Detroit Zoo
Under $25A 125-acre zoo where you watch penguins, great apes and tigers and walk through an Arctic habitat.
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Shop Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and luxury boutiques in a two-wing Troy mall linked by an enclosed skywalk over Big Beaver Road.
2800 W Big Beaver Rd · Troy, MI
Somerset Collection is a mall of about 1.45 million square feet in Troy, developed, managed and co-owned by The Forbes Company. Somerset North holds Nordstrom and Macy's, and Somerset South holds Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. A 700-foot enclosed, climate-controlled skywalk with moving walks crosses Big Beaver Road between the two wings. On the third level of Somerset North, the Peacock Cafe food court has 10 restaurants and seats 650.
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