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Things To Do:
Detroit's most prominent landmark, the big, brassy Renaissance Center, dominates the city's skyline with six office towers and the spectacular 73-story Westin Hotel, one of the tallest hotels in the world. A city within a city, the waterfront complex has retail stores, services, and popular restaurants. General Motors world headquarters is located here.
The Civic Center, next to Old Mariners' Church, is a riverfront center for entertainment and festivals. At the heart of the Civic Center is Philip A. Hart Plaza. Lunchtime crowds come here to enjoy the open spaces, sculptures, and computer-controlled Dodge Fountain. Cadillac Square is the site of many presidential speeches and the 1872 Civil War Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The blinking red light atop the 47-story Penobscot Building, the state's tallest office tower, has been part of the Detroit skyline since 1928.
Lodging:
They had exhibits and aquariums featuring ocean life. I remember a great
dolphin show there. We played mini-golf for the first time at Pirates Island Golf Course. I won
by three strokes.
Miscellaneous:
a retired war ship. It was huge and I lost my mom in it. Our last stop was the sister cities of
Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi. We played two more rounds of mini-golf and mom won both.
We also spent time on the beach and took a ride on a shrimp boat. Along the way we stopped at a
museum and read about Hurricane Camille and visited another place with sea life, called Marine
Land.
As summer dragged on we yearned for another challenge. We picked
Indiana. It was the third week of August and it was hot. Our main stop was Indianapolis. We
saw the Pan American Games there. The U.S. beat Puerto Rica in basketball 80-75. We also saw
a dog show in Columbus, and mom found a worm in her salad in a Starlite, Indiana restaurant.
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