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Detroit named 'City of the Year' for 2026 by global design magazine

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(WXYZ) — The City of Detroit is making travel headlines once again. Wallpaper*, a global design magazine and website, named Detroit the "City of the Year" for 2026.

The news comes after last year, both the New York Times and Travel + Leisure named Detroit one of the best places to travel in the world.

Wallpaper* named Detroit the city of the year as part of its design awards.

"This transformation is emblematic of a new wave of revitalisation sweeping the Motor City, one that stems from the first seeds of scrappy urban renewal that began to emerge here a decade or two ago," Adrian Madlener wrote for the website.

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