"Something to consider is I was warned heavily against going to both places, and both places turned out to be some of my favorite places that I've encountered on this planet."

I've never been to Detroit, but wow, everyone I knew was FREAKING OUT that I was going down to Aca in Feb. My own wife told me, "it was nice knowing you" when I left. Aca has to be the safest town I've ever visited.

So now that you've compared the two, I'll have to visit Detroit!