Family Attractions

Did you know that among Henry Ford Museum’s massive collections includes these American icons of change: the Rosa Parks bus, the real chair in which President Abraham Lincoln sat when he was assassinated, the limousine in which President Kennedy was assassinated, the 600 ton Allegheny steam engine, and Henry Ford’s first “horseless carriage” – the Quadricycle? Make sure your children visit and take a moment to see these artifacts and reflect on the monumental impact they had on our lives.

Expand your environmental awareness and learn lessons to carry back to your gardens at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Weather permitting, take a walking tour through our outdoor living laboratory of sustainable design: mammoth solar collection panels, vegetation that cleans the air and soil and an intricate $18 million rainwater treatment system of ponds capable of cleaning up to 20 million gallons of water every year, a system that has created entirely new habitats for birds and other small animals.

Did you know that not all IMAX theatres are created equal? The Henry Ford’s IMAX Theatre features the million dollar IMAX GT (Grand Theatre) projector – the most powerful and highest precision 15/70 film projector ever manufactured by the IMAX Corporation. Plus our screen is by far the largest screen in Michigan. What better place to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster or a classic documentary film.