Introduction to Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor — often abbreviated as AA or A2 — is a city 35 miles north of the Ohio border and 45 miles west of Detroit, near where the furthest exurban fringes give way to country and small towns. Founded in 1824, it was originally named "Annarbour" after the two founders' wives and an arbor of burr oak trees on the village site. Read More »

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Introduction to Ann Arbor is based on Ann Arbor by Ryan Holliday, Dale Arnett, Eco84, Bill Boyle, Nonni Bergmann, Inas, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.