Balkan community in Detroit

A guide for people from the Balkans living in Detroit, USA: where the consulate is, which community organisations exist, what is happening and what is worth seeing. Balkan Nexus brings together people from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and North Macedonia.

What to see

MuseumsThe Henry FordAn enormous museum complex in Dearborn devoted to American innovation. Among its exhibits are the limousine President Kennedy was riding in and the b…MuseumsDetroit Institute of Arts (DIA)A first-rate museum with more than 65,000 works, one of the most significant in the United States. It is best known for the monumental Detroit Indust…MuseumsMotown Museum (Hitsville U.S.A.)The historic studio where a whole musical genre was born and where Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross recorded. The original Studio A, kno…Parks & natureBelle Isle ParkAn island in the Detroit river with a botanical garden, an aquarium and a conservatory. From its shore there is a fine view of the city skyline and t…LandmarksThe Heidelberg ProjectAn open-air art installation that turned a neglected street into a colourful exhibition. The artist Tyree Guyton spent decades painting the houses an…Parks & natureDetroit RiverwalkA landscaped pedestrian zone along the river, full of parks, restaurants and places to sit. It has repeatedly been voted the best riverwalk in the Un…RestaurantsEastern MarketOne of the oldest and largest public markets in the United States, running since 1891. Saturday is the liveliest day — fresh food, flowers and dozens…LandmarksGuardian BuildingAn Art Deco masterpiece from 1929, known as the Cathedral of Finance. Its interior of vivid mosaics and tilework is open to visitors on weekdays.LandmarksRenaissance CenterA group of seven connected skyscrapers on the riverfront and an unmistakable part of the Detroit skyline. It served for decades as the headquarters o…MuseumsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryOne of the largest museums devoted to African American history and culture. Its central exhibition traces the journey from Africa and slavery to the…