WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A sprawling museum just outside Detroit is one of the state’s most popular attractions.

The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn was founded by Ford himself. It grew from his personal collection of vehicles, buildings and industrial artifacts, which he began during the construction of his Highland Park plant in 1906.

Ford opened the museum, and the neighboring history education site, Greenfield Village, to the public in 1933. Combined, the two make up the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States. About 1.6 million visitors from around the world visit each year.

The Henry Ford Museum is well-known as the home of historically-significant vehicles. It includes Henry Ford’s first car - the 1898 “Quadricycle,” as well as the presidential l

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