Hitsville USA is the unassuming house where Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959 and where almost every classic Motown hit was recorded between then and 1972. The tour walks visitors through Gordy's apartment upstairs, Studio A in the back, and an exhibition of stage costumes, gold records, and instruments. The Studio A piano — the one heard on "My Girl," "Heat Wave," and "What's Going On" — was restored after Paul McCartney visited and pointed out its sorry state.
Tours run multiple times a day and routinely sell out. Book in advance online. The museum is expanding with a new building next door, but the original house remains the heart of the visit.