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Heidelberg Project

An outdoor art installation that turned a blighted street into a surreal world of polka dots, stuffed animals and shoes.

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Photo: Tyree Guyton and others (for example, Detroit Industrial Gallery by Detroit artist Tim Burke) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always open
Price
Free
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
3600 Heidelberg St, Detroit, MI 48207Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car east of downtown.

Why Go

Tyree Guyton began decorating abandoned houses on the street where he grew up in 1986, in protest against neglect of the East Side. The work keeps changing, and it remains one of the city's most distinctive sights.

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