| Description: | Guests step into the golden age of America's history when they enter the 23 acres of the Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel of Dearborn (Mich.). Designated an historic site in 1983, this retreat was built by Henry Ford in 1931, and features furnishings and fabrics that reproduce the 18th and 19th centuries. Crossing the street, guests can visit the Greenfield Village and the beginning of the Industrial Age, at the country's largest indoor outdoor museum complex. This 81 acre complex dates back to 1929, when Henry Ford founded it to pay tribute to American inventions and America's past. At this museum, guests can witness the Wright brothers as they gain access to the skies, or witness Thomas Edison's lab as electric light dawns, then watch costumed re enactors work on an old time farm. Special events like candle making and sheep shearing are seasonal. Also on the grounds are replicas of famous homes, including those of Patrick Henry, Edgar Allen Poe, and Walt Whitman. Guests can tour the co |
