History is like Frankenstein's monster; all it takes to make it come alive is the right education, a large body of artifacts exhumed from the earth, and an electrical storm. Learn from the past with today's Groupon to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Arab American National Museum. Choose from the following options:

• For $35, you get a one-year individual membership to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Arab American National Museum ($35 each, a $70 total value). Click here to read about Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History individual membership benefits and here to read about Arab American National Museum benefits.
• For $65, you get a one-year family membership to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Arab American National Museum ($65 each, a $130 total value). Click here to read about Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History family membership benefits and here to read about Arab American National Museum benefits.

Located in Detroit's Cultural Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is one of the world's largest institutions dedicated to the African-American experience. Covering 120,000 square feet, the museum houses five rotating exhibitions, including Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment, and five permanent exhibitions, such as the 22,000-square-foot core exhibit [And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture](http://www.chwmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/37-and-still- we-rise). Also at the museum are the Louise Lovett Wright Library & Archives and the Ford Rotunda, which boasts a 55-foot-high glass dome that dumps artificial snow when shaken by giants.

The Arab American National Museum is one of the first museums devoted to Arab-American history and culture. Hosting four permanent exhibits and two rotating exhibits, the museum's collection includes contemporary paintings and sculptures created by Arab Americans, an interactive exhibit on Arab-American history in the United States, and Arab-American artifacts including a 415 BCE ice cream scooper. Museum guests can appease their eruditional appetites by perusing the museum's permanent collection and discovering the ground-floor exhibit Arab Civilization: Our Heritage, or exploring the Making an Impact exhibit on the second floor.

Reviews

The Detroit News featured the Arab American National Museum and one of its current exhibits. Six Yelpers give the museum a four-star average, and six more give the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History an average of 4.5 stars. Yahoo! Locals give the latter museum a perfect five-star average:

• The exhibits were fascinating--I found the stories of how, and why, Arabic peoples immigrated to this area particularly interesting. – Dominique K., Yelp, on the Arab American National Museum
• There is so much information to be learned here. You might have to visit more than once to get it all. – Entertainment, Yahoo! Local, on the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History