The Thinker
The Thinker is a work of art in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The Thinker is situated nearby to the arts center Detroit Institute of Arts, as well as near the movie theater Detroit Film Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Detroit Historical Museum and Michigan Science Center.
Detroit Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: Goldnpuppy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more. Detroit Historical Museum is situated 580 feet northwest of The Thinker.
Michigan Science Center
Museum
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Michigan Science Center is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in Detroit, Michigan. The mission of the Michigan Science Center is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment. Michigan Science Center is situated 920 feet east of The Thinker.
Scarab Club
Art gallery
Photo: Stanthejeep, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Scarab Club is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of Detroit, Michigan, located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Science Center. Scarab Club is situated 680 feet east of The Thinker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and Ford–Lodge interchange.
Midtown-New Center
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of Detroit. It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
Ford–Lodge interchange
Locality
The Ford–Lodge interchange is a freeway interchange in Detroit, Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.
New Center
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown.
The Thinker
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.3591° or 42° 21′ 33″ northLongitude
-83.06529° or 83° 3′ 55″ westOpen location code
86JR9W5M+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4894426955OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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