Let's See Detroit Tours

My friend and I were hosted by JP on a six hour tour of Detroit on Sunday 10/16/22. JR drove. We told JP our interests and he shaped our itinerary accordingly. He picked us up at our Airbnb. JP shared the history, architecture, and great, amusing stories about Detroit's people. I grew up in Detroit, but hadn't returned in fifty years. I was skeptical and leery about Detroit after hearing all the horror stories. I came away enthralled and impressed. JP's Detroit is fascinating, thriving, resilient, beautiful, and diverse. Detroit has undergone a Renaissance and epitomizes American ingenuity and resilience. I am a world traveler, in my 70's. I honestly think JP's tour was the best I have ever experienced, and fun.

Can I give six stars? Seven, maybe?Starting from a Middle-eastern bakery in Dearborn for some fuel for the day, John Paul absolutely floored us with his friendliness, and knowledge. Not just straight-up history, but lore as well.We learned about the creation of Detroit going back to the 17th century. We learned what's in store for it coming up. We visited Motown (NOT what I expected!) and I think just about everything related to Henry Ford.From architecture to food... Neighborhoods... Personalities... Landmarks... All presented with charm and humor.I have NO idea how he keeps all this in his brain. This man is a local treasure.The crazy thing is, after about 7 hours we didn't even get HALF of what he offers. I'm already trying to figure out when to go again.

For a long time now, I have read about and seen in photos the decline, and resurrection of Detroit..... and been curious. With the opportunity to visit a week ago, I determined that I wanted to learn and see firsthand from an good guide. Via the internet 'Let's See Detroit' spoke to me as just such an authority.Little did I know, upon sign-up, to just what extent I had found that such a tremendous authority with native son John Paul Stando. His in-depth knowledge of Detroit may be only surpassed by his passion and fortitude!!From the backstreets homes of Motown's greatest on the Outer Drive , to the bastions of automotive history, to the Arts and Antiquity, to the incredible edifices of deco industrial yesteryear, to the renaissance of downtown and so much more, John Paul, far and away, exceeded my expectations!John Paul will tailor your visit to that which interests you most, or will give you a wide perspective. For my visit we spent 9 exhilarating hours together, and I was spellbound.

The best tour guide I’ve ever had. Thank you so much for showing my family around Detroit John Paul!Go with this guy. You absolutely will not be disappointed.

What an incredible informative and fascinating tour of Detroit! JP is a native treasure to this city. My wife an I absolutely loved every aspect of the tour. There is so much history and architecture along with stories and anecdotes shared along the tour. JP is truly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the city and all things Detroit. I would highly recommend this tour company. Didn’t think about it before but I would definitely one back here. So much to see and do! Thank you JP!!!

JP is a WONDERFUL tour guide. He is so very knowledgeable about all things Detroit. He picked us up at our rented Air B&B then spent many hours driving us around the city, stopping for a tasty Coney Island hot dog for lunch. We saw Detroit's beautiful architecture and varied neighborhoods as well as the more famous landmarks in this vibrant and interesting city. Then he delivered us safely back 'home.' It was an interesting, educational and very fun day. Thank you, JP.

What a fantastic tour by John-Paul. My father and I did a private tour with him and we were astounded at his knowledge of all things Detroit. Seriously, I can't imagine anyone with a more in-depth knowledge. He can tell you all about the history of Detroit, the arts, architecture, automobile industry, sports teams, music history, and so on. It's quite astounding. The best part is that he's flexible to your schedule and interests. You can go for one hour or five hours. And his love and enthusiasm for Detroit comes through. This is one of the best city tours I've ever done. HIGHLY recommended!

The best experience I could have in Detroit: was to book my tour with JP!! I came with my husband but he has to work, so I was by myself, and I had the fortune to contact JP, that since the first moment he was very kind and accesible with my hours and my English, he always made me understood everything he was showing me!! So besides feeling me comfort, safe and he has a lot of knowledge about his City, he exceeded my expectations! Beacuse he took me the places I wanted but even more (Fisher building, Belle Island, campus Martius, Detroit Institute of Arts, etc...) with valuable information and the best: he has fair rate, because was a private tour of 2 days, and was more affordable than other of just 3 hours and in group, so JP is the best guide tour, and I travel a lot, I can say the best tour ever!!

We had such a great time! we chose this tour because of the great reviews, but they don’t do it justice. JP is a wealth of knowledge, and his love for the city of Detroit is contagious.

I was visiting my daughter in Ann Arbor and we decided to do a day trip with John Paul to Detroit. He is such a nice guy! Great raconteur, but also a great conversationalist. Deeply knowledgeable about Detroit in so many different ways! Basically, after spending a really entertaining day with him, I came to wish he were my cool, funny, sweet, smart Uncle JP! Alas.