Behind The Scenes Tours
Each season, the Detroit Historical Society hosts special Behind the Scenes tours of historic locations and other venues throughout metro Detroit. Let our expert guides show you these places in ways you’ve never experienced before!
These weekly tours normally take place on Saturdays, but some do take place on weekdays. On average, tours last from 90 minutes to two hours. To ensure the safety of our guests, tours require you to meet at the tour location.
Because reservations are required and many tours are only able to accommodate a very limited number of guests, we recommend that you make your plans well in advance - and become a member and create an online account to get the earliest access to tickets. Tour information is released quarterly and posted on the 1st of January, March, June and September for each upcoming season. Tickets will become available to members about two weeks later (please see postings for exact on-sale dates).
The Detroit Historical Society continues to monitor the COVID-19 public health situation closely. You can purchase Behind the Scenes Tickets with confidence. If any tour is cancelled or postponed due to the virus, your ticket price can be transferred to the new date, refunded or kept on credit for a future tour. However, tickets are non-refundable in all other circumstances; if you need to cancel, we will make every effort to reschedule you for a future tour but cannot offer refunds.
To take advantage of your Detroit Historical Society membership benefits online, you must create an online account by clicking here.
After your one-time sign up, you can shop for discounted Behind the Scenes tour tickets through the listings below. (Please sign in to access your discount.) Thank you for your continued support!
Need to buy or renew your membership? Click here.
Current Behind The Scenes Tours:
Sweetest Heart of Mary
March 22 2024 | 3:30pm to 6:00pm
SOLD OUT! Two tour dates! Join us as we visit Sweetest Heart of Mary for an optional Friday Fish Fry at 3:30 p.m. (meal cost not...
Little Caesars Arena & The Fox
April 8 2024 | 10:00am to 2:00pm
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Just added! Join us for...
Windsor Masonic Temple
April 12 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Cross the border with us...
Concrete Canvas: Cultural Center Walking Tour
April 20 2024 | 10:00am to 12:00pm
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Coinciding with our...
Book Tower Tour #1
May 3 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Two tour dates! The wait...
Guernsey Dairy
May 17 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. We’re taking “eating...
Alger Theater
June 8 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Tour the historic...
Book Tower Tour #2
June 14 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Two tour dates! The wait...
Devries & Henry the Hatter
June 16 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Visit two of Detroit’s...
The Schvitz Tour #1
June 22 2024 | 10:00am to 10:30am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Two tour dates! Open to...
The Schvitz Tour #2
June 29 2024 | 10:00am to 10:30am
Tickets go on sale to members at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19! No tickets will be sold before this time. Two tour dates! Open to...