re: Detroit

I went to Detroit recently and really enjoyed it. Start in Greektown. Lot of great walkable bars, restaurants, sports, and casinos.

ETA: OK went back and looked up some of the spots. Im in my late 20s, so keep that in mind. Cafe D'Mongo was where we started. Quirky hipster bar, but they make awesome drinks and had live music. We left before the normal crowd started to pack in. Punch Bowl Social was fun, but definitely a mid 20s to early 30s crowd. Heard bad luck bar was a good spot as well. If you're bored, hop over to Windsor Canada. Theres a casino right on the border. Detroit has casinos too, so it would more just be to say you went to Canada. Friends had a great time when they went, but ran into welcoming bachelorette parties, so their opinion could be (is) skewed. Chili cheese coneys are the local go-to for drunchies. Lafayette was my favorite, but if you hit a lot of the previously mentioned spots, it wont make much of a difference and I'd suggest going to the shorter line between Lafayette and American.