Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 316 Water Street Flint, MI 48503 (810) 232-8900 Population 140761 Time Zone Eastern Latitude/Longitude 43° /-83.68° Today's Forecast HIGH: 50 LOW: 42

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As befits a town with significant connections to the auto industry, cars and other types of transportation form a major component of Flint's museums and historic sites.

The campus of the Flint Cultural Center encompasses the Alfred P. Sloan Museum, an art center, theaters, a music institute, and planetarium. The Sloan's permanent exhibit "Flint and the American Dream" takes visitors on a journey through the city's last 100 years, with artifacts such as antique autos, neon signs, period clothing, and household furnishings. The latest addition to the Sloan, the Buick Gallery and Research Center, occupies its own neighboring building and displays a large collection of experimental cars from the past.

The Cultural Center is also home of The Whiting, a 2,000-seat concert hall presenting classical performances by the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Broadway touring productions, musical theater, and dance. For a more intimate night of theatre, Buckham Alley Theatre presents original plays, improv and children's shows at its 84-seat venue.

Flint's Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad re-creates a typical Michigan community of the mid-1800s. In addition to a blacksmith's, sawmill, and cider mill, the village offers steam-powered train rides and a paddle wheeler plying the waters of Mott Lake. Elsewhere in town, the UAW Sitdowners Monument depicts an actual scene from the historic 1936-1937 strike at General Motors. Whaley Historical House offers afternoon teas and tours of a restored Victorian-era home. More than 40 hands-on exhibits help to entertain and teach youngsters at the Flint Children's Museum.

A couple of traditional railroad towns in the Flint vicinity offer interesting trips into the countryside. The village of Durand is the home of the Michigan Railroad History Museum. The beautiful Durand Union Station, which dates from 1905 and is still a stop on the Amtrak line to Chicago, houses railroad exhibits and memorabilia. The village of Holly retains much of its early flavor and is home to the Holly Hotel, one of the last in the grand tradition of fine inns to pop up on the routes that first criss-crossed America.

Flint's sports fans can't seem to get enough football -- the city hosts no less than three semipro teams: the Flint Fury of the MCFL and the Genessee County Patriots of the NAFL both play home games at Atwood Stadium, while the Michigan Admirals, also of the NAFL, play at Russ Reynolds Field. Hockey fans will find the Flint Generals of the UHL at Perani Arena, while soccer enthusiasts can take in scissor kicks and headers at Guy V. Houston Stadium where the Michigan Phoenix of the Women's Premier Soccer League play.

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