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Motown Museum
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
"Stop! In the Name of Love" topped music charts in 1965 and continues to inspire fans to mimic the Supremes in the Motown studio where the song was recorded.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Imagination Station
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Artists paint the walls of a house called Imagination Station across the street from Detroit's abandoned train depot.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Roast Restaurant
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
The bar scene buzzes at Michael Symon's Roast, a James Beard Award-winning restaurant.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Detroit River
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
The view from the Detroit RiverWalk takes in a boater and the skyline of Windsor, Canada.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Brush Park
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
A patch of hope amid urban decay, James Riley's vegetable garden in the Brush Park Historic District flourishes in a lot where a Victorian mansion once stood.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Main Street
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Wedding parties often end up outside the ornate Fox Theatre for pictures.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Café d'Mongo
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
George Higgins plays the piano and sings at Café d'Mongo's Speakeasy.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Michigan Theater
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Tailgaters watch a Lions game on TV while parked in what was once the grand Michigan Theater.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Good Girls Go To Paris
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Owner Torya Blanchard serves 50 kinds of crepes at Good Girls Go To Paris, with locations in midtown and Grosse Pointe.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Skyline
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Downtown Detroit's skyscrapers touch the night sky, as seen from a guest room at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Shatila Bakery
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Shatila Bakery serves Middle Eastern pastries in Dearborn.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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Opera House
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
The Opera House provides a lavish home for the Michigan Opera Theatre company.
Read more in "Rise and Shine, Detroit" from the March/April 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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