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Visiting this section of the Wayne County website provides information to help you enjoy the many things in the region that we have to offer.
In a variety of ways, Wayne County is a desirable place to live, work, and play. Wayne County has an array of features to offer, such as:
- Over 75 K-12 school districts, 9 universities, 7 colleges, and 10 community colleges
- Sixty-four hospitals, two of which are world class teaching and research centers
- Thirty arts museums including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the 6th largest fine arts museum in the country
- Eighteen professional theaters, including the beautifully restored Fox Theater in downtown Detroit
- The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, a massive indoor-outdoor complex housing an incomparable collection of American artifacts and memorabilia
- The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Opera House
- A well-maintained system of metropolitan parks, including Detroit's beautiful Belle Isle
- Over 200 golf courses, and several marinas with more registered boats in Michigan than any other state in the country
- Four professional sports teams
- Eighteen major shopping malls
These features make Wayne County and greater Detroit a destination for travelers as well. Michigan ranks 7th in the nation as a summer destination. Outdoor activities generate more than 1.1 million person-trips a year, making Michigan the most popular outdoor state in the Midwest.
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