The Henry Ford & Greenfield Village

Day 1

Day 1: monday, august 4, 2025
Join us this morning from the available departure location of your choice, meet your friendly onboard Trailways host and driver and then settle in as we head north to Michigan. Enjoy rest and refresh breaks along the way today, as needed, as well as a stop for lunch, on your own.
Dinner this evening is included at Olive Garden with a meal gift card before checking into your hotel for your overnight stay.

Day 2

Day 2: tuesday, august 5, 2025
Have breakfast at the hotel this morning before departing for the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Experience firsthand the sights, sounds and sensation of America’s fascinating formation, where over 80 acres brim with resourcefulness and ingenuity. Here, 300 years of American perseverance serve as a living reminder that anything is possible. A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories.
Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat, explore the lab where Thomas Edison had his lightbulb moment, or the workshop where the Wright brothers taught us to reach the sky. Enjoy a train ride, see history from your seat as the train passes through Greenfield Village, granting passengers a tour of the beautiful landscape and buildings. Take a ride in a real Model T, or a walk through four working farms. Rub shoulders with world-class artisans and explore the place where America’s can-do spirit inspires you to go out and get it done.
Take time to have lunch with your included voucher while here today. Dinner tonight will be at nearby Ford’s Garage for some classic American fare before returning to your hotel for the evening.

DAy 3

Day 3: wednesday, august 6, 2025
After breakfast, we’ll be departing for a tour of the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn. Discover your drive. Pop open the hood on game-changing technology, sustainable design, and sheer American grit at America’s greatest manufacturing experience. Experience the awe-inspiring scale of a real factory floor as you rev up your inner engineer. Get an inside look at the making of America’s most iconic truck, the Ford F-150 and immerse yourself in modern manufacturing’s most progressive concepts on a self-guided walking tour of Ford’s final assembly plant. This is where big ideas gain momentum.
Experience and celebrate engineering ingenuity behind the production of the award-winning truck with a multisensory film experience complete with a vibrating seat, gusts of wind, and winking robots. You’ll see the manufacturing process up close, from concept to highway. Don’t miss the “living roof” growing on top of the Dearborn Truck Plant final assembly building. It spans 10.4 acres and is one of the largest living roofs in the world.
Enjoy a quick stop for lunch after the Plant tour before we head to Detroit, for a guided tour of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. The birthplace of the Ford Model T car, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is recognized as one of the most significant automotive heritage sites in the world. The first 12,000 Model T’s were assembled here and shipped out by railroad.
Later this afternoon we depart for Grosse Pointe Shores for dinner and tour of the Ford House. The Ford House stands as a testament to Edsel & Eleanor’s commitment to design excellence. You’ll find it’s not ostentatious or intimidating, despite the elegant décor and the fine art on the walls. The rooms feel intimate and comfortable. It isn’t just a house – it’s a home. A warm welcoming place for family. The house was designed by prominent architect Albert Kahn, known for his work on several structures in Detroit and industrial design in Ford Motor Co. factories. It was inspired by the Cotswold-style cottages in England. The family moved into their home in 1928. Around every corner you can discover world-class art and design pieces collected by art-lovers Edsel and Elenor. They displayed paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Diego Rivera – a personal friend of Eleanor. With 87 acres, the Ford House grounds, gardens and lakeside landscapes offer you ample space to explore in the natural beauty. Tiptoe through the blooms on Flower Lane, get lost in the heavenly scent of the Rose Gardens, enjoy the tranquility of Bird Island, and watch sailboats and freighters float by on Lake St. Clair. In 2016, the Ford House was honored as a National Historic Landmark.

Day 4

Day 4: thursday, august 7, 2025
Have one last breakfast at the hotel with your fellow Trailways Travelers before we start the journey home this morning. Enjoy rest and refresh breaks and lunch, on your own, before arriving back in Iowa this evening with wonderful memories of your time in Michigan.