Visit

Through the weekend of November 29-30, Historic Fort Wayne is open to the public on Saturday and Sundays from 10am-4pm. Beginning December 1, 2025, Fort Wayne will be closed to the public until Spring 2026.

The City of Detroit is overseeing a phased reopening plan, currently welcoming back special programming, events, and soccer leagues with limited visiting hours.

Parking

There is free parking on site in the Visitor’s Parking Lot. Please see the map below for directions to the parking lot from the main entrance.

Historic Fort Wayne offers over a thousand years of rich history on Detroit’s riverfront.

This link will take you to RecTrac, the City’s scheduling platform. Please follow the instructions there to reserve a tour through the City (Fridays) or the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition volunteer group (Saturdays).

Reserve a tour here

Visiting Historic Fort Wayne via public transit?

DDOT Route 30 (Livernois) services Historic Fort Wayne. The closest stops are:

  • Jefferson & Livernois, approximate walk to main gate: 300 feet

  • Dragoon & Jefferson, approximate walk to main gate: 500 feet

  • Jefferson & Rademacher, approximate walk to main gate: .2 miles

    Click here for the schedule of DDOT Route 30

Historic Fort Wayne
6325 West Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209