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Meto Detroit is among the major metropolitan areas of the United States with a recreational waterfront. Its freshwater coastline along the Great Lakes connects to the St. Lawrence Seaway, making it a highly desireable location for commerce and tourism. The metropolitan area shares an international border with Ontario, Canada. Boating and watersports of all types are among the popular activities. A major port and cruise ship docking site, the area is known as the world's automotive capital and contains many major corporations. Metro Detroit is the site of national convention activity and business meetings, major sports, and large concerts and events. Consequently, the area has a full complement of world class hotels, restaurants, entertainment, museums, and theaters. Detroit features major casino resorts including MGM Grand Detroit, Motor City Casino, and Greektown Casino with Caesar's Windsor just across the border in Canada. A passport is currently required to cross the border, but U.S. currency is readily accepted in Canada.
Metro Detroit contains a number of major shopping desitinations including the upscale Somerset Collection Mall in Troy, the Great Lakes Crossing outlet mall in Rochester Hills, and the Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi which are popular enclosed malls, each containing around 180 stores. The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township offers an upscale outdoor shopping experience in a lifestyle center with about 90 stores. Laurel Park Place Mall in Livonia is a popular 70 store shopping destination and features an attached Marriott Hotel. Briarwood Mall is a large suburban mall which serves the Ann Arbor college community. Other large malls in the metro area include Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights and Fairlane Towne Center in Dearborn. Fairlane Town Center Mall in Dearborn is about 15 minutes from downtown Detroit.
