MotorCities National Heritage Area: Your Guide to Experience Everything Automotive!

DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2007 -- MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), an affiliate of the National Park Service, is the primary source of automotive heritage information for media and visitors attending Detroit's North American International Auto Show. Designated a National Heritage Area by Congress in 1998, MotorCities' goal is to promote and protect Michigan's rich automotive heritage.

"With over 6,000 media representatives and countless visitors from around the world descending on Detroit for the Auto Show, MotorCities will do whatever it can to connect our guests with all the automotive heritage attractions in the region," said Bud Liebler, MotorCities' interim executive director. "Automotive heritage is deeply rooted in our region's past, present and future -- and a visit to our sites can provide visitors greater insight and understanding of what Detroit and the auto industry are really all about."

Through its venues and programs, MotorCities encourages residents and visitors alike to explore the region's rich automotive presence in a 10,000 square mile area of southeast and central Michigan, including hundreds of venues such as museums, auto barons' homes and gardens, assembly plants, speedways, theatres, restaurants, parks and more. Complete information is available on the organization's Web site at www.ExperienceEverythingAutomotive.org.

Auto Show visitors will not have to travel far from Cobo Hall to experience dozens of exciting MotorCities' venues. Metro Detroit is home to key automotive sites such as the Automotive Hall of Fame, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate, Fisher Mansion, Buick Gallery, Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane, Meadow Brook Hall, Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, The Henry Ford (including the Rouge Factory Tour), Walter P. Chrysler Museum and many more!

For more information about MotorCities and its venues, please visit www.ExperienceEverythingAutomotive.org, or email Melissa Allen at melissa@liemac.com.

About MotorCities

Designated by the U.S. Congress in 1998 as an Affiliate of the National Park Service, MotorCities helps citizens appreciate how the automobile changed Michigan, the nation and the world. MotorCities strives to make Michigan's rich automotive heritage a source of pride for communities and a positive influence on the region's future. In addition to promoting tourist attractions like the Dream Cruise, MotorCities also provides educational material and funds revitalization projects, helping residents and visitors alike Experience Everything Automotive. For more information, please visit www.ExperienceEverythingAutomotive.org.