gravey4848

hello, i am planning a trip to detroit in the next month in hopes of bringing my friend to see her first red wings game in detroit. she's been a wings fan(ozzie fan) her whole life and i'd really like to take her there and have a good time. the only problem is i do not konw detroit at all. i am from nyc(rangers fan, sorry guys, but i love hockey, haha) and i would love to know a little about the area around the joe and maybe some nice hotels or restaurants and bars....also, as there are plenty of unsafe areas in every city, i'd like to know places to avoid. I also think we won't be renting a car so are cabs the best bet? in that case i'd like to stay close to the arena/hotel. really guys, i'm trying to impress a girl here, hahaha so any help you could give me would be very helpful. so, recap: probably spend 3-4 days in detroit do not know the areas need to know fun stuff to do want to see a wings game really, any help would be awesome. thanks guys, dave

ps, thanks for bein so nice to a ranger fan, hahah...

thanks for the responses so far guys, they've been very helpful espescially for someone who has zero idea of Detroit well she's an architect(works out well eh?) and we're both into indie/punk always down for good dive bars love a nice place where you can walk and see a lot of cool small quirky shops or something like that we like cheap thrills too ha are there any places that are like...."if you go to detroit, you have to go here"(food or like entertainment)... budget isn't entirely a huge deal...