For generations, Detroit has been a destination for immigrants seeking new opportunities and a better life. Today, the city is speckled with several tight-knit ethnic communities where you can experience the culture in all its complexities.

Some of the most popular areas include Mexican Town in southwest Detroit, the Polish and increasingly Indian and Bangladeshi neighborhoods of Hamtramck, and the vibrant yet touristy Greektown. There's also the hip Italian neighborhood in Windsor, Ontario, just blocks from the Detroit Tunnel. Further out of the city, there are the Jewish communities of Bloomfield Hills, Asian enclaves in Troy and Madison Heights, and the Italian neighborhoods of Macomb Township. In each of these distinct communities, you can shop, eat and witness the complexities of assimilating to a new culture while retaining your own.