Auburn Hills, Michigan travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the state of Michigan. A suburb of Detroit, it is home to automaker Chrysler.

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Best things about Auburn Hills

Walter P. Chrysler Museum

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Avondale Theatre Company

The local high school puts on an average of 3 plays a year (that number is increasing with new shows being added for performances in a small studio theatre), usually running from September to April. For tickets contact M…

Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 84°F; winter lows dip to about 19°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: May and Jul. (climate data from nearby Detroit)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
FNT Bishop International Airport, Flint — 32 mi away. Directions
DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit — 33 mi away (major hub). Directions

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Budget & where to stay

No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.

Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning Walter P. Chrysler Museum, Avondale Theatre Company
Afternoon Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Evening Red Ox Tavern

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

Food for you

Cuisine (tap to filter)

What to ask about, for your diet

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Get in

By plane

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a major airport in Romulus, southwest of Detroit. It has flights worldwide, and is about 40-50 minutes away.
Bishop International Airport, in nearby Flint, has flights from many different parts of the country. It is about 40-50 minutes away.

Get around

By bus

When you read the guidebooks about Detroit (the few that are published about it) they mention SMART buses and the Detroit Department of Transportation. Bus service in Auburn Hills is slow, complicated, and sometimes even more expensive than driving a car.

By car

Because of the geography of Detroit and its environs, the car is king. But don't be afraid of it, cars are only a means to an end; the end being the unique Detroit people.

See

See Walter P. Chrysler Museum

Sixty-five historic vehicles on three floors; history of Chrysler, AMC and their predecessors. On Chrysler corporate campus, available for groups and meeting rentals but not otherwise open to the public. On rare occasions, a group may rent the facility for an event (such as the annual CEMA car show in June) to which the public is invited; this might be the only window for public museum visits.

📍 1 Chrysler Dr☎ +1 248-944-0439

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See Avondale Theatre Company

📍 Avondale High School☎ +1 248-537-6210

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Do

Do Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Sports teams of Oakland University, competing in NCAA Division I in 8 men's and 11 women's sports (though not football), mostly in the Horizon League. Most of the athletic venues are on the school's sprawling campus, split between Auburn Hills and adjacent Rochester Hills. Without a football team, the hot-button sport on campus is men's basketball, which shares the Athletics Center O'rena with the women's basketball and volleyball teams.

📍 RAC 201, 569 Pioneer Dr, Rochester (ticket office)☎ +1 248-370-4000

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