Interesting Sites in Ypsilanti

• Ypsilanti District Library

Ypsilanti
• Ypsilanti Historical Museum

• Automotive Heritage Museum

• Michigan Firehouse Museum

• Ypsilanti Water Tower

• First United Methodist Church

• Highland Cemetery

• Pease Auditorium
Ypsilanti
• Starkweather Hall

Hutchinson House
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Depot Town
Starkweather Memorial Chapel
Marker Alley
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Aitomotive Heritate Museum
Heritage Festival Dominoʼs Pizza

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Depot Town
The Ypsilanti Heritage Festival draws In 1960 Tom Monaghan and his

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families from southeastern Michigan brother James Monaghan borrowed
and the greater Detroit Metropolitan $900 and took over an ailing pizzeria
area to experience the fun and ex- in Ypsilanti.
citement of this ADMISSION FREE,
family friendly, three day event. In 1961 James traded his half of the
business to Tom for a Volkswagen
Automotive Heritage Museum Depot Town
Featuring historic tours, Living Histo- Beetle. In 1965 Tom renamed the
ry activities and Blanket Traders, arts business “Domino’s Pizza.”
Is a unique automotive museum that Today the Depot Town area of Ypsi-
and crafts, stage entertainment, Chil-
is home to production cars from the lanti is a modern shopping area and
dren’s Village, Petting Farm and the By 2006 over 8,000 Domino’s stores
Willow Run Plant and Hudson Mo- tourist attraction.Most of the build-
always popular Rubber Duck Race, had opened throughout the world.
tors. The collection includes the origi- ings in Depot Town were built in the
the Ypsilanti Heritage
nal Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a 1850s and in most cases they have In 1967, the first Domino’s Pizza fran-
set prop from the movie Tucker: The been restored to reflect that era.Sev-
Festival truly has something for ev- chise store opened in Ypsilanti. And
Man and His Dream. The museum is eral lofts abound above the vibrant
eryone: arades, contests and delicious the first Domino’s Pizza Restaurant of
an official site of the Motor Cities Au- businesses & restaurants, along with
food are just some of the surprises. the world is located in Ypsilanti.
tomotive National Heritage Area. many older homes surrounding the
small village.
Museum Curator Jack Miller is known
as an authority on restoring Hudson It is a lively night spot for Eastern
cars and regularly assists collectors Michigan University students and,
with finding rare parts for their Hud- with Riverside and Frog Island Parks
son restoration projects. and antique shops, a nice place to take

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the family for dinner or ice cream.

Heritage Festival

Dominoʼs Pizza
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