Wildsam - Detroit

• Built on ingenuity and grit, Detroit is more than a comeback story; what's unfolding is an urban renaissance, with thriving small businesses that point to a future city alive and well.      

"Finding beauty in this, in decay and industrial subjects, is a challenge. But there is beauty if you look."  STEPHEN MAGSIG

LOCAL STORIES, TRAVEL INTEL AND MODERN LORE, INCLUDING:  

• Hit records, from Aretha Franklin to the Stooges
• A conversation about architecture and urban renewal
• Select works from renowned Detroit poets
• An interview with filmmaker Dream Hampton
• An illustrated map of the future
• Classic automobiles designed and built in Detroit
• The seven best old-school neighborhood bars
• The best diners, jazz clubs, burger joints and more
• How press reacted to Diego Rivera’s murals in the 1930s
• An interview with a boxing champion

About the Brand

Founded in 2012, Wildsam began with a core idea: the world was peopled with wonders. Steinbeck’s words tap into a timeless sentiment. Wonder is a transformative force. It strikes the match of our curiosity and jolts awake what Frederick Buechner calls the “original, shimmering self.”

And often, wonder is found in the stories of a physical place, whether the Texas barbecue joint or the Golden Gate Bridge. At Wildsam, they seek out these real and rooted things, what’s truly authentic to a place, and share the pathways to deep connections in the world, for travelers and locals alike.