
Farmington Hills' community center, opened in a converted former high school, with a theater, art and dance studios, gyms and fitness spaces, and rooms for community programs. It runs classes, performances and drop-in activities for all ages. Check the calendar for shows and open play times before visiting.
The main library of the Farmington Community Library system, on Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, with large reading areas, a children's library, study rooms and public art including the bronze statue Humoresque outside. It runs story times, talks and classes; visitors can use Wi-Fi and reading rooms.
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