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12 Amazing Field Trips Every Michigander Took As A Kid... And Should Retake Now

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Serena Maria Daniels is an award-winning freelance journalist in Detroit, by way of Chicago, by way of the West Coast. She writes about Michigan for OIYS. Serena enjoys learning about language and culture and taking road trips with her beagle Ralph.

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Probably the most fun part about school growing up was learning that you and your classmates would be leaving campus and experiencing new and interesting places for the first time. Yes, we’re talking about the field trip.

We know you still have that nostalgic feeling stored somewhere in the back of your mind, which is why we’ve dug up some of the spots just about every Michigander was bound to have visited during school trips.

This time, you’re an adult and may be able to appreciate these cool places even more. Check it out.

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13 Field Trips Your Students Actually Want to Go On

Story by lori bremerkamp | photos by bill bowen.

Some of the best memories from grade school are made at field trips. Field trips offer students something they can’t get from lectures or textbook pages — hands-on fun!

Here are some metro Detroit attractions to visit with your students. They’re great places to make memories and, of course, learn something too!

1. Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)

Availability : Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Admission : Free

Take a guided hike on the center’s 1/8-mile interpretive nature trail and enjoy both indoor and outdoor animal exhibits. Programs include a fallow deer feeding, a hands-on activity and biofact discovery time.

2. Detroit Historical Museum (Detroit)

Availability : Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Admission : Varies by program; teachers/chaperones are free

Various tours, programs and workshops, including a facilitated experience that lets students engage, think through and draw conclusions about Detroit’s tumultuous summer of 1967 and a trading game in which students must barter with each other for furs and goods.

3. Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)

Availability : Tuesday-Friday at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Admission : Free admission and bus transportation for students in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties

Lead your own visit or let one of the DIA Gallery Teachers guide you. All guided field trips explore art to build skills in creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and active collaborative learning.

4. Michigan Science Center (Detroit)

Availability : Wednesday-Friday (hours vary, also Tuesdays from Oct. 8, 2017, to Jan. 7, 2018)

Admission : Varies by experience you select

Interact with more than 250 hands-on exhibits that explore space, health, physical science, engineering and more. You can also bring the Michigan Science Center to your school through its Traveling Science program!

5. Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)

Availability : Monday to Friday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Admission : $5 students/teachers/chaperones in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties ($7 for those outside of the tri-county area)

Give your class a dose of Vitamin Z at the Ford Education Center inside the Detroit Zoo . Learn about animal needs, life cycles, conservation efforts, zoo careers and more.

6. Diamond Jack’s River Tours (Detroit)

Availability : Monday-Friday May 1 to Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Admission : $9/person

See 16 miles of the U.S. and Canada Detroit River shoreline, ocean-going and Great Lakes ships, a light house, yacht clubs, the fire boat, parks, ship terminals, a mail boat and much more.

7. Edsel & Eleanor Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)

Availability : Year-round

Admission : $5/students, $8/chaperones, teachers are free

Investigate how different groups of people used the property from the time when Native Americans inhabited the area to today, explore the Ford House through a docent-led tour of the home or take a self-guided iPad tour that lets students navigate the historic landscape through the perspective of the Ford Family.

8. Ford Rouge Factory Tour (Dearborn)

Availability : Monday-Saturday from 9:20 a.m. to 3 p.m. (tours depart every 20 minutes, check for closure dates and plant non-production dates)

Admission : $10/student

Experience the action of the real-life factory floor where the new Ford F-150 is made. View today’s sophisticated assembly of cars and trucks by both robots and highly skilled tradesmen.

9. Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (Dearborn)

Availability : Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Unleash your students’ inquisitiveness and help them understand the history of America’s most powerful innovations. Sit on the very bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, explore the Allegheny — one of the world’s most powerful steam locomotives — and more.

10. Legoland Discovery Center (Auburn Hills)

Availability : Daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (6 p.m. on Sundays)

Inspire your students’ imaginations with educational play that harnesses the limitless creative possibilities of Lego bricks.

11. The Parade Company Studio Tours (Detroit)

Availability : Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission : Special prices for groups available

Venture into ParadeLand and experience a behind-the-scenes look at America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van. Learn more about the Parade’s fascinating history, explore the 200,000-square-foot storyland of floats and see how award-winning artisans bring it all to life.

12. Arts & Scraps (Detroit)

Availability : Monday, Wednesday or Friday

Admission : Varies by age and number in group; teachers/chaperones are free

Let your students’ imaginations run wild. They’ll think, create and learn while re-imagining recycled industrial materials. Curriculum themes are available or you can create a customized topic.

13. Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)

Availability : Oct. 3, 2017 to June 8, 2018 (hours vary, closed Mondays)

Admission : $12/student; teachers/chaperones are free

More than 80 field trip programs, as well as special and permanent exhibits, planetarium shows and seasonal events. Meet science professionals who are active in their fields and get the opportunity to interact with a unique, world-class collection of objects and artifacts.

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Field trips are a great way to reboot a bad homeschooling week, get out of the house when everyone has cabin fever, and learn about your local area. Before heading out, check out Jeanne's tips for improving homeschool field trips .

Our listing of Michigan field trips for homeschoolers is ordered alphabetically by city. If you would like to submit a Michigan field trip destination, you may do so using the red button above.

The ASO reaches thousands of children every year through its comprehensive approach to serving young audiences with age-appropriate concert experiences. There are four different concerts to choose from depending on the age of your students. Music Moves Me 2-6 year olds, Storybook Concerts K-2nd Grade, Link Up The Orchestra Sings, Moves and Rocks 3rd 6th Grade, and Beyond the Stage 7th-12th grade.

Adrian Symphony Orchestra website

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The Michigan Fisheries Visitor Center, located on the grounds of the Oden State Fish Hatchery, is the site of the original fish hatchery building which began operations in 1921. In 2002, a new hatchery was built one quarter-mile northeast of the current visitor center. The grounds of the new visitor center have been restored to serve as a scale model of a Great Lakes watershed, and the center is dedicated to encouraging greater awareness and appreciation of our Michigan and Great Lakes fisheries. Exhibits, Summer Hatchery Tours, Fall-Winter Programs and Student Field Trips.

Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center website

Sturgeon Point Light was completed in 1869. In 1887 the original lens was replaced with a Third-and-a-Half Order lens--a size used exclusively on the Great Lakes. This lens still shines from Sturgeon Pt. The 70 ft tower and attached white keeper's house are in excellent condition. While the light is still active, the Coast Guard leases the site to the Alcona County Historical Society, which operates a museum and gift shop. The rooms in the keeper's house are maintained as they might have looked in the late 1800's.

Sturgeon Point Light website

Archives include Algonac's boat building heritage featuring Chris-Craft, Gar Wood and the many other local boat builders. Over 10,000 artifacts also features local history, business, industry, schools, churches and the military.

Algonac / Clay Historical Society museum website

The Museum has well over 10,000 artifacts that have been donated by people in this County, from a pencil collection, to the first piano in Allegan that came here by ox cart in the 1800's from Buffalo NY. One room in the residence has been set aside for rotating displays. The current display is called Elegance Through the Years, and consists of clothing and accessories from the 1800's through more modern times.

Old Jail Museum website

Engine House No. 5 originally constructed in the city of Grand Rapids in 1880. Torn down in 1981 and reconstructed as a Fire Museum in 1984. Engine House No. 5 served the community with a horse-drawn steam pumper and a hose cart. At the time of her construction, she gleamed in white brick with red courses, towered and turreted in almost Byzantine splendor. A great deal of small-town pride was taken in her dazzling architecture and in her horse-drawn steamers.

Engine House No. 5 Museum website

Where in Northeast Michigan Can You Find...A Picasso, A Planetarium, Two Renoirs, Ancient Indian Artifacts, A water pumper that fought the great fires of Chicago and Alpena, An 1890s Avenue of Shops, And A Remarkable collection of mounted Michigan mammals?

Besser Museum website

A meeting place for the arts situated at the heart of a great university. With dramatic new galleries highlighting works drawn from the Museum's collections of more than 18,000 artworks (representing over 150 years of collecting at the University) special exhibition spaces that soar with new life, "open storage" galleries, and a range of lively educational and event spaces, UMMA is committed to making this your museum.

University of Michigan Museum of Art website

The Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry, housed within the School of Dentistry, is one of only a handful of museum throughout the world devoted to preserving the history of the dental profession. The Museum develops and preserves a historical museum collection containing over 12,000 objects focused on the history of dentistry with particular interest on dental practice and technology in the United States and Michigan dating from the 18th century to today. We are dedicated to educating our audiences about the history of dentistry through museum exhibition, related programs, research, and preservation of its collections.

Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry website

The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is a dynamic, evolving organization committed to promoting the understanding and appreciation of the natural world and our place in it. We accomplish this through creative educational programs and exhibits for the benefit of the University community, school groups, and the general public. The Museum provides a window onto the research in Natural Sciences conducted at the University of Michigan. The Exhibit Museum is open seven days a week, 357 days a year, and attracts between 70,000-80,000 visitors each year. Admission is free of charge, although donations are needed and welcomed.

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History website

The University of Michigan. A research and teaching museum illuminating the history and meaning of life through geological time

Museum of Paleontology website

The Mission of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is to inspire people to discover the wonder of science, math and technology. Our Vision is to be the leader in imaginative and interactive learning experiences.

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum website

The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology supports teaching and research on Classical, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern archaeology through stewardship of its rich collections, an active exhibitions program, and sponsorship of ongoing field research. The Kelsey houses a collection of more than 100,000 artifacts, of which approximately 1,500 are on permanent display; in addition, the museum mounts 2–3 special exhibitions annually.

Kelsey Museum website

A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide youth with educational experiences that foster understanding, appreciation, excitement and respect for the natural environment and that also generate responsible environmental stewardship.

Leslie Science and Nature Center website

Kempf House Museum, built in 1853, is an excellent example of the Greek Revival style. You are invited to visit the house, learn about Ann Arbor's early history, and see how the Kempfs lived in the 1800s. Visitors to the Kempf House Museum will delight in seeing how a busy German-American family lived and worked in the 1890s. Trained guides will lead you through restored rooms, including the music studio where the 1877 Steinway Concert grand piano remains as it has for over 100 years.

Kempf House Museum website

The beautiful Victorian style museum located on Lake Street in the heart of Arcadia, Michigan was built in 1884 by Howard Gilbert, moved to this site, and rebuilt.

Arcadia Area Historical Museum website

Located in elk country, Clear Lake State Park is a quiet, secluded retreat offering a sandy beach and a shallow swimming area that is ideal for children. The park encompasses 2/3 of the Clear Lake's shoreline. The fall season with the changing colors is an especially beautiful time to view the area.

Clear Lake State Park website

Collections include Native American artifacts and "A History of Arenac County, Michigan" (200 pages) which includes history on all 12 Townships, Charity Islands and the Native Americans of Arenac County.

Arenac County Historical Society website

SEA LIFE is Michigan's largest aquarium with over 250 species of amazing underwater creatures including sharks, rays, rescued green sea turtles and more! The aquarium offers tons of interactive experiences like the chance to touch a sea star, urchin and other rockpool creatures at the Interactive Touchpool. Discounts on tickets are offered for Homeschool groups of 10 or more guests with the ability to book educational workshops. Individual families can visit during select Homeschool Weeks for a special discount and educational activities, too!

SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium website

Peppa Pig World of Play is an indoor playground with a wide variety of things to do for any child ages 0-8 years of age. They have a 1:10 ratio of teachers to students. Every 10 tickets purchased for a student, gets you one free chaperone. Inside you can find a cafe, multiple multi-leveled playgrounds, biking areas, a cinema, a pretend grocery store, and so much more!

Peppa Pig World of Play website

Families with young children can enjoy a world of creativity, color and building fun in the ultimate indoor LEGO playground. With features including global and local landmarks made from over 1 million LEGO bricks in the MINILAND attraction to fun and exciting LEGO themed rides including Kingdom Quest, and Merlin's Apprentice. LEGOLAND Discovery Center will bring favorite LEGO characters to life in the 4D Cinema and LEGO build and play areas.

Legoland Discovery Center Michigan website

Fort Custer features three lakes, a river, second growth forests, prairie restoration, three lakes, the Kalamazoo River an excellent trail system used by hikers, horse riders and mountain bikers. Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Dog Sledding, Fishing , Fishing in the park, Hiking, Hunting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling and Swimming, Beach House, Equestrian, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelters.

Fort Custer Recreation Area website

Rock carvings, known as petroglyphs, etched into a sandstone outcrop are a mystery. Yet they give us a glimpse into the lives of early Native American artists.

Sanilac Petroglyphs website

The mission of the BCHS is to collect, display and preserve the rich history of Baraga County's past. The displays at the museum highlight many of these significant events. The Museum is barrier free and provides a park area for persons to enjoy a picnic or just sit and take in the view of beautiful Keweenaw Bay. The setting on the bay has a rich historic significance to the Baraga County Historical Society. As you look out over the bay, you can see the historic Red Rocks and the Lac View Desert Trail. Looking north, you can see Sandpoint where ancient artifacts have been carbon dated to be more than a 1000 years old.

Baraga County Historical Museum website

Mining provided job security, but many Finnish immigrants longed for their former farming lifestyle. Some homesteaded on marginal farm lands known as "stump farms." It was a difficult but self-reliant life. Volunteers provide guided tours of the farm, restored to its 1920s appearance.

Hanka Homestead Museum website

Baraga State Park overlooks scenic Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior. Camping is available at 116 grassy sites or in the park's minicabi or tepee. Watching wildlife, fishing, hiking, swimming and boating are among the many activities of this park.

Baraga State Park website

The mission of Kingman Museum is to provide lifelong learning opportunities in natural history, the universe, and world cultures for all ages for all time. Kingman Museum's roots go deep into our community's past. The first collections were acquired during the Civil War. When Central or No. 1 Building of the Battle Creek Public Schools opened on April 10, 1871, it contained a large "museum room" where these collections were displayed.

Kingman Museum website

Three generations of Kimball doctors served the city of Battle Creek for 83 years. When Dr. Arthur S. Kimball, Jr. died in 1966, the family decided to donate their home to the community to be preserved as a museum. The Junior League accepted the opportunity to return the house, built in 1886, to its original Victorian splendor. Members of the Historical Society of Battle Creek worked closely with the Junior League during the renovation project. Local historian Berenice Bryant Lowe was one of the leaders in the project, collecting many of the artifacts now displayed in the house. The Sojourner Truth Exhibit Room contains one of the largest collection of images and artifacts about the nationally famous ex-slave abolition leader in the country, including her only known signature. The second-floor Battle Creek Sanitarium room features a miniature Palm Garden and a representation of a patient room at the health reform institution. The basement level displays include a recreation of a pioneer room and a mid-19th century general store display, which are favorites of school tour groups. Changing exhibits on Battle Creek history are also mounted in this area.

Kimball House Museum website

Binder Park Zoo offers quality programming using exotic animals delivered by professional staff with a dedication to conserving wildlife. Education programs are available for groups and individuals ages 18 months and up.

Binder Park Zoo website

The mission of the Art Center of Battle Creek has been to present high quality programs in the visual arts for the enrichment, education and enjoyment of the citizens of Battle Creek, Michigan and beyond.

Art Center of Battle Creek website

Bay City State Recreation Area has one of the largest remaining freshwater, coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes, the Tobico Marsh. A mile of shoreline and over 2,000 acres of wetland woods, wet meadows, cattail marshlands and oak savannah prairies make it an ideal staging area for migratory birds.

Bay City State Recreation Area website

The Saginaw Bay Visitor Center, located in the Bay City State Recreation Area, helps visitors discover Tobico Marsh, one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes. Educational Opportunities, Special Events, Nature Trails and Gift Shop,

Saginaw Bay Visitor Center website

The Belle Isle Nature Zoo (BINZ) is located on Belle Isle Park. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo includes 20 acres of protected forest and wetland. The facility features indoor animal exhibits, a bird observation window, outdoor native butterfly garden, outdoor classrooms, the Blue Heron Lagoon nature walk a 1/8-mile interpreted trail and is home to thousands of honey-producing bees.

Belle Isle Nature Zoo website

Go back in history, to the days of World War II when our fathers and grandfathers fought in the skies around the world.

Yankee Air Museum website

The Belleville Area Museum preserves and promotes the history of the community through the preservation and exhibit of historical artifacts and the presentation of historical programs and events.

Belleville Area Museum website

The museum is owned and operated by the Benzie Area Historical Society, a non-profit corporation that exists to collect, interpret, and expand knowledge about Benzie area history. To do this, for over 40 years it has maintained the Benzie Area Historical Museum, located in a historic 1887 church building which became the center of a religious colony originally begun in Benzonia in 1858.

Benzie Area Historical Museum website

The Midwest's oldest surviving county government complex. The Berrien County Historical Association operates the History Center at Courthouse Square and collects, preserves and interprets the history of Berrien County through exhibits, tours, publications, research and educational and community outreach programs.

Berrien County Historical Association website

The Siegfried H. Horn Museum, part of the Institute of Archaeology at Andrews University, is currently open to public exhibit only on Saturdays from 3:00-5:00 pm when the university is in session as we complete renovations in our new location. Although exhibits are currently by appointment only, the museum's work continues. We house over 8,500 ancient Near-Eastern artifacts, including coins, pottery, sculptures, tools, weapons, figurines, jewelry, seals, and glass vessels. The museum also sponsors a stellar lecture series and houses over 3,000 ancient cuneiform tablets from Sumerian through Neo-Babylonian times.

Siegfried H. Horn Museum website

The Birmingham Historical Museum & Park, established in May, 2001, features the 1822 John West Hunter House and the 1928 Allen House. These historic structures are linked by the History Plaza (dedicated in September, 2007), which serves as a gateway to the beautiful John West Hunter Historic Park. A short walk from downtown Birmingham, the Museum is a must-see for out-of-town visitors, as well as residents who want to learn more about the history of their City. The Museum, in partnership with other community organizations, including the Birmingham Historical Society, hosts public tours, lectures and special events.

Birmingham Historical Museum & Park website

More than 200,000 visitors flock to Cranbrook Institute of Science each year, making it one of the region's best known museum of natural history. Founded in 1904 by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth, Cranbrook is an internationally renowned center for art, education and science located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook Institute of Science is an integral part of that community, having served area schoolchildren and families since its creation in 1930.

Cranbrook Institute of Science website

Young State Park on beautiful Lake Charlevoix spans over 560 acres and is a mix of gently rolling terrain, lowlands and cedar swamp. The beach at Young State Park was voted the "best beach of the year" by The Petoskey News Review Graphic.

Young State Park website

Island Lake Recreation Area has one of the nation's safest shooting ranges. The park has great canoeing, volley ball courts, picnic shelters, swimming and cabins to rent.

Island Lake Recreation Area website

Brimley State Park provides recreational opportunities along the beautiful shore of Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay. One of the oldest state park in the Upper Peninsula, Brimley features hunting, fishing, boating, camping and hiking.

Brimley State Park website

In the mid 19th century, a stagecoach ride from Detroit to Chicago was a long and arduous five-day trip. Discover Michigan's agricultural and automotive heritage through Sylvester Walker's stagecoach stop at a historic crossroads.

Walker Tavern website

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is the site of Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century. The site tells the story of taverns and stagecoach travel for early Michigan residents.

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park website

The 5,000 sq. ft. museum is the leading source of displays relating to the history of Wexford County. It contains artifacts, photographs, maps, paintings, documents and exhibits of daily life in northern Michigan that reflect the community's history since its inception in the 1870s.

Wexford County Historical Society Museum website

The spacious lobby features an information counter, marsh diorama and wall-size aquarium stocked with native Michigan fish. The center was constructed by the DNR with financial assistance from individual donations and from the Rotary Club of Cadillac Foundation. Exhibit Hall, Auditorium, Heritage Nature Trail and School Programs.

Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center website

Michigan's Copper Industry began thousands of years ago when ancient miners chipped away at exposed veins of pure copper with huge hammerstones. Tools and techniques of mining advanced considerably in the centuries that followed and Coppertown's Mining Museum traces the evolution of miners and mining people with a series of tasteful exhibits designed for the family. Other remnants abound. The site of the first mineral rush in the USA, the Keweenaw Peninsula, saw it's last copper mine close in 1968.

Coppertown's Mining Museum website

Keweenaw's Copper Story - From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper. Native peoples made copper into tools and trade items. Investors and immigrants arrived in the 1800s in a great mineral rush, developing thriving industries and cosmopolitan communities. Though the mines have since closed, their mark is still visible on the land and people.

Keweenaw National Historical Park website

Wilderness State Park offers visitors a variety of year-round recreational activities within it's over 10,000 acres including 26 miles of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, numerous trails, six rustic cabins and three rustic bunkhouses.

Wilderness State Park website

Sleeper State Park is 723 acres of forest, wetlands, sandy beach and dunes located on the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Visitors can watch both sunrises and sunsets on the bay, relax in the shade and seclusion of the campground or roam the trails of the ancient dune forests.

Sleeper State Park website

Upper Michigan's largest outdoor museum - Features twenty-two buildings including a Cultural Center and The Lee LeBlanc Wildlife Art Gallery Giovanelli Italianati Art Gallery and the Bernhardt Contemporary Art Gallery

Iron County Historical Museum website

Rock carvings, known as petroglyphs, etched into a sandstone outcrop are a mystery. Yet they give us a glimpse into the lives of early Native American artists. Activities: Cross Country Skiing and Hiking.

Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park website

Wells State Park includes 678 acres, a three-mile sandy beach shoreline for swimming, large picnic area, a modern campground and rustic cabins that are available to rent year round. The park is open year round for winter recreation such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice fishing.

Wells State Park website

The O.M. Reif Boathouse (circa 1920s) is home to displays of vintage boats, marine artifacts, antique outboard motors, historic photos of area boating, a boat building workshop, and a gift shop.

Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum website

The Les Cheneaux Historical Museum displays artifacts showing many details from the past: Indian crafts and tools from the logging era, a model of a lumber camp, photos from frontier lift or early settlers and the hotel and tourist periods.

Les Cheneaux Historical Museum website

Craig Lake State Park is the most remote state park in the system. Access into the park can be an adventure. Vehicles with high ground clearance are recommended. The park contains six full lakes and a variety of wildlife such as deer, black bear, beaver, loons and moose.

Craig Lake State Park website

Van Riper State Park contains one-half mile of frontage on Lake Michigamme with a fine sandy beach. There is also one and one-half miles of frontage on the Peshekee River. A slow drive through the north of the park may reward you with the sight of a majestic moose! Van Riper is located in an area rich in scenic, historic and recreational sites.

Van Riper State Park website

Harsha House Museum attractions include: 3 Victorian Period Rooms, Over 9000 Historic Photos & Negatives, Local Historical Artifacts on Display, 1917 Working Player Piano, Local Oral History Collection, Local Family History Collection, History Research Materials, U.S. Census Microfilm & Microfilm Reader, and Sanborn Fire Maps on Microfilm.

Harsha House Museum website

Fisherman's Island State Park has five miles of unspoiled Lake Michigan shoreline. The park encompasses a tiny island, Fisherman's Island, located a short distance offshore from the picnic area. It features a rustic campground with some of the sites nestled in the dunes along the lakeshore. Cross Country Ski, Hiking, Hunting, Swimming and Picnic Areas.

Fisherman's Island State Park website

Aloha State Park offers modern camping on beautiful Mullett Lake the center of the Inland Lakes Waterways. Campsites are near the Park's boat launch for those traveling this route. Aloha is close to many of Michigan's most famous travel attractions at the Straits of Mackinaw.

Aloha State Park website

Cheboygan State Park has a system of well-marked trails that provide access to scenic Lake Huron vistas and glimpses of rare wildflowers. Modern camping, rustic cabins, and teepees are all available as well as trout fishing on the Little Billy Elliot Creek and fishing on Duncan Bay.

Cheboygan State Park website

Activities: Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Beach House, Concession/Store, Equestrian, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Playground and Visitor Center.

Waterloo Recreation Area website

The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center, at the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea, introduces visitors to the fascinating world of geology and to the diverse natural habitats that are found today within Waterloo's 20,000-plus acres.

Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center website

The Clawson Historical Museum offers a variety of entertaining and educational presentations and tours, either at the museum or your site. All programs are offered free of charge.

The Clawson Historical Museum website

The Clay Township log home had been owned by the Bedford family since 1882 and was possibly a schoolhouse before that. Restoration began in 1984 when the Clay Township Historical Society obtained the structure. The building probably dates back to the late 1800's. It was built of hand-hewn logs, some measuring more than one foot thick. They are notched on the ends so they fit together without nails, as was the custom in building log homes at that time. Many artifacts have been donated from area residents and are on display in the log cabin and the adjacent barn. The Log Cabin is open to the public the last Sunday of June, Michigan Log Cabin Day.

Clay Township Log Cabin Exhibit website

Lake Hudson Recreation Area offers premier muskie fishing and game hunting. A new beach area provides an excellent place for sunbathing and swimming. Lake Hudson has been designated a dark sky preserve for learning more about the nighttime sky. Boat Launch, Fishing, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Swimming, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelter.

Lake Hudson Recreation Area website

A prime example of 19th century Second Empire architecture. Learn how families worked and thrived in the late 1800's at this home museum that is one of the few open year-around to the public. Open the third Saturday of every month noon to four pm, April through November or by appointment.

Wing House Museum website

This is an undeveloped property with hunting access allowed. The terrain is a mixture of swamp and farmland leading up to the lake.

Coldwater Lake State Park website

Not far from Michigan's urban centers is a small town where two sisters grew up in the late 19th century. Discover their Victorian home, sleighs, gardens and other artifacts of their genteel upbringing.

Mann House website

Focusing on the "Then and Now" of farming, agriculture and rural living, the constantly changing displays will keep you coming back again and again. Many events throughout the year tie in with our exhibits to bring the community and visitors together to learn about the days gone by and what's happening in rural communities of Michigan today.

Coopersville Farm Museum website

The main brick-faced museum building is a former interurban depot and substation that was part of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway. The building is a Michigan Historic Site and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The electric interurban rail line served the area from 1902-1928. With its many daily runs, the interurban railroad made commuting possible before the widespread use of automobiles. Light Freight was also conveniently transported. Adjacent the interurban depot is one of the rare original wooden-bodied interurban railcars currently under restoration. Adjoining the former brick depot is a rustic looking building that houses early settlement exhibits. A full size sawmill display is featured inside along with other displays of early settlement living.

Coopersville Area Historical Society Museum website

In the mid 19th century, Fort Wilkins was a U.S. Army post on the northern frontier. Experience what life was like for the fort's residents and for the lightkeepers at nearby Copper Harbor Lighthouse.

Fort Wilkins website

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park offers camping and day use facilities and features a restored 1844 military outpost and one of the first lighthouses on Lake Superior. Restoration work and development began in the 1930s. Costumed interpreters demonstrate the history of the Keweenaw Peninsula fort. Biking, Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Concession/ Store, Lighthouse, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playground.

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park website

A 137-site campground is situated in a shady, wooded site with buffer strips between most of the sites. Bewabic has picnic areas, a tennis court, a hiking trail, two playgrounds, an excellent beach and a boat launch to Fortune Lake. It is also part of the Iron County Heritage Trail system.

Bewabic State Park website

The museum features displays relating to early marine operations, social and governmental activities, pioneer families, Native American history, churches, schools, businesses, and life in the early years of the DeTour area. Prominent among the exhibits is the rare third order classic Fresnel lens which was removed from the DeTour Lighthouse some years ago.

DeTour Passage Historical Museum website

The Henry Ford Estate, a National Historic Landmark on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, is the former home of automaker Henry Ford and his wife Clara. The Fords lived at the Estate from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950.

Fair Lane home of Clara and Henry Ford website

It began as a simple yet bold idea to document the genius of ordinary people by recognizing and preserving the objects they used in the course of their everyday lives. It grew into the ultimate place to explore what Americans past and present have imagined and invented—a remarkable destination that brings American ideas and innovations to life. The sheer scope and design of Henry Ford Museum is as grand as the vision that inspired it. The sweeping, single-floor space with its soaring 40-foot ceilings covers nine acres dedicated to showcasing the finest collection of its kind ever assembled.

The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation website

The Automotive Hall of Fame is both a visitor attraction and an educational resource for inspiring others to higher levels of achievement in their own work and lives. Visitors will experience automotive history through visual and interactive exhibits, automobiles and authentic artifacts. To educate and encourage the next generation of industry participants, school groups can visit the Automotive Hall of Fame free of charge.

Automotive Hall of Fame website

The heritage of Dearborn is preserved at the Dearborn Historical Museum. The Museum is housed in two buildings of the original 19th century United States Government Detroit Arsenal and in the Exhibit Annex.

Dearborn Historical Museum website

The main building of the Bernard Historical Museum was originally built in the early 1930's. It was operated by Dr. Prosper G. Bernard as a hospital and converted by him after his retirement into the present museum and opened to the public in May, 1963. On the grounds are seven buildings housing a collection of over 25,000 artifacts.

Bernard Historical Museum website

The museum is an innovative addition to Detroit's Cultural Center, and functions as a hub for the exploration of emerging ideas in the contemporary arts. The 22,000 square foot building, a former auto dealership, has been simply renovated to maintain it's historic character. With its raw, flexible and cavernous spaces, the building is well suited to the exhibition of contemporary art. Our ambitious series of public programs includes lectures, musical performances, films, literary readings and educational activities for children.

Museum of Comtemporary Art Detroit website

After six years in the making, it's time to celebrate the opening of the new DIA. With a rich history dating back to 1885, the Detroit Institute of Arts has been the cultural gem of the city of Detroit for over a century. We invite you to learn more about our journey and the new and exciting things to come. The new DIA. Let yourself go!

Detroit Institute of Arts website

With live stage shows, an IMAX Dome Theatre, a Planetarium, 250+ hands-on exhibits, lab activities, special exhibits and more, there are approximately two dozen ways to customize your MiSci visit. There's more than you can see and do in a week!

Michigan Science Center website

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a flagship of the Midwest's inland lakes maritime heritage museum, stands on the shore of Detroit's historic Belle Isle, one of America's grandest city park. You, your family and your friends will take in a panoramic view of the Detroit River and experience many rare artifacts, including the reconstructed pilot house of the Great Lakes freighter S.S. William Clay Ford, the Miss Pepsi championship hydroplane, and one of the largest known collection of scale model ships in the world.

Dossin Great Lakes Museum website

One of Detroit's most popular tourist destinations. The museum was founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards. Its mission is to preserve the legacy of Motown Record Corporation and to educate and motivate people, especially youth, through exhibitions and programs that promote the values of vision, creativity and entrepreneurship. The exhibitions include a fascinating collection of historical photographs, artwork, music, costumes and other memorabilia from this booming musical era.

Motown Historical Museum website

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History provides learning opportunities, exhibitions, programs and events based on collections and research that explore the diverse history and culture of African Americans and their African origins. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History strives to be a world-renowned history museum with outstanding collections and research used to produce innovative exhibits that celebrate significant events and accomplishments of African Americans.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History website

Operated by the Detroit Recreation Department, the Fort is open to visitors every Saturday and Sunday year round. There is no charge for self-guided tours. Visitors are provided with a brochure upon entering the park which has the self-guided tour map. The National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen is housed at Historic Fort Wayne. Their hours are often by appointment.

Historic Fort Wayne website

The National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen represents the culmination of the efforts of many individuals. It provides a place not only to record the contributions of gallant Black Americans to the defense of our Nation during a period in our history when they were not thought of as the equal of other citizens, but a place where all of the youth of America may come to acquire inspiration, counseling and assistance in achieving excellence in their own educational and career pursuits.

Tuskegee Airmen National Museum website

Founded in 1995, The International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to the preservation and education of gospel music and entertainment around the world. We offer a recording session in a real studio. You can choose gospel songs from an extensive list of sound tracks and can record your voice over the track and have a CD burned of your session! Visits are by appointment only.

International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum website

PuppetART the Detroit Puppet Theater presents puppet shows based on familiar fairy tales from around the world. Whether it's Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen, or Turtle Island, you'll be entranced by unique artistry and staging. Come early to explore our museum and stay late for a workshop. Group rates are available and we offer one Thursday 10:00 AM showing a month specifically for homeschool groups.

PuppetART the Detroit Puppet Theater website

William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is located in the heart of Detroit, just east of the downtown, along a portion of the City's Detroit Riverwalk. The park is home to a harbor, a picnic area, wetland, trails and much more. The 52-slip harbor of refuge provides transient rental space for larger boats. The park is conveniently located near the Outdoor Adventure Center, Belle Isle Park and many other major downtown Detroit attractions, including food and drink establishments

William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor website

From the Friends of First Living Museum. A reenactment tour including the First Congregational Church of Detroit and Charles Wright Museum.

Underground Railroad Tours website

The Detroit Historical Museum, established in 1928, is one of America's oldest and largest museum dedicated to metropolitan history. Over 80,000 square feet of exhibition space house more than 600 historic artifacts in the heart of Detroit's Cultural Center district. You, your family and your friends will stroll through more than 300 years of metro Detroit history, including a 19th century street scene known as The Streets of Old Detroit, and an authentic auto assembly line known simply as The Motor City.

Detroit Historical Museum website

Detroit Zoo has 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits for aardvarks to zebras and features award-winning exhibits like National Amphibian Conservation Center, Great Apes of Harambee, and the Arctic Ring of Life.

Detroit Zoo website

Located in the Village of Dexter, Michigan, the Dexter Area Historical Museum serves as western Washtenaw County's link with history. The museum is housed in the former St. Andrew's United Church of Christ, built in 1883. The building was moved one block to the corner of Inverness and Fourth streets, to allow the construction of the current St. Andrew's. The museum contains a large display area, a genealogical library, a local history library, and the Corner Gift Shop.

Dexter Area Historical Society & Museum website

A private, non-profit organization, which serves southeastern Michigan as a nature sanctuary, environmental education center, and peaceful retreat. It is an affiliate of the Michigan Audubon Society.

Seven Ponds Nature Center website

Raven Hill Discovery Center is the only place in northern Lower Michigan where science, history and art connect for children and adults through hands-on activities and explorations, both indoors and outdoors. Connections emerge through classes, exhibits and facilities that provide opportunities for all ages to learn, create, grow and play.

Raven Hill Discovery Center website

(KBS) is a Michigan State University research field station with a focus on fundamental and applied research in ecology and agriculture. KBS is home to a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research Site, as well as a Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Field Experiment site. KBS supports undergraduate and graduate education, and K-12 outreach.

Kellogg Biological Station website

Michigan's largest public museum of natural history and culture and the state's only land-grant university museum. The museum, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest museum in the Midwest - The museum is a public steward for 2.5 million objects or specimens of cultural and natural history from around the world.

Michigan State University Museum website

Go back in time to the days of sailing ships, when lighthouse keepers kept their watch. Visit the Tawas Point Lighthouse.

Tawas Point Lighthouse website

Tawas Point has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest." The campground is located on Tawas Bay where the water is shallow and warm for swimming. In the park is the Tawas Point Lighthouse which serves as the sole representative of a true Victorian-era style station on the Great Lakes.

Tawas Point State Park website

When the Iosco County Historical Society was founded on December 10, 1967, with officers, trustees and representatives from every city and township in the county, its major goal was to establish a county historical museum. The museum is located in a house built in 1903 by James D. Hawks, first president of the Detroit and Mackinaw Railroad. It was built for his daughter and son-in-law, Harry Waterman, who was assistant superintendent for the railroad. They occupied the house until 1912.

Iosco County Historical Museum website

The Spirit of the Woods Museum is Northern Michigan's hidden gem. The museum has been built over several decades with the goal of sharing our love and respect for wildlife and the outdoors with our visitors. Diaramas with beautiful, hand-painted backgrounds feature a vast assortment of native Michigan animals in settings that mimic their life in the wild. Kids will love the touch boards by each display give kids and adults a chance to not only see the animals, but to feel their fur. Follow the tracks on the floor to see what animal they were made by. The museum is a perfect field trip destination for fourth graders learning about Michigan history.

Spirit of the Woods Museum website

The Best Nature Escape in the Midwest - Welcome to one of the most beautiful natural areas in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Come and enjoy 35 miles of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, explore North and South Manitou Islands, and of course climb the dunes!

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore website

The Delta County Historical Museum continues to do its best to preserve the history of Delta County for future generations. Exhibits at the Delta County Historical Museum portray many areas of our history, including: logging, shipping, the railroad industry, military, history, Native American culture, surveying, sports, history, fishing, local business history, and much more!

Delta County Historical Museum website

The tale of the Holocaust is one of epic proportions. It is a history not only of evil, although the evil is undeniable, but also of great courage, strength and righteousness. At America's first free-standing Holocaust Memorial Center - we have prided ourselves on vividly portraying the Holocaust for more than 24 years, receiving international accolades and heartfelt thanks from our millions of visitors.

Holocaust Memorial Center - Zekelman Family Campus website

The museum contains items of magic, neon, antiques, posters, airplanes, robots, animation, and all sorts of odd and unusual coin operated games. The coin operated games are the main attraction, and range from the oldest gypsy fortune telling machine of the early 1900's, to the lastest video games. All the games are operational. Admission to Marvin's is FREE.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum website

The Museum, housed in the building which was given to the City by the Canadian Legion Post No. 71, sits between the American Legion Hall and the Fire Station. The bright yellow door is not only impossible to miss but is historically accurate. The Museum has an extensive photograph collection. A ten-year project has resulted in at least one page for each house in the city with information about former and current owners and residents. Come check out yours and add to it. A similar project for Ferndale businesses sites is in progress.

Ferndale Historical Museum website

Looking for a fun-filled experience with the family? Explore the Flint Children's Museum. Over 40 hands-on educational and fun exhibits are tucked in every corner. Each trip to the museum is a new experience with monthly themes, daily activities and events, and special guests! The Flint Children's Museum is the perfect destination for any field trip, birthday party, or family outing.

Flint Children's Museum website

Regional history, historic automobiles and hands-on science are major features of the Sloan Museum, located at 1221 E. Kearsley Street in Flint, Michigan. The Science Discovery Center allows children and adults to explore principles of chemistry and physics through exhibit and staff presentations. The Hometown Gallery invites visitors to explore the 19th century with interactive hands on activities in three historic settings. The Pierson Automotive Gallery presents major automotive exhibits featuring vehicles from the Sloan fleet of over 80 Flint-built automobiles. Dramatic settings, video programs and hundreds of artifacts and photographs portray the area's tumultuous 20th century history in the Flint and the American Dream exhibit. Award-winning traveling exhibits fill the Temporary Gallery with a variety of educational and entertaining displays year-round.

Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium website

As the last Victorian era home on East Kearsley Street, Whaley House Museum remains as a visible link to Flint's past. Since the home was constructed, the city has evolved from a small lumbering town to one of the world's leading industrial centers to its present incarnation as a regional leader in higher education.

Whaley House Museum website

The Flushing Depot was built in 1888 and provided passenger service until 1971. In 1975 it was converted to the "Depot Restaurant," but in 1980 a fire gutted the building leaving only the outside walls standing. In February 1984 the former owners donated the remains of the building to the Flushing Area Historical Society. Under the leadership of Paul Wightman, fund raisers, private donations and grants from the Community Development Block Grants and Michigan Equity Funds provided money for restoration. The Depot was restored to its former appearance and opened as the Flushing Area Museum and Cultural Center on June 7, 1997.

Flushing Area Museum and Cultural Center website

Five acres of corn, four mazes to conquer, three observation bridges, more than two miles of trails: it's one adventure-filled day at the Frankenmuth Corn Maze! The children's maze features MI agriculture (2016 theme focuses on cookie ingredients sources). Solve the mysterious disappearance of Farmer Joe, using clues in one of the larger mazes. Still another maze is a scavenger hunt: you and your friends race to gain the most points. There's a brain teaser lawn maze, too! Map reading, team building, communications skills, outdoor classroom learning: you can have it all at the FCM! Visit also includes a hayride to our dairy farm. Group rates available.

Frankenmuth Corn Maze website

This family farm was established in 1853: the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations are currently acting as stewards of the farm land and animals. Offering historical programs using primary and secondary artifacts about 19th, 20th, and 21st century farming in Michigan. Visitors can observe Johann LELY, a milking robot, that milks cows 24/7 with no human assistance whatsoever! Interact with cows, calves, horses, our dog, kittens. Technology? Farm tractors, combines, milking equipment, computers, and more. Science? Plenty of that in a farmer's life: animal nutrition, plant and soil health, weather. A two hour tour is $7 per person, with a minimum of 10 people.

Weiss Centennial Farm website

Michigan's Own, Inc. Military and Space Museum exists to nurture the memories of people from Michigan farms, offices and factories who heeded the summons to military service during America's six foreign wars .. Spanish-American War to the Gulf War

Michigan's Own Military & Space Museum website

Dedicated to the historic travels of the original fifteen settlers from Germany to the Saginaw Valley in 1845. - Our Museum is an entertaining look at the people, and the motivations of the immigrants who framed the history as well as the future of Frankenmuth. We use hands-on displays, video and audio, and interesting artifacts to tell this fascinating story.

Frankenmuth Historical Museum website

The Wolkensdorfer Log House was built in 1856 by early settlers of Frankenmuth. At the Wolkensdorfer, we offer affordable educational programming for all ages. Visitors can make butter, press apple cider, make candles, woolen angels, and explore what life was like in the 1800s. The Wolkensdorfer is operated by the Frankenmuth Historical Museum. After your program at the log house, visitors may also get a tour the Frankenmuth Historical Museum.

Wolkensdorfer Log House website

The voices and laughter of long-ago residents almost echo through the streets of this deserted 1880s company town.

Fayette Historic Townsite website

Fayette Historic State Park houses a Historic Townsite, a representation of a once bustling industrial community. On the second Saturday of August the annual Heritage Day celebrates Fayette as a bustling iron smelting company town. Celebrate with period displays, food, and music.

Fayette Historic State Park website

When you enter the Museum, you will see a variety of displays illustrating the history of Otsego County. You will also notice the original tin ceiling. The building was constructed in 1910 and was originally used as a cigar factory. The kitchen/dining room focuses on the household tasks of cooking, sewing and washing clothes. The country store sold a large variety of goods, supplying households with their supplies as well as many tools for farming and lumbering. The cash register is a beauty!

Otsego County Historical Museum website

Otsego Lake State Park is shaded with large oak, maple and pine. It encompasses 62 acres and provides more than a half mile of sandy beach and large sites near or within sight of the lake. The majority of the sites are large, flat and shady. Otsego Lake was established as a state park in 1920. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Metal Detecting, Swimming, Beach House, Concession/Store, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Playground and Sandy Beach.

Otsego Lake State Park website

Group area designed for use by equestrian campers riding the Shore to Shore Riding/Hiking Trail. Non-equestrian campers are also welcome. Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Watchable Wildlife, Equestrian and Rustic Sites.

Johnson's Crossing Trail Camp website

The Museum has a variety of working musical instruments from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Outstanding among these is a fully restored and operational 1922 Bush & Lane/Farrand player piano. Visitors are invited to test their latent musical talents on this vintage instrument, using the museum's extensive library of vintage and current music rolls.

Grand Blanc Heritage Museum website

Grand Haven State Park has a beautiful sandy shore on Lake Michigan along the west side of the park and the Grand River along the north side of the park. The park consists entirely of beach sand and provides scenic views of Lake Michigan and the Grand Haven pier and lighthouse. Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Hiking, Metal Detecting, MiWiFi, Swimming, Beach, Beach House, Concession/ Store, Lighthouse, Picnic Area , Picnic Shelter and Playground.

Grand Haven State Park website

The Tri-Cities Historical Museum provides visitors an opportunity to look through the windows of time into the history of Northwest Ottawa County, including the communities of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg. The Museum feels very much at home at this pivotal spot in the earliest development of West Michigan. Fur trader Rix Robinson established his trading post in 1821 not far from the very spot on which the present museum rests. Reverend William M. Ferry arrived here by boat from Mackinac Island on November 2, 1834 with twenty other people, including his family.

Tri-Cities Historical Museum website

The Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum is housed in the Pratt-Shearer Cottage. This gothic cottage was built in 1880 by Byron S. Pratt, a local minister. The building with its high pitched roof and tall gables is a classic example of Gothic architecture common during the 1870s in Grand Ledge.

Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum website

Virtual Reality offers the ability to travel the world, outer-space, and under the oceans without leaving Michigan. Offering over 90 programs in 18 different subjects, and that's just the best ones! If you call ahead, they will try to have programs ready to accomplish your education objectives while your kids have a BLAST!

Amped Reality - Virtual Reality Education website

Collections dating from 1400 to the present are primarily European and American paintings and sculpture with 20th century works of international scope.

Grand Rapids Art Museum website

The Grand Rapids Children's Museum celebrates childhood and the joy of learning by providing an interactive, hands-on environment that inspires learning and encourages self-directed exploration.

Grand Rapids Children's Museum website

The permanent exhibits are the core of the Museum's program. They allow visitors to participate in history, not just view it, while reviewing the highlights of the lives of President and Mrs. Ford. In addition to the permanent exhibits, a succession of temporary exhibits draw upon the rich holdings of the entire Presidential libraries system, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, and others.

Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum website

The Forest History Center's interactive exhibits include a state-of-the-art timber harvester simulator, a multimedia theater show about forest fires and many other interactive exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the forest.

Forest History Center website

The Public Museum is a collector of treasures, a motivator and resource for life-long learning, and a community partner in the pursuit of insight and understanding. As an institution dedicated to quality education since 1854, the Public Museum is devoted to enhancing learning for your students. We will engage their imaginations with quality educational programs providing unique authentic experiences. For preschoolers to graduate students, the Museum is the premier resource for hands-on and collections based learning about the West Michigan region, and our rich cultural, social and natural history.

Grand Rapids Public Museum website

Designed by America's most famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Meyer May House was commissioned in 1908 by a prominent Grand Rapids, Mich., clothier. An example of Wright's now-famous Prairie style of architecture, it was restored to its original concept by Steelcase and opened for visitor tours in 1987. The Meyer May House offers the public a rare opportunity to view a totally designed living environment, a composition of light, planes, and space just as Wright envisioned it in 1908.

Meyer May House website

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a year-round botanic garden and sculpture park, featuring a tropical conservatory, arid garden, stunning outdoor gardens, nature trails and more than 100 magnificent sculptures by renowned artists.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park website

The John Ball Zoo has over 1100 animals representing the wilds of Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and the United States.

John Ball Zoo website

Return to the state's 19th-century logging era, when thousands of men cut millions of board feet of lumber, and Michigan led the nation in sawed lumber production.

Hartwick Pines Logging Museum website

Take a nostalgic trip back in time to the turn of the century and see what life was like in the quaint town of Grayling. Visit Grayling's restored Passenger Freight Depot, which was built in 1882. In its heyday, the Grayling Depot Station had seven northbound passenger trains and five southbound trains make a stop daily to pick up passengers. In addition, many freight trains passed by

Crawford County Historical Society Museum website

Over 10,000 pieces of Coca Cola Memorabilia at the The Bottle-Cap Museum all inside

Bottle-Cap Museum website

Hartwick Pines is rich in scenic beauty and different habitats. The principal features of this park are the 49-acre forest of Old Growth Pines and logging museum. There is ample subject matter for the sports person, photographer, or naturalist throughout the year.

Hartwick Pines State Park website

Activities: Canoeing, Fishing, Watchable Wildlife and Rustic Sites.

White Pine Canoe Camp website

The Michigan Forest Visitor Center, at Hartwick Pines State Park, draws thousands of visitors, campers and school children each year to see one of Michigan's last stands of majestic old-growth pine forest. Visitor Center Exhibit Hall, Auditorium and Special Events Days.

Michigan Forest Visitor Center website

Flat River Historical Museum features three floors of exhibits for all ages. Main floor contains the history of Greenville area from Ice Age to Native Americans, fur traders, lumbering, agriculture, business and industry plus replica Silver Theater with "Ghosts of Greenville's Past" visuals. Upstairs is Main Street Greenville storefronts c.1900. Lower level has larger displays of home and industry. Open Sat. and Sun 2-4:30 April to Thanksgiving or by appointment. Call 616-754-5296 or see virtual tour on website: flatrivermuseum.org or follow on Facebook. Victorian garden outside is great for taking photos.

Flat River Historical Museum website

Grosse Pointe Society Headquarters and Museum House. This landmark Greek Revival farmhouse is believed to be the community's oldest surviving residence. It was built in what is now Grosse Pointe Farms circa 1823 by Detroiter Pierre Provencal on a site near Provencal and Lake Shore Roads. It served as home to Pierre, an Indian agent turned farmer, his wife Euphemia, their daughter, Catherine, and numerous children orphaned by 1830s and 1840s Cholera Epidemics.

Provencal - Weir House website

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House tells the story of the home life of a prominent American family. The Fords were cultural, social and economic leaders in an era of great optimism, as well as a turbulent time of economic depression and world war. They were nationally prominent and they owned more than one house, but Southeast Michigan was their home. Here they built their final residence along the shores of Lake St. Clair, at a place known locally as Gaukler Pointe. Their impressive yet unpretentious home is where they raised and nurtured their four children - Henry II, Benson, Josephine and William - in a safe and loving environment. It reflects their love of family as well as their mutual passion for art and quality design.

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House website

The Haunted Lighthouse. During the mid-1800's Seul Choix Point was the center of a thriving fishing community, but today, only the lighthouse complex is still active. The light still operates, but with an automated replacement for its original lens. The museum is currently open from Memorial Day through mid October, seven days a week, from 10 am to 6 pm. There are fascinating items in the museum, including a well preserved dugout canoe, one of the rarest finds to be uncovered in the midwest.

Seul Choix Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan website

Activities: Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Lighthouse, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

McLain State Park website

The Museum building itself was designated a Michigan Historical Site in 2000. The original Hanover Horton High School was built on this site in 1874. After a fire destroyed this structure in 1910, a new two-story brick construction took its place and was used until 1958. The Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society acquired the building in 1977 for use as a local museum. Operated by the Hanover Horton Historical Society, the Antique Organ Museum houses a collection of more than 100 antique reed organs and melodeons dating back to the mid-1800s.

Conklin Antique Organ Museum website

Snow Snake Ski & Golf is a great place to play. Skiing and snowboarding are fun and exciting activities! Group discounts are available on purchases of 20 or more tickets. Children ages 6 and under ski free. Not only do we have skiing and boarding, we also have snow tubing. Bring your group tubing at Snow Snake. It is fun and easy. Just hop in a tube and enjoy the ride. For more information, go to snowsnake.net or call 989-539-6583

Snow Snake Ski & Golf website

Situated on 36 wooded acres with a sandy beach on Budd Lake, Wilson State Park is located on the north end of Budd Lake in Clare County. The park was originally the site of the Wilson Brothers Sawmill and Company Store, which thrived in the late 1800s. Activities: Fishing, Metal Detecting, Swimming, Beach House, Picnic Shelter and Tepee Rental.

Wilson State Park website

The Nature Center at Lake St. Clair Metropark features displays on wetlands, waterfowl, live animals and the historical use of the area by the French Voyageurs. Park interpreters host public school, private school and home school field trips, school outreach (we come to you!), Voyageur canoe programs, nature walks, special events, and many other interpretive programs for the general public

Lake St. Clair Metropark Nature Center website

Wetzel State Recreation Area is an undeveloped park providing areas for hiking, hunting, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

Wetzel State Recreation Area website

Activities: Hiking, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Concession/Store and Lighthouse.

Sturgeon Point Lighthouse and Maritime Museum website

Harrisville State Park features a campground and day-use area nestled in a stand of pine and cedar trees along the sandy shores of Lake Huron. The park is within walking distance of the resort town of Harrisville and it's many events and close to Sturgeon Point Light House.

Harrisville State Park website

In our old-time laundry area we have on display antique wooden washing machines, old ironing boards, sad irons. Don't know what sad irons are? Here is your chance to find out. Got a tootache or a tummy ache? Visit our Doctor/Dentist office display to get a feel for the medical profession in the "good old days.". Need to mail a letter? The old New Era Post Office is right here. The individual cubby-hole mailboxes, postage scales, the windows where the patron asked for mail or for stamps, etc. You will also find a map showing the location of every original post office in Oceana County and the years it was in service.

Robinson Museum website

The abundance of objects enabled the creation of a typical mid-Michigan village of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. 25 historic residences, businesses and community buildings were moved from throughout Barry County to recreate life in an early rural Michigan village. The buildings include: Barber Shop-1890's, Blacksmith Shop, Bristol Inn -- 1852 Stagecoach stop, Carlton Center Church -- 1885, Carpenter/Cooper Shop, Carriage House, Circa AD 1700 Anishinabe Indian Village, Gas & Steam Club Barn, General Store, Hall House -1890's Seamstress Home, Hardware Store, Hastings Mutual ,Building -- 1908, Hastings Township Hall -- 1886, Lee School -- 1869, Museum, Print Shop, Robinson Timber Cabin, Site of 1849 Mission, Sixberry House -- 1880's, 1890's Steam-powered Corley Sawmill, Upjohn House -Admin. Offices, Gift Shop, Doctor's Office.

Charlton Park Village and Museum website

The Museum is a founding member of the National Association of Automobile museum, a member of the World Forum of Motor museum, the Michigan Association of museum, and the American Association of museum. The site includes eight historic barns, a re-created 1930s service station, a small town train station, and nearly three miles of paved roads. It isn't uncommon for guest to catch a glimpse of one of the vintage cars or the authentic London double-decker bus in motion.

Gilmore Car Museum website

Small arboretum on the campus of Hillsdale College. The Children's Garden has grown, with the addition of a pond, a Blue Ribbon Fair Garden, an herb garden, and a willow teepee.

Slayton Arboretum website

Holland, Michigan's three museum - the Holland Museum, the Cappon House Museum, and the Settlers House Museum - are located within a few city blocks of each other. The Holland Museum features permanent exhibits on Holland's history "from settlement to city" and over 400 years of Dutch History in our Dutch Galleries. On its lower level, the Archives and Research Library houses the museum's collection of books, papers and photographs related to Holland's history. The Cappon and Settlers Houses, a few blocks to the West, enhance the story of Holland's early settlers with the beautifully preserved and restored living environments of a common worker's family and that of Holland's first mayor.

Holland Museum website

A beautiful oasis within the city of Holland, Windmill Island features a 240 year old working Dutch windmill "De Zwaan" (meaning graceful bird). The windmill towers over 36 acres of manicured gardens, dikes, canals and picnic areas.

Windmill Island Gardens website

Holland State Park offers an expansive, sandy beach along Lake Michigan, two large campgrounds and a beautiful view of sailboats and sunsets. The park is divided into two separate units; one along Lake Michigan and the other along Lake Macatawa.

Holland State Park website

An endless variety of topography and ecosystems form the area called Seven Lakes. Its land was a combination of farmland, rolling hills and forests. About 230 acres of water with several miles of shoreline await the park user. The dam, formed one large lake from seven small lakes. Activities: Boat Launch, Canoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Beach House, Concession/Store, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Seven Lakes State Park website

The Holly Recreation Area's rolling woodland and prairies dominate this landscape, and are featured in the Holly Woods Disc Golf Course, offering a variety of challenges and fun for all levels. The nearly 8,000 acres of woodlands and open fields provide opportunities for a variety of activities. Boat Launch, Boat Rental, Cross Country Ski, Disk Golf, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Beach House, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelters.

Holly Recreation Area website

A Superior Wilderness - Isle Royale's physical isolation and primitive wilderness challenged human use for centuries; ironically today it has become the Island's main attraction. Accessible only by boat or seaplane, visitors come to experience this island park through hiking its trails, paddling its inland waterways, exploring its rugged coast, or venturing into the depth of its shipwrecks.

Isle Royale National Park website

The Howell Nature center is located in beautiful Livingston County and offers day passes and programming to help connect people with nature. Join us for the day and experience our Wild Wonders Wildlife Park, a teaching zoo with over 70 native Michigan wildlife and hike our Ambassador trail through our wooded property. We also offer in-person offsite wildlife programming as well as virtual programs with all of the oomph of our in-person programs. These 1 hour programs are perfect for meeting Next Generation Science Standards and are a great way to create unique learning experiences

Howell Nature Center website

Brighton Recreation Area provides a combination of high, irregular ranges of hills, interspersed with a number of attractive lakes. The area has several miles of trails available for equestrian riding, mountain biking, and hiking. Also the home of the Brighton Recreation Area Riding Stable.

Brighton Recreation Area website

The 1890 Queen Anne home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is an excellent example of the style. From the ornate metal roof to the ashler cut stone foundation, the home is breathtaking. The interior of the home is filled to the brim with the collections of three generations of Thompsons. Visitors have the unique opportunity to see the changes that have occurred in the home from the years of living, and as personal styles of individuals have changed over the years. In the house, you will see William G. Thompson's extensive collections. Perhaps the most notable collection is the extensive collection of Oriental art. If you are a connoisseur of Japanese woodblocks, Chinese Jade and hard stone carvings, or cloisonne vases, the Thompson Museum is a must see. Like fine art? Wander through the rooms and see the collection of English and continental art. Antique porcelain and glass catch your fancy? The Thompson Museum is the place to satisfy you.

William G. Thompson House Museum & Gardens website

The Huron City museum exist to preserve, display and present the buildings, collections and grounds of Huron City Village and the House of Seven Gables as historical museum, which are open to the public Fridays and Saturdays in July and August. Come see the ten buildings that make up Huron City now. Two barns and the carriage shed house old farming equipment and early carriages. Take the Village tour and see the 1837 log cabin, the Huron City Church, the Community House/Inn, the General Store and the Pointe Aux Barques Life Saving Station. Visit the House of Seven Gables to see what life was like in the 1880's.

Huron City museum website

Historical artifacts pertaining to the Imlay city area.

Imlay City Historical Museum website

Burt Lake State Park is located on the southeast corner of Burt Lake with 2,000 feet of sandy shoreline. Visitors are welcome to come and enjoy camping, boating, fishing, sight-seeing and many more activities in the beautiful area.

Burt Lake State Park website

Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Equestrian, Watchable Wildlife, Off-Road Vehicle Trails/Routes and Rustic Sites.

Stoney Creek Trail Camp website

Located on two fishing and swimming lakes: Green Lake and Duck Lake. The park was established as Michigan's first state park by the Michigan Legislature in 1917, as a 200-acre public park created to preserve one of the last virgin pine stands for the people of Michigan. Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Concession/ Store, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Interlochen State Park website

Michigan's Shore-to-Shore Riding/Hiking Trail offers horseback riding opportunities and group camping at Lake Dubonnet State Forest Trail Camp adjacent to campground. Pan fishing and boating available on Lake Dubonnet. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump.

Lake Dubonnet State Forest Trail Camp website

Rolling hills, babbling brooks, open meadows, forested ridges; a lake nestled in the hills and a river winding its way through woods and fields -- that's Ionia Recreation Area. Dammed waterfowl flooding, wildflowers, and more than 199 species of birds have been seen in this park. Boat Launch, Canoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Beach House, Dog Trial Area, Equestrian, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelter.

Ionia Recreation Area website

Our Ludington St. facility near downtown is the former Carnegie Library, and it is a Michigan Historic Site. It features 101+ exhibits about life in the late 1800s and after. Children can sit in an 1800s classroom. There's a hands-on General Store. Recent special rotating exhibitions have been Family Bibles, School Readers, Ladies Hats, Railroads.

Menominee Range Historical Museum website

The U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. It is home to an extensive collection of artifacts and archives relating to the history of skiing. It has 20,000 square feet of space containing displays on over 350 Honored Members, trophies, clothing and equipment.

U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame website

Established in 1987. The museum is located in a substantial red brick Victorian house built in 1881. A fine collection of furniture reflecting styles of the 19th and 20th centuries has been donated by the public. The museum house collections include artifacts largely from the 1850s through the 1950s. Furniture, ceramics, glass, china, kitchen ware, clothing, needlework, photographs and postcards which reflect the life of the early settlers are displayed as time and space permit. The small barn is filled with many small farm implements and tools. Also included is a closed buggy and an open farm wagon.

Gratiot County Area Historical Museum website

The mission of the Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art and history through exceptional exhibitions, interpretation of historical buildings and engaging educational programs.

Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History website

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a special place -- both a museum and community art school. Since 1924 our mission has been to cultivate both the creation and appreciation of the visual arts. Each year 10 to 15 changing exhibitions feature art of many styles and periods. Collection highlights include American painting, European and American prints and photographs, and pre-Columbian gold.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts website

Schools and Home Schoolers can spend an entire day -- or several days -- exploring the Museum's exhibits in self-guided tours. Learn more about science and history with hands-on classes and workshops designed for single classes. There are planetarium shows for all grades, and in addition to traditional astronomy and sky shows, teachers and students can see culturally-based programs, some produced by the Kalamazoo Valley Museum using local artists, storytellers and actors. The Challenger Learning Center's space science program is an intensive simulation experience for teachers and students in middle and high school grades. Home Schoolers - We offer a wide range of classes and workshops appropriate for a variety of ages.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum website

The Kalamazoo Nature Center is a not-for-profit organization located in Kalamazoo, Michigan whose mission is to inspire people to care for the environment by providing experiences that lead them to understand their connection to the natural world.

Kalamazoo Nature Center website

This group campground is surrounded by tall oaks and pines making it a great place for equestrian camping. It is located in Kalkaska County, just 3 miles north of Kalkaska on Metzgar Road. Activities: Hiking, Equestrian and Rustic Sites.

Rapid River Trail Camp website

Sleepy Hollow State Park contains over 2,600 acres including a river winding its way through the woods, fields and trails. Lake Ovid nestled in the middle of it all was developed by damming the Little Maple River and covers 410-acres. The park offers year-round opportunity for recreation.

Sleepy Hollow State Park website

The Houghton County Historical Museum, once the site of the largest copper milling operation in North America is also home to the Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad, the one room Traprock Valley School House, an 1887 Congregational Church building now the HCHS Heritage Center, the WPA era Leo Chaput Log Cabin and the Perl Merrill Research Center which is our archives and genealogical facility. The Houghton County Museum is located on M-26 in the Upper Peninsula of historic Lake Linden, Michigan and offers three floors of exhibits of local Copper Country mining, logging and cultural history. Some of our outdoor exhibits include a working Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. train with a 3' gauge Porter steam engine that was used to transport various materials at their mill and smelter sites. The steam train is now used for passenger tours and interpretation of the milling operation.

Houghton County Historical Museum website

Bald Mountain Recreation Area has some of the steepest hills and most rugged terrain in southeastern Michigan. Camping is limited to rustic cabins, but the extensive trails, inland lakes, trout streams and wild game provide recreation opportunities all year long.

Bald Mountain Recreation Area website

Lakeport State Park located on Lake Huron with two distinct units separated by the village of Lakeport. A total of 250 sites are divided between the two campgrounds. Activities: Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Concession/ Store, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Lakeport State Park website

Bass River Recreation Area, a 1,665-acre site, consists of open meadows, open brush land, mature hardwoods, small ponds and 300-acre Max Lake. It has approximately three miles of frontage on the Grand River. The park is used primarily for boating, hiking, mountain biking and horse back riding.

Bass River Recreation Area website

The Michigan Women's Studies Association (MWSA), an academic professional organization, was founded in 1973 on the campus of Michigan State University to change what is thought and taught about women, particularly Michigan women, in schools, colleges, and universities. As an extension of that mission, the organization decided to establish a museum dedicated to women's history: the first of its kind in the nation.

Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame website

The flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System, the Michigan Historical Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century.

Michigan Historical Museum website

You may not be able to meet James and Marion Turner, but you can feel their smiles and maybe....catch their pioneering spirit. James Turner built this home in 1858. From 1900 to 1903, his daughter Abby and son-in-law Frank Dodge expanded the home. The expansion included a first floor kitchen, additional bedrooms to the second floor, and a third floor Ballroom.

Turner-Dodge House website

Impression 5 is a hands-on learning environment that challenges its visitors to experience, discover, and explore the world in which they live.

Impression 5 Science Center website

The Potter Park Zoological Gardens is a 58-acre zoo, open year round, offering visitors a glimpse at over 450 animals

Potter Park Zoo website

Woldumar Nature Center provides an interactive, fun, and safe environment for kids to learn and play. One day each week, Woldumar offers two one-hour programs, with a 15 minute break in between. The program fee is $1 per child, per program (maximum of 60 kids). The minimum age requirement is five years old. For more information regarding dates and field trips available, contact [email protected].

Woldumar Nature Center website

The Leelanau Historical Society inspires people to explore the past, understand the present, and envison the future of the diverse cultures in the Leelanau Peninsula and its islands. The Museum exhibits reflect the cultural history of the Leelanau Peninsula and its islands from the time of first human habitation. We welcome researchers to the Museum's extensive archives, which includes photographs, letters, manuscripts, government documents, and newspapers. The Museum also has significant collections of objects that represent the diverse cultures of Leelanau, including a comprehensive collection of Anishnabek traditional arts.

Leelanau Historical Society Museum website

This unique, landlocked park designates the spot where all township, range and section measurements begins for the entire state of Michigan. It is not accessible to the public, but is being preserved for its historic value.

Meridian-Baseline State Park website

A Beach Buggy carriage, made in Linden at the Joe Beach Buggy Factory, will greet you, as you enter the museum. View the new and improved vintage clothing section. Listen to the sounds of an old phonograph in the parlor and re-live memories in our old-fashioned kitchen. Upstairs, you will see many more historical treasures. Our special theater section, devoted to long-gone cinemas, has a row of seats from the Fenton Rowena Theater, which was demolished in the 1970's. Marvel at the vintage items in our General Store. Old toys will delight the youngsters and a revered military display is of special interest to our Veterans. Experience what school was like in the pioneer days, in our old schoolroom. Fascinating tools from yesteryear are on display and also a huge wooden sleigh that was used to haul ice from the millpond, in Linden. Beautiful replicas of various Linden buildings are also on display.

Linden Mills Historical Museum website

LAHM educates, enriches, and inspires our community and visitors through the preservation and presentation of Lowell area history.

Lowell Area Historical Museum website

Historic White Pine Village opened in 1976 and is an historic village of over twenty-five buildings and sites of history dedicated to preserving and presenting Mason County's past. The buildings contain thousands of signs, artifacts and archives that help interpret their place in history. A self-guided tour experience, Historic White Pine Village is an exciting, cultural and educational visit for individuals or the entire family.

Historic White Pine Village website

Ludington State Park is comprised of scenic sand dunes, a shoreline vista, ponds, marshlands and forests. It is situated between Hamlin Lake and Lake Michigan with several miles of shoreline and beaches on both bodies of water. There are three modern campgrounds; Pines, Cedar and Beechwood. Activities: Biking, Boat Launch, Boat Rental, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, MiWiFi, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Beach House, Concession/ Store, Lighthouse, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Playground and Visitor Center.

Ludington State Park website

Rifle River Recreation Area is a wilderness located within the AuSable State Forest and provides a variety of recreational opportunities. Great park for wildlife watching, hiking, fishing and hunting. Activities: Boat Launch, Canoeing, Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playground.

Rifle River Recreation Area website

Mackinac State Historic park is a family of living history museum and nature park in northern Michigan's Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites--which are accredited by the American Association of museum--include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Michilimackinac State Park, Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Combined attendance is 1.2 million people each year. The living history sites are open daily from early May to early October. The natural history sites are open year round.

Mackinac State Historic park website

The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House is the 1st of its kind in Michigan, and the 3rd oldest LIVE butterfly exhibit in the United States. The world-renowned facility has 1800 sq ft of tropical garden filled with hundreds of live butterflies from four continents. In our Education Room, learn how the rise of the butterfly industry has transformed the lives of farmers in the rainforests of the world. Read about how it has contributed to the economy while not damaging the environment. Visit our fairy tale Butterfly Garden where beautiful butterflies of every imaginable size and color fly freely to classical music and the sound of falling water, fluttering and lighting on fragrant blossoms and the enchanting waterfall that centers the garden. After a relaxing visit with the butterflies, take some time to check out Insect World, where you will be amazed at the size of the insects that live in the tropical regions of the world. On display are 14" walking sticks and 6" centipedes, along with giant beetles and spiders. The current record setter for the world's "heaviest bug" is also found here.

Mackinac Island's Original Butterfly House and Insect Museum website

On a southern bluff of Mackinac Island, towering 150 feet above the majestic Straits of Mackinac, is a fort once occupied by 18th-century British Redcoats and 19th-century American soldiers. This is Fort Mackinac, a military compound that holds significant history spanning several centuries. But in this military fort, history isn't simply words on a marker or artifacts enclosed in glass cases. At Fort Mackinac, history is alive. And you're a part of it! Step inside and hear bugle music, rifle fire, a cannon blast, and the rapid tapping of Morse code. Dance to a 19th century tune, drill with soldiers, play Victorian children's games. It's the 1880s. Imagine it. And then walk inside and live it.

Fort Mackinac website

Historic Mackinac Island is punctuated by distinctive stone formations like Arch Rock and Sugar Loaf. Footpaths crisscross its 1,800 acres. A road circles the island for walkers, bicyclists, and horse-drawn vehicles. Built in 1780, Fort Mackinac is Michigan's only revolutionary war-era fort. Activities: Biking, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Swimming Watchable Wildlife, Concession/ Store, Equestrian, Picnic Area, Playground and Visitor Center.

Mackinac Island and Fort Mackinac Historic Park website

Interpreters serve as guides for this 1700s reconstructed fur-trading village and military outpost and 1892 Lighthouse.

Colonial Michillimackinac Historic State Park website

This park offers an example of life in the 1700s as the industrial age began to alter saw mills across northern Michigan. Hiking, Watchable Wildlife, Concession/ Store and Picnic Area.

Historic Mill Creek State Park website

Are your kids interested in learning how to code? Code Ninjas of Macomb can help. Call our Center Director and schedule a tour or event at our Dojo. Code Ninjas coding curriculum is second to none, teaching coding, logic, STEM, robotics, electronics and more. Great for those families wanting to add coding to their child's learning plan. Call us at 586-800-CODE (2633).

Code Ninjas of Macomb website

The museum houses a huge index card catalog sorted alphabetically by surname. Surname references in the card file may be from newspaper articles, birth announcements, marriage announcements, obituaries, census references, books, and cemetery reference information (limited). The museum also has old plat maps, city directories and phone books. Their local newspaper collection begins about 1870, and there is a separate list that gives the surnames and business names for which there may be vintage photographs at the museum. These card files are not complete to present, but are an ongoing project well worth looking into if your family was from Manistee county. Don't overlook this valuable genealogy resource!

Manistee County Historical Museum website

Orchard Beach State Park is situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. A stairway leads from the campground to the beach and self-guided hiking trails are adjacent to the park. Activities: Cross Country Ski, Hiking, Metal Detecting, Swimming, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Orchard Beach State Park website

Located on Indian Lake, the fourth largest inland lake in the Upper Peninsula with an area of 8,400 acres. It is six miles long and three miles wide. According to 1850 surveyor records, Native Americans lived in log cabins near the outlet of the lake. Boat Launch, Boat Rental, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Beach House, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Indian Lake State Park website

Palms Book has one of Michigan's alluring natural attractions -- Kitch-iti-kipi. Two hundred feet across, and 40-feet deep Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan's largest freshwater spring. Over 10,000 gallons a minute gush from fissures in the underlying limestone at a constant 45 degree Fahrenheit. Activities: Hunting and Picnic Areas.

Palms Book State Park website

Lake Gogebic State Park covers 360 acres and nearly a mile of lake frontage on the west shore of the largest inland lake in the Upper Peninsula. About 30 campsites are located directly on the lake front and the rest of nestled among the trees not more than 100 yards from the lake. Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Metal Detecting Swimming, Beach House, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Lake Gogebic State Park website

Algonac State Park's major attraction is viewing freighters of the world along the one half mile of St. Clair River frontage. Algonac is also home to rare habitats, the lake plain prairies and oak savannas that provide places to view prairie plants, wildlife and butterflies.

Algonac State Park website

The Children's Museum Mission: Engaging Youth and families to discover through interactive exhibits and related programs. The Museum is a hands-on exploratory learning environment designed by kids for FUN! The Museum offers a variety of exciting programs and exhibits that engage thousands of families from across the region and around the globe each year. There is plenty to explore, so begin your adventure...

Upper Peninsula Children's Museum website

Began in 1980 as the Marquette Maritime Museum Association, the museum was opened in the old City Waterworks building in 1982. The building is a one story, stone, hipped-roof Richardsonian Romanesque style structure with a parapeted front gable and rounded arch windows. It was designed by architect Demetrius Frederick Charlton.

Marquette Maritime Museum website

The Marquette County History Museum is the oldest Historical Society in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Museum features a collection that includes artifacts from the prehistoric copper culture through contemporary times. Each year, visitors come from all over the world to use the Research Library and view the Museum's exhibition galleries.

Marquette County History Museum website

Located in Marshall, Michigan, the American Museum of Magic has delighted the public with all the wonders of magic since 1978. Visitors are invited to explore the contributions and life stories of magicians from around the globe. Immerse yourself in the largest collection of magic artifacts on display anywhere in the U.S. and discover what has been described as “the Smithsonian of American magic.

American Museum of Magic website

The Marshall Historical Society invites you to come and visit the Honolulu House Museum, built in 1860 by a former chief justice of Michigan's Supreme Court and first United States consul to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands. This unique structure was built in 1860 as a private residence for Judge Abner Pratt upon his return from the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands where he served as U.S. Consul. The house is said to resemble the Executive Mansion he occupied while serving in Honolulu from 1857 to 1859.

Honolulu House Museum website

The Michigan Fisheries Visitor Center, located on the grounds of the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery, was built in 1983 to help the public understand the important role fish hatcheries play in keeping Michigan waters stocked with an abundant supply of healthy fish. Activities: Nature Trails, Show Pond, Summer Programs and School Field Trips.

Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center website

The Mayville Museum was established in 1972, by area residents interested in preserving and archiving local history. The Mayville Museum is located in the former depot of the Flint-Pierre Marquette Railroad. The depot was saved from destruction and moved to its current location in 1986. The Depot was designated a Michigan Historical Site on June 10, 1987. Renovated and restored, the Depot is now home to the museum vast collection of artifacts. The collection includes: War memorabilia (World War I & II, Korean and Spanish American War), local artwork, Indian artifacts, vintage furniture, photographs, a Mastodon jaw bone with teeth and a wealth of genealogical information.

Mayville Museum website

Silver Lake State Park is almost 3,000-acres along the Lake Michigan shoreline. This area includes both dune country and acres of mature forest. One of the park's biggest draws is the 450-acre off-road vehicle area. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Beach House, Lighthouse, Off-Road Vehicle Trails/Routes, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelters.

Silver Lake State Park website

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area consists of 723 acres with 80-acre Lake Minnewanna in the center Campers, hikers, boaters, anglers, hunters, cross-country skiers and others enjoy a wide variety recreational opportunities throughout the year. The park has a universally accessible fishing pier. Activities: Boat Launch, Boat Rental, Canoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Beach House, Concession/Store, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area website

Three special points of interest in Yankee Springs are: Devil's Soupbowl, a glacially carved kettle formation, Graves Hill Overlook and The Pines. The park has mountain biking, horseback riding trails, fishing piers, beaches and nine lakes for fishing and lots of winter activities.

Yankee Springs Recreation Area website

Includes the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art and the Midland County Historical Society Heritage Park.

Midland Center for the Arts website

A pavilion/museum combination - Museum is over 840 sq. ft. displaying over 1500 artifacts: news releases, stories of local soldiers, sailors and airmen, magazines articles, medals/ribbons, models, diorama's, local Vietnamese artifacts, and military uniforms from the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum website

Located in the heart of downtown Monroe, this imposing Georgian style public building was built as a post office in 1910, on the site of General and Mrs. Custer's home. It was acquired in 1972 by the La-Z-Boy Chair Foundation as the second home for the Museum. Founded in 1938 by the Monroe County Historical Society, the museum is presently operated by the Monroe County Historical Commission. It houses one of the largest collections of 18th and 19th century artifacts relating to Southeast Michigan. Only a small percentage of the total collection can be exhibited at one time; many exhibits are changed each year. Return trips to our museum are often rewarding.

Monroe County Historical Museum website

The only state park on Lake Erie, Sterling State Park's 1,300 acres offers great recreational opportunities including over one mile of beach, boating, shore fishing on Lake Erie and the fishing lagoons, lakefront camping, wildlife viewing and 6 miles of trails.

Sterling State Park website

The telephone exhibits include many operating displays of authentic equipment. Go back to the days when you rang central and central rang you. Enjoy the hands-on experience of listening in on a party line or using wire telephone lines. See a large collection of antique wall telephones and early style, candlestick desk phones. Displays created within a 1930 time-frame by the Montrose Area Historical Association give dimension and context to the telephone exhibits. Still-life exhibits in the local museum recreate a time-gone-by atmosphere and changing displays spotlight unique aspects of area history. Displays of farming implements and household items give testimony to what daily life was like several generations ago.

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum website

Depot museum open Saturday & Sunday, year 'round 1-4pm. Admission is free of charge.

The Michigan Transit Museum website

At the CMU Museum, we offer several hands-on programs that introduce topics related to habitats, bird adaptations and Michigan history. Our programs can also be custom requests as we have an extensive collection of natural history specimens and artifacts. If your group has a topic they want to explore in more detail, we can create that experience just for you!

CMU Museum of Cultural & Natural History website

A distinctive treasure created to provide an enriched, diversified and culturally relevant educational experience. This promotes the society's belief that the culture, diversity and spirit of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and other Great Lakes Anishinabek must be recognized, perpetuated, communicated and supported.

Ziibiwing Center website

The North Country National Scenic Trail is the longest continuous hiking trail winding its way through seven states.

North Country National Scenic Trail website

Wild Beauty on the Lake Superior Shore - Sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfalls, lakes, forest, and shoreline beckon you to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Hiking, camping, sightseeing, and four season outdoor opportunities abound. The Lakeshore hugs the Lake Superior shoreline for more than 40 miles. Lake Superior is the largest, deepest, coldest, and most pristine of all the Great Lakes.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore website

This scenic waterfall is nestled amongst virgin pine and hemlock trees. There is a small parking area and a half-mile trail with an observation deck overlooking the falls.

Wagner Falls Scenic Site website

The Muskegon Museum of Art, founded on a tradition of aesthetic excellence, is committed to fostering the life-long study and appreciation of the visual arts by strengthening, preserving, and exhibiting its collections; offering a wide range of traditional and contemporary exhibitions; stimulating learning and creativity through diverse public and educational programming; and enhancing community involvement and support in a safe, accessible, and welcoming environment.

Muskegon Museum of Art website

This site preserves the homes of Muskegon's most famous lumber baron, Charles H. Hackley, and his business partner, Thomas Hume. The Site envelops the visitor in a unique living space, bringing late 19th century craftsmanship to life.

Hackley and Hume Historic Site website

The Scolnik House—A Historic House of the Depression Era opened in May 2007. The house tells the story of common families living during the Great Depression. A fictional Polish Catholic family owns the two-story home which was built in the late 1880s in classic Queen Anne-Inspired Folk Victorian style. The family includes a couple, their five children and the paternal grandmother. They initially lived on both floors of the home, but because of the depression, now only occupy the main floor. The second floor is now an apartment which serves as home to a young fictional Polish-Jewish couple, their two children and the wife's brother. They immigrated to the United States before the Holocaust.

Scolnik House of the Depression Era website

Like most cities in the 19th century, fire was a constant fear and problem for Muskegon. After devastating fires in 1871 and 1874, the City of Muskegon constructed a firehouse on the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Webster Avenue. The original C. H. Hackley Hose Company No. 2 was formed in December 1875. Charles H. Hackley sponsored the twelve firemen in what was his first philanthropic gift to the City of Muskegon. Using hand drawn, then horse drawn hose carts, the company could quickly respond to a fire in the neighborhood. The C. H. Hackley Hose Company No. 2 building is a bicentennial project, featuring a collection of antique fire fighting apparatus. The Fire Barn Museum serves as a living memorial to the brave men and women who have served as Muskegon County firefighters.

Fire Barn Museum website

The Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center, located in P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, is nestled among one of the nation's most impressive dune systems. Perched at the top of a large sand dune surrounded by a pristine wooded back-dune, the center features state-of-the-art exhibits to tell Michigan's unique sand dune story.

Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center website

The main attractions of Hoffmaster State Park are the Dune Climb Stairway leading to the top of a high sand dune where an observation deck offers a panoramic view of the dunes and Lake Michigan, the Gillette Visitor Center, 3 miles of the finest sandy beach anywhere and 10 miles of hiking trails.

Hoffmaster State Park website

Michigan's iron built the rails westward and the skyscrapers upward. Find out what it was like to work underground and follow the trail to the site of the Carp River Forge.

Michigan Iron Industry Museum website

One of New Baltimore's finest hotels, the Grand Pacific House was constructed in 1881 for Frederick C. Losh.

Grand Pacific House Museum website

New Buffalo is a stop on Amtrak's "Pere Marquette", but the old depot is long gone. The 'new' depot is a replica of the old depot and is home to the Harbor County chamber of commerce and the New Buffalo railroad museum.

New Buffalo Railroad Museum website

Lewis Farms is the perfect destination if you are looking to keep your kids engaged with hand on learning. Lewis Farms opens the door to agriculture, teach your students where their food comes from in a way that leaves them eager to learn more. Lewis Farms offers specific activities that link up to common core curriculum. Open to all ages pre-k through 12th grade. A great option for daycare's as we never miss a chance to educate. Lewis farms strives to provide a fun field day that enlightens students to the world of agriculture. Fueling the minds of our future since 2004.

Lewis Farms and Petting Zoo website

A 99-site rustic campground and day use area sitting atop 20-foot embankments overlooking the Hardy Dam Pond, a six-mile flooding of the Muskegon River. The campground noted for its large, private sites and scenic beauty with a 20-30 foot forested buffer between sites. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Swimming, Picnic Area and Playgrounds.

Newaygo State Park website

Muskallonge Lake State Park is well known for its forests, lakes and streams. Muskallonge Lake State Park was the former site of, a lumbering town and an Indian encampment. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Picnic Area and Playgrounds.

Muskallonge Lake State Park website

The Fort St. Joseph Museum is located in the former carriage house of the beautiful Victorian period Chapin Mansion. The museum tells the story of Niles from its colonial start in 1691 to the present. Featured exhibits portray the history of Fort St. Joseph, built by the French in 1691, the story of the Underground Railroad in southern Michigan, and the importance of the railroad and classification yards in Niles' history. Another unique and truly outstanding exhibit features the museum's Lakota Indian collection including twelve pictographs drawn by Chief Sitting Bull. Together the museum's exhibits tell the story of Niles and the contributions its businesses and citizens have made to the world.

Fort St. Joseph Museum website

Muskegon State Park on the shore of Lake Michigan has over two miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan and over a mile on Muskegon Lake. A luge run is available for winter park visitors as part of the Winter Sports Complex. Activities:Boat Launch, Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Fishing in the park, Hiking, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Beach Houses, Luge, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Muskegon State Park website

Duck Lake State Park is a day-use park, featuring a towering sand dune; the park stretches from the northern shore of Duck Lake to Lake Michigan. Fishing, hiking, swimming and picnicking, are just some of the activities in this beautiful park.

Duck Lake State Park website

Located inside the Leelanau State Park in Northern Michigan, The Grand Traverse Lighthouse has been guiding ships and sailors since it was built in 1858.

Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum website

Located at the tip of the little finger on the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula, where over 1,300 acres are waiting for visitors to enjoy. The park has the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, a rustic campground, two mini cabins, 8.5 miles of hiking/skiing trails and a picnic area. Activities: Cross Country Ski, Hiking, Hunting, Swimming, Hiking, Lighthouse, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Leelanau State Park website

The history of Northville, Michigan, is alive at the Mill Race Historical Village. Created in 1972 by the Northville Historical Society, the village serves as a focal point for the Northville Community while preserving architectural styles common to the area prior to 1900. The village was built on 12.5 acres of land donated to the City of Northville by the Ford Motor Company. Once the site of a grist mill, the village consists of an inn, blacksmith shop, school, church, gazebo, rustic wooden bridge, Interurban station and several homes reminiscent of an era gone by.

Mill Race Village website

The Hart-Montague Trail State Park is a paved, 22-mile trail passing through rural, forested lands. Scenic overlooks and picnic areas are located along the route. This is designated a wildlife viewing area.

Hart-Montague Trail State Park website

Onaway State Park on the beautiful Black Lake has rugged but picturesque land, including sand cobblestone beaches, large unique rock out-croppings and a diverse variety of trees a three-mile nature trail. The campground is set among virgin white pines and offers solitude, serenity and family fun. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Cross Country Ski, Swimming, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Playgrounds.

Onaway State Park website

(Formally a part of Twin Lakes State Forest Campground) Group Trail Camp designed for use by equestrian campers riding within approved areas within the Black Mountain Recreation Area. Non-equestrian campers are also welcome. Maximum capacity is for 40 individuals and can accommodate tents and small trailers. Rustic campround includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump.

Black Lake Trail Camp website

Hayes State Park, in the heart of the Irish Hills, is located on Wamplers Lake and Round Lake great for fishing and boating. The park's close proximity to Michigan International Speedway, crafts and antique shows and Hidden Lake Gardens make Hayes State Park a prime tourist destination.

W.J. Hayes State Park website

The Ontonagon County Historical Society was founded in 1957 to collect and preserve the artifacts of the county's history and to educate the public about that history and related topics. The museum building houses collections of mining, logging, farming, marine, and social memorabilia, displayed in room settings and cases. The Ontonagon Lighthouse is part of our attractions. The Society is restoring it and conducts three tours a day in summers, Monday through Saturday. Lighthouse tours are also available by appointment, and tour groups are welcome by appointment on Sundays, too.

Ontonagon County Historical Museum & Lighthouse website

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (60,000 acres) is one of the few remaining large wilderness areas in the Midwest. Towering virgin timber, secluded lakes, and miles of wild rivers and streams make a visit to the "Porkies" a trip to remember. Black bears are common in the Porkies

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park website

Lost Creek Outpost-Rustic website

Ortonville Recreation Area with 5,400 acres contains high wooded hills and a wide range of recreational activities. Activities: Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Beach House, Equestrian, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Playground and Shooting Range.

Ortonville Recreation Area website

A rustic, undeveloped area open for hunting and hiking.. Negwegon hosts a beautiful undeveloped sandy beach on Lake Huron. Please use caution when visiting Negwegon as the roads into the park are often so sandy that a four-wheel drive vehicle is needed. Activities: Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Watchable Wildlife and a Sandy Beach.

Negwegon State Park website

Children will learn where their food and fiber come from - how to milk a cow, sheer a sheep, spin wool, make butter. A hayride to and from a wood story trail is included. In the fall a trip to the pumpkin patch is included! Address

Upland Hills Farm website

The centerpiece of Tahquamenon Falls State Park's 50,000 acres is the Tahquamenon River with its waterfalls. The Upper Falls, one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi has a drop of nearly 50 feet, more than 200 feet across and a water flow of more than 50,000 gallons per second.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park website

The museum is located in the picturesque former Chicago and West Michigan Railroad depot and is operated by The Little Traverse Historical Society. Students from throughout the area visit the museum in May for tours and special programming that help them connect with the past.

Little Traverse History Museum website

Petoskey State Park, located on the north end of Little Traverse Bay, is situated on 303 scenic acres and offers a beautiful sandy beach on the bay. The park has two separate modern campgrounds. Tannery Creek offers 98 campsites, and Dunes offers 70 campsites. Activities: Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Metal Detecting, Swimming, Beach House, Picnic Area and Playgrounds.

Petoskey State Park website

A paradise for backpackers, mountain bikers, anglers and other recreation enthusiasts, this 11,000-acre park is known for its extensive trail system and chain of excellent fishing lakes. Twenty-six miles of multi-use trail with remote campsites afford a backcountry experience. Activities:Boat Launch, Boat Rental, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Michigan State Park Explorer Program, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Beach House, Concession/ Store, Equestrian, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelter.

Pinckney Recreation Area website

The Greek Revival-Style mansion of former Governor Moses Wisner. Moses Wisner fondly dubbed the property "Pine Grove." Although Wisner made his living by practicing law, he retained a love of farming which prompted him to buy sufficient land so that he might graze cattle, raise chickens, grow fruit trees and have both vegetable and flower gardens. He built the necessary outbuildings: stock barns about three quarters of a mile from the house on the west side of Oakland Avenue (now called Cesar E. Chavez Avenue) a smokehouse, ice house and root cellar near the kitchen, a greenhouse with an entrance from the dining room, and a carriage house and hen house beyond the other outbuildings. Today, Pine Grove consists of 4 1/2 acres of land, the Wisner mansion and several out-buildings, including a summer kitchen, outhouse, smokehouse and root cellar. In addition to the outbuildings, there is the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse and the Carriage House, which is home to the Research Library, office and the Pioneer Museum.

Governor Moses Wisner Mansion website

Built ca. 1865, the Drayton Plains schoolhouse was located at Monroe and Sashabaw in Drayton Plains, and was in use until 1920. In 1965, the schoolhouse was donated to the Society by Leonard Coates, and moved to the Wisner property at that time. Restored to the late 1800s era, the schoolhouse reflects pioneer schooling complete with school-benches, a wood burning stove and textbooks from 1860-1890. The schoolhouse is available for half or full day rentals.

Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse website

The Pioneer Museum is housed in the lower level of the Carriage House. The collection includes tools and farm implements from the 1800s to early 1900s, and is a tribute to the early pioneer settlers of Oakland County who made their own tools and knew nothing about mass production. The Museum was recently renovated to better showcase the artifacts through bright, inviting displays.

The Pioneer Museum website

The Port Huron Museum celebrates the history and culture of the Blue Water Area and fosters an appreciation of other peoples and places. Through exhibitions, education and public programs, the Museum inspires knowledge of the past, participation in the present and an imagination for the future.

Port Huron Museum website

The Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum is a collection of nine historic buildings located on ten acres of the original Dr. Joseph Loop estate in the Lake Huron harbor village of Port Sanilac. The Sanilac County Historical Society invites you to step back in time as you wander through the beautiful gardens and the Victorian, Edwardian, and vintage buildings and exhibits that are featured on the property. Permanent collections include marine shipwreck items, military memorabilia, and Native American artifacts. The 1872 Loop-Harrison mansion is furnished in period; many of the accoutrements original to the family. A functioning centennial schoolhouse gives hundreds of local elementary-age children the experience of learning in a one-room 1800's environment every year. Our turn of the century General Store and Historic Church still fulfill their original purposes. One of Michigan's most popular performance venues - the Barn Theatre - is housed in the Loop family's 1880's era barn on the museum property and, if you enjoy ghost stories, we have our share of those too. You will travel to another century simply by paying us a visit.

Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum website

Voted the "Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners", the Air Zoo features amusement park-style rides, full-motion flight simulators, 4-D Missions Theater, Magic Planet, Space Ball and Zero Gravity Experience, as well as more than 50 rare aircraft, plus exhibits and educational activities. The Air Zoo provides kids with great adventures that include spring break camps, summer camps, overnight camps, scouting events, Homeschool Discovery Days and even birthday parties. No matter what you are looking for, the Air Zoo has something to make the kids beg for more.

Air Zoo website

We are proud of our Village and our Playhouse. These 13 Historical Building have been lovingly re-stored or built to reflect life in a typical Logging Village of Northern Michigan in the Late 1800's.

Houghton Lake Area Historical Society Village and Playhouse website

The Museum is the primary site for learning about and preserving the history of the greater Rochester area in Oakland County, Michigan, as a representative of similar communities throughout Michigan. Located in Stoney Creek Village, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this 16-acre museum complex was home to Taylor and Van Hoosen families dating back to 1823. It features structures original to the property from 1840 to the early 20th century. Presented in a restored 1927 Dairy Barn are well-designed and informative exhibits highlighting the settlement, agriculture, industry and cultural evolution of this community. The Museum serves as the repository for artifacts and archives related to the greater Rochester area and offers access for research.

Rochester Hills Museum website

The Museum houses a variety of treasures: Native American artifacts, portraits of early settlers of Rockford (once called Laphamville), a variety of farming implements, a Victorian 'living room', medical paraphernalia, war memorabilia, as well as a collection of research materials such as cemetery records, plat maps, Kent Co. census information, and Rockford newspapers.

Rockford Area Historical Museum website

The expansive home that houses the Presque Isle County Historical Museum was built in 1913 and 1914 by George Radka, a local contractor. The home is a "craftsman style," or "arts and crafts style" bungalow. There are many craftsman style homes in Rogers City, but this is by far the largest. Housed in the Bradley House which is an early 20th century, seven bedroom, two story, single family bungalow built in 1914, a national historic site. Features furnishings of the early 1920's, Indian artifacts, a 1980's general story, a Victorian room, and displays on the industries of farming, lumbering, and shipping.

Bradley House website

Hoeft State Park is a heavily wooded park with a mile of sandy, Lake Huron shoreline. A paved non-motorized trail connects the park to Huron Sunrise Trail which stretches to Rogers City riding along the beach next to Lake Huron and ends at the world's largest open pit limestone mine.

P. F. Hoeft State Park website

Situated along seven and a half miles of Lake Huron shoreline, this undeveloped park provides a rustic retreat for hikers exploring the park's six miles of trails. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Watchable Wildlife, Off-Road Vehicle Trails/Routes and Rustic Sites.

Thompson's Harbor State Park website

More than 100,000 young men worked in Michigan's forests during the Great Depression and lived in barracks like this. See how "Roosevelt's tree army" served the state, creating a legacy that we enjoy today.

Higgins Lake Nursery and CCC Museum website

South Higgins Lake State Park contains almost one mile of shoreline along Higgins Lake, which is a large spring-fed body of water known for its clarity and fishing potential. On the south side of County Road 100 is Marl Lake and 700 acres forested in maple, oak and pine.

South Higgins Lake State Park website

North Higgins Lake located on what was once the world's largest seedling nursery, provides the variety of tree, plant, bird and animal species that make the park attractive for outdoor activities. Open all year for camping. Activities: Boat Launch, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelters and Playgrounds.

North Higgins Lake website

Van Buren State Park has one mile of sandy beach and high dune formations along the Lake Michigan shoreline. This is a great place to camp for the various festivals that are held throughout the year such as the National Blueberry Fest, Harbor Fest, July 4th Arts Fair and Labor Day All Crafts Fair.

Van Buren State Park website

The Saginaw Art Museum is a unique place. Everyone in the Great Lakes Bay Region is fortunate to have such a marvelous institution in their midst. With a permanent collection spanning 4500 years and a dynamic exhibition program featuring the very best regional, national, and internationally recognized art and artists, there is always something interesting and exciting to see at the Saginaw Art Museum.

Saginaw Art Museum website

In 1890, the Federal government decided to design all Federal buildings to reflect the heritage of the communities in which they were located. A post office in Saginaw, Michigan was the first building in the United States to be constructed in accordance under these guidelines. The Castle, a unique and significant architectural gem, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built as a Federal post office in 1898, it reflects the French heritage of early Saginaw.

Castle Museum website

A restored 1907 Pere Marquette depot. There is an HO scale model train display in the basement. Come see the Museum to learn about trains and railroad technology! We'll show you how they were and now are, along with railroad lore and legends, through our changing display of artifacts, tools, photos, maps, and more

Saginaw Railroad Museum website

The Saugatuck-Douglas Museum is one of Michigan's best-known and most-visited small town museum, annually drawing nearly 10,000 visitors to its exhibits and more than 40,000 visitors to its outdoor garden and harbor-front walkway.

Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum website

Activities: Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Metal Detecting, Watchable Wildlife, Picnic Area and Picnic Shelters.

Saugatuck Dunes State Park website

Soaring 210 feet above Sault Ste. Marie and the Soo Locks, the tower has observation platforms for visitors to get spectacular views and photos of the world's busiest inland shipping channel. In the view below from the Tower of History, one can see several historic houses, and the Museum Ship Valley Camp.

Tower of History website

The Museum Ship VALLEY CAMP offers more than just a tour of her deck. Housed inside her massive cargo holds is a 20,000 square foot museum with over 100 exhibits! Featured Exhibits: EDMUND FITZGERALD Memorial & Exhibit which holds the two lifeboats from the stricken vessel. Torn away during the sinking, these lifeboats are two of very few major artifacts recovered after the tragic demise. The exhibit also features an hour long presentation about the events that occurred on November 10, 1975 which caused the tragic loss of one of the Great Lakes' largest freighters. Aquariums: In addition to the museum exhibits, the Museum Ship VALLEY CAMP displays four 1,200 gallon aquariums stocked with various species of fish from the Great Lakes region. Crews' Quarters: The VALLEY CAMP once housed a crew of 29 men in her cabins. Visitors are able to view these cabins to witness firsthand the lifestyle of Great Lakes sailors.

Museum Ship Valley Camp website

Set up in chronological order, the Museum's galleries are furnished with exhibits of local artifacts and information about the surrounding area. The galleries and exhibits are explained by a self-monitored audio presentation, which tells the tales of Native Americans, French fur traders, and others who helped to tame the St. Mary's River

River of History Museum website

The historic homes on the Water Street Historic Block are operated through a cooperative effort between the Chippewa County Historical Society, the Sault Historic Sites, and the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Visitors to the Water Street Historic Block can tour the home of John Johnston, one of the first European settlers to the area. The office of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the first Indian Agent to the area is also on display. Bishop Frederic Baraga's house in presently under restoration

Water Street Historic Block website

(Good News! Warren Dunes Staff is happy to announce the roads are paved!) Warren Dunes has three miles of shoreline, six miles of hiking trails and is open year-round. It also has a dune formation that rises 260 feet above the lake with spectacular views and 1,952 acres of recreational opportunity.

Warren Dunes State Park website

Two-thirds of Warren Woods Natural Area's 311 acres consist of a beech/maple climax forest. A quiet hiking trail leads over a bridge that looks over the rustic Galien River in this undisturbed natural area.

Warren Woods State Park website

The Selfridge Military Air Museum and Air Park, located on Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens Michigan, is the primary outreach effort of the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association. The association was formed to preserve the heritage and tradition of the Air National Guard in Michigan and the military units, past and present, headquartered at Selfridge ANG Base and in the surrounding communities.

Selfridge Military Air Museum website

Constructed in 1857 by Liberty Hyde Bailey Sr., the museum is the oldest standing home in South Haven, Michigan and was the principal building of the Bailey farm that stretched 80 acres. It garnished the best apple orchard in Michigan for the years 1873, 1875 and 1877. Many artifacts from the area are found in the ten rooms of this historic home.

Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum website

In the last century copper was very important to the area known as the Copper Country. The Museum tries to provide insight as to what life was like when copper was king.

Copper Range Historical Society Museum website

The aim of the Albion Historical Society is to preserve and display the heritage of Albion and surrounding vicinity. The rooms of the Museum have been developed to represent a typical dwelling of the 1875-1900 period. Each room contains numerous artifacts and furniture that were once part of area homes.

Gardner House Museum website

Enjoy Michigan's natural beauty while walking interpretive trails and visiting Father Marquette's National Memorial. See a panoramic view of the Mackinac Bridge.

Father Marquette National Memorial website

This historic state park hosts the national memorial that honors the Jesuit priest who established Michigan's first permanent settlement. Current attractions include the National Memorial, an outdoor interpretive trail, picnicking and a panoramic view of the Mackinac Bridge.

Father Marquette Memorial Scenic Site website

Straits State Park has fantastic views of the Mackinac Bridge and the boat traffic going under the bridge on the Straits of Mackinac from the trails, campground or the viewing platform. The park has a picnic area, playground and waterfront area along Lake Huron.

Straits State Park website

The Krasl Art Center provides insights and aesthetic appreciation of the visual fine arts. It is a valuable learning resource for people of all ages. - The Krasl Art Center Gallery Shop features high quality gift items, some made by local and regional artist.

Krasl Art Center website

Curious Kids' Museum, with over 100 exhibits in Science, History, Culture & Technology

Curious Kids' Museum website

Grand Mere State Park is characterized by magnificent sand dunes, deep blowouts and one mile of Lake Michigan shoreline. Three inland lakes lie behind the dunes in the undeveloped natural area. Boat Launch, Cross Country Ski, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting and Swimming, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter and Sandy Beach.

Grand Mere State Park website

Laughing Whitefish Falls is one of the Upper Peninsula's many impressive waterfalls. The site features a mile of foot trails, picnic area with water pump and three observation decks overlooking the falls. Activities:Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Watchable Wildlife and Rustic Sites

Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site website

Offering a multitude of activities incuding cornhole, football bowling, pool, disc golf putting, an arcade and even axe throwing.

Kudos Fieldhouse website

The Tecumseh Area Historical Society preserves and interprets the history of the communities around Tecumseh, Michigan, including Macon, Ridgeway, Tipton and Britton. First among the early Michigan settlements, Tecumseh abounds in lovely restored Victorian homes and unique shops. Visit our Historical Museum in a 1913 Gothic stone church located in historic downtown Tecumseh.

Tecumseh Area Historical Society website

Twin Lakes State Park is situated in Michigan's Copper Country located in Houghton County, 15 miles northeast of Mass City and 26 miles southwest of Houghton/Hancock on Highway M-26. The 175-acre modern campground is located on the southwest shore of Lake Roland.

Twin Lakes State Park website

Great Wolf Lodge is North America's Largest Family of Indoor Waterpark resorts, and the ultimate destination for your next family getaway. Designed to capture the atmosphere of the Northwoods, our waterpark offer an amazing guest experience in a one-of-a-kind, rustically elegant setting. The perfect place for families to re-connect, and create lifelong memories. With one of our fully-themed resort suites as your family's base camp, you can set out on your Great Wolf adventure. You'll likely first discover our gigantic indoor waterpark, where it's always 84 degrees. And that's just the beginning. Besides our waterpark, don't miss our themed restaurants, interactive arcades, full service spas (and even a version for kids!), fitness centers, and so much more. And with more than 10 locations coast to coast, Great Wolf Lodge is the perfect, weatherproof, year-round destination for your busy family. So whether your family splashes the day away in the waterpark, enjoys a delicious family meal in our restaurant, or enjoys our nightly Storytime together before calling it a night, we think you'll agree, there's no time, like a Great Wolf time.

Great Wolf Lodge website

The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College is a premier cultural facility in northern Michigan offering a dynamic array of exhibitions and programs in the visual arts, sciences and performing arts.

Dennos Museum Center website

Traverse City State Park features a quarter mile of beautiful beach on the Grand Traverse Bay. The park is only two miles from downtown Traverse City, one of the most popular resort towns in Michigan. Activities: Boat Launch, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Watchable Wildlife, Off-Road Vehicle Trails/Routes and Rustic Sites.

Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park website

Group area designed for use by equestrian campers riding the Shore to Shore Riding/Hiking Trail. Non-equestrian campers welcome too. Maximum capacity is for 200 individuals and can accommodate tents and small trailers. Campground is located on Garey Lake which offers good pan fishing. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump.

Garey Lake Trail Camp website

Considered by many to be one of upper Michigan's most picturesque waterfalls, Agate Falls is located on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River. The falls are created as the river finds its way over an extended shelf of terraced sandstone. The resulting waterfall is a broad band of interlacing cascades and small falls nearly 40 feet high. Access to view the falls is via an improved, accessible foot trail. Parking, water, toilets and picnic tables are available at the park, which is generally open from early May through late October.

Agate Falls Scenic Site website

The Historic Village currently consists of a Depot, Express Office, Caboose, Print Shop, School House, a Farm House and Barn, Gazebo and Township Hall.

Vicksburg Historic Village and Museum website

A sandy beach and a one-mile shoreline on Cass Lake makes Dodge #4 State Park an excellent location for summer and winter activities. Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Boat Launch, Hiking, Swimming, Picnic Shelter, Picnic Area and Playground.

Dodge #4 State Park website

Bond Falls is a scenic waterfall created as the middle branch of the Ontonagon river tumbles over a thick belt of fractured rock, dividing it into numerous small cascades. Roadside parking and picnic tables are available near the top of the falls. An accessible boardwalk with six viewing locations.

Bond Falls Scenic Site website

Highland Recreation Area offers 5,900 acres of forest, marshes and lakes in the rolling hills of Southern Michigan. With trails to accommodate equestrian riders, mountain bikers, hikers and skiers, there's an activity for every season in this park. Boat Launch, Cross Country Ski, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Metal Detecting, Mountain Biking, Snow-mobiling, Swimming, Watchable Wildlife, Beach House, Dog Trial Area, Equestrian , Picnic Area and Picnic Shelter.

Highland Recreation Area website

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is the only one of its kind dedicated to the perils of maritime transport on the Great Lakes. It is fittingly located at Whitefish Point, Michigan, site of the oldest active lighthouse on Lake Superior.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum website

A one-of-a-kind collection of rare antique musical instruments and music- making machines, from 1870 through 1930. Enjoy an hour-long musical tour that will explain/demonstrate the unique instruments: Belgian dance organ, nickelodeons, music boxes, pipe organs and the Wurlitzer Theater Organ.

Music House Museum website

Ypsilanti Historical Museum is a museum of local history which is presented as an 1860 home.

Ypsilanti Historical Museum website

From the arrival of Dutch settlers, to today's community known for designer clocks and furniture, the people of Zeeland have fascinating stories to tell and artifacts to show. The Dekker Huis/Zeeland Historical Museum is the place for everyone to experience life in Zeeland's past.

Dekker Huis/Zeeland Historical Museum website

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Michigan is an amazingly beautiful state with a huge variety of places to spend the day learning about so many different topics on any field trip in Michigan. There are over 240 different lighthouses along the 3,288 miles of shoreline in the state making Michigan the longest freshwater coastline in the United States.

There is so much water to be found in Michigan that over 40% of the state is covered in it. With that much water in 1 state and 1/2 the state being covered in forests, I’m sure you can guess that there is a huge population of wildlife just waiting to be observed.

There is no other state you can find 400-foot dunes giving a clear view of Lake Michigan in the north. America’s breakfast city capital in the south. Or an amazing museum, which hosts Thomas Edison’s laboratory, a copy of the Declaration Of Independence, and the actual bus Rosa Parks rode on.

There are so many great places around the state chances are you will never have enough time to visit them all. Just about all of them your children (and the parents too) are sure to make many amazing memories they are sure to talk about for a long time after your trip.

Since I have already shared a post with great places to visit in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan , this post will focus on the places in the Lower Peninsula. I split the state up into 3 different regions the northern, the western, and the eastern area. The field trips in Michigan will be split up and listed into one of those areas. Since I live in the western area of the state I have added festivals and beaches for this area as well.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ Northern

Grand Hotel Mackinac Island Field Trips In Michigan

Sleepy Bear Dunes National Shoreline – Glen Arbor.
Search for Petoskey stones – Petoskey.
Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo – Ossineke.

Colonial Michilimackinac – Mackinac City.
Avalanche Mountain Preserve – Boyne City
Mission Point Lighthouse – Traverse City.
Thorne Swift Nature Preserve – Harbor Springs.

Great Wold Lodge Traverse City Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Great Wolf Lodge – Traverse City.
Giant Cross In The Woods 55 Feet tall – Indian River.
Boardman River Nature Center – Traverse City.

Fort Mackinac, Fort Holmes , and Mackinac Island State Park on Mackinac Island.
Torch Lake – Antrim County.
Raven Hill Discovery Center – East Jordan.
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum – North Port.

Mill Creek Discovery Park – Mackinac City.
Grand Traverse Butterfly house and Bug Zoo – Traverse City.
Point Betsie Lighthouse – Frankfort.

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse – Mackinaw City.
Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Greillickville.
Wildwood Rush Canopy Tours – Boyne City.
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive along this scenic drive stop by Glen Lake and Lake Michigan Overlook, it is 450 feet above the lake and is known for offering the most amazing sunset views along the shoreline – Empire.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ East

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum – Ann Arbor.
Automotive Hall of Fame – Dearborn.
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum – Dearborn.
Morley Candy Makers – Clinton Township.
Port Huron Museum – Port Huron.
The Henry Ford Estate – Fair Lane – Dearborn.
Detroit Historical Museum – Detroit.
Detroit Zoological Park – Royal Oak.
IMAX – Detroit Science Center – Detroit.
Michigan SEA LIFE Aquarium – Auburn Hills.
Domino’s Petting Farm – AnnArbor.
Kids ‘N’ Stuff: An Interactive Experience for Kids – Albion.
The Flint Children’s Museum – Flint.
Detroit Institute of the Arts – Detroit.
Michigan’s Own, Inc., Military & Space Museum – Frankenmuth.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum – Detroit.
Robert T Longway Planetarium – Flint.
Detroit Princess Riverboat – Detroit.
Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn.
Legoland Discovery Center – Auburn Hills.
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle Park – Detroit.

Bronners Christmas Wonderland Frankenmuth Field Trips In Michigan

Frankenmuth is an amazing Bavarian city with Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland one of the biggest Christmas stores in the world. Make sure to stop by for some worlds famous chicken at Zehnder’s.
Frankenmuth Historical Museum – Frankenmuth.
Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers .
Wilderness Trails Zoo – Burch Run.
Saint Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station – Canton.
Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center – Belleville.
The New Detroit Science Center -Detroit.

Crossroads village Field Trips In Michigan

Crossroads Village – Flint
Children’s Museum of Detroit – Detroit.
Delta College Planetarium and Learning Center – Bay City.
Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square – Saginaw.
Cranbrook Institute of Science – Bloomfield Hills.
Belle Isle Nature Zoo – Royal Oak.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ West

There are over 200 miles of beach towns along Lake Michigan to enjoy. To get a complete list click on THIS link and click on any of the cities, they will bring you to a link to the beaches in that area.

John Ball Zoo Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

John Ball Zoo – Grand Rapids.
The Critter Barn – Zeeland.
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park – Alto.

Grand Rapids Children Museum Field Trips In Michigan

Grand Rapids Children’s Museum – Grand Rapids.
Fort Custer State Park – Battle Creek.
Capri Drive In Theater – Coldwater.
Children’s Garden at Leila Arboretum – Battle Creek.

Grand Rapids Public Museum Field Trips In Michigan

Grand Rapids Public Museum including the Roger B Chaffee Planetarium – Grand Rapids.
Curious Kids’ Museum – St. Joseph.
Grand Rapids Art Museum – Grand Rapids.

Fredrick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Field Trips In Michigan

Fredreick Meijer Garden and Sculpture Park – Grand Rapids.
Michigan State Capitol Building Tour – Lansing.
Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve – Niles.

West Michigan Whitecaps Field Trips In Michigan

West Michigan White Caps – Comstock Park.
Coopersville and Marne Railway – Coopersville.
Dow Gardens – Midland.

Musical Fountain Grand Haven Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Grand Haven Musical Fountain – Grand Haven.
Neils’ Dutch Village – Holland.
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum – Lansing.

Blanford Nature Center Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Blanford Nature Center – Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Fish Ladder – Grand Rapids.
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary – Augusta.

Gun Lake Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Yankee Springs Recreation Area – Middleville.
Lamar Park Splash Pad – Wyoming.
Muskegon Museum of Art – Muskegon.
Country Dairy – New Era.

Ludington Sand Dunes Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Ludington Sand Dunes – Ludington.
Stony Creek Metro Park – Shelby Township.
Indoor Children’s Garden and Butterfly House, Michigan State University – East Lansing.

Pickeral Lake Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Pickerel Lake – Cannonsburg.
Homestead Acres – Ionia.
Kalamazoo Nature Center – Kalamazoo.
The Keewatin Maritime Museum – Douglas.

Townsend Park Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Townsend Park – Cannonsburg.
Teusink’s Pony Farm – Holland.
Visit one of Michigan’s Light Houses , did you know there are over 100!
Saugatuck Dune Rides – Saugatuck.

Michigan’s Adventure both an amusement and a water park – Muskegon.
Silverlake sand dunes – Between Muskegon and Ludington.
Windmill Island Gardens – Holland.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum – Muskegon.

Big Sable Lighthouse Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Sable Point Lighthouse – Ludington.
Potter Park Zoological Gardens – Lansing.
Gilmore Car Museum – Hickory Corners.
Wittenbach/Wege Agriscience and Environmental Education Center an outdoor learning center – Lowell.

Binder Park Zoo Battle Creek Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Binder Park Zoo – Battle Creek.
Air Zoo – Portage.
Henderson Castle – Kalamazoo.
Midwest Miniatures Museum – Hickory Corners.

Imagination Station Grand Haven Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Imagination Station – Grand Haven.
Kalamazoo Valley Museum for history lovers – Kalamazoo.
Kingman Museum – Battle Creek.
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail – Kalamazoo.

Outdoor Discovery Center Holland Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Outdoor Discovery Center – Holland.
Michigan’s Maritime Museum – South Haven.
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary – Kalamazoo.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ West Michigan Beaches

Lake Michigan Holland Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Here are a list of beaches along the Lake Michigan shoreline from about Ludington down south to the border. Some of these are beaches right on Lake Michigan, others are small inland lakes right near the shores of the big lake. Some of these beaches are award winning in the US, some in the world. All of Lake Michigan beaches offer clean beaches, beautiful white sand, clear waters, and a great place to spend the day.

Whiskey Creek Public Access – Scroll to the bottom of this page for directions to the creek.
Silver Lake State Park – Scroll down on the page to find the directions to this park.
Holland State Park – Holland.
Lions Park – Saint Joseph.
P.J. Hoffmaster State Park – Muskegon.
Grand Mere State Park – Stevensville.

Grand Haven Pier Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Grand Haven State Park – Grand Haven .
Olive Shores Park – West Olive .
Oak Street Beach – South Haven.
Dyckman Beach – South Haven.
Deerlick Creek Beach – South Haven Township Park.
Silver Beach – Saint Joseph.

North Park Beach Grand Haven Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

North Park Beach – South Haven.
Grand Haven City Beach Grand Haven .
Little Sable Point Lighthouse – Ludington.
Crystal Lake.
Weko Beach – Bridgman.

Oval Beach – Saugatuck.
Cedar Point County Park
Packard Park and Beach – South Haven.
Newcomb Beach – South Haven.
Warren Dunes State Park – Sawyer.
Benona Township Park – Shelby.

Pier Cove Beach – Saugatuck .
Laketown Beach – Saugatuck .
Rosy Mound Natural Area – Grand Haven .
Douglas Beach – Saugatuck .
Rocky Gap Park – Benton Harbor.
Jean Klock Park – Benton Harbor.

Muskegon State Park- Muskegon
Claybanks Township Park – New Era .
Saugatuck Dunes State Park.
South Park Beach – South Haven.
Charles Mears State Park – Pentwater.
Woodman Beach – South Haven.

Kirk Park -West Olive.
Golden Township Park – Mears.
Duck Lake State Park – North Muskegon.
Kruse Park – Muskegon’s Dog Beach – Muskegon.
Laketown Beach – Holland.
Pere Marquette Park – Muskegon.

Tunnel Park Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Tunnel Park – Holland.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ Festivals and Celebrations

Coast Guard Festival – July 28-August 6, 2017 in Grand Haven.

Festival Of The Arts Grand Rapids Michigan Field Trips In Michigan

Festival Of The Arts – First weekend in June every year in downtown Grand Rapids.
Metro Cruise Held each year in August – Wyoming.
Lakeshore Art Festival Held each year in July – Muskegon.
Tulip Time Festival – Holland.

Art Prize – 19 days in September & October Grand Rapids.
National Cherry Festival – July 1st-8th 2017 in Traverse City.
Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island.
From mid-August through early October, the Michigan Renaissance Festival.
Ionia Free Fair – July 12-22 2017, Ionia.
Unity Christian Music Festival – Top Christian music artists – August 9-12 2017 Muskegon.
Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival – June 29-July 4, 2017 Battle Creek.

See what I mean? There are so many great field trips in Michigan! We have visited many of these places, yet there are so many more for us to visit some day.

We have shared a lot of different Michigan field trips we have gone on in the past, head over and check it out on our Michigan page .

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Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Grand Rapids

John Ball Zoo

STEM programs keep students engaged, whether they’re engineering a new animal habitat, testing penguin nests against environmental constraints, or trying their hand at a zookeeper duty.

Wild Encounters bring topics like adaptations or habitats to life allowing students to meet ambassador animals up close.

Kent County Schools enjoy FREE admission, and non-Kent County schools enjoy a discounted admission rate.

Grand Rapids Public Museum

With three floors of exhibits and the region’s only planetarium, the GRPM is a highly sought-after destination for groups of all ages and sees thousands of school children each year for guided programs such as the week-long Immerse program or self-guided day trips.

The GRPM encourages hands-on learning with real artifacts to deepen curiosity and understanding of the world around us.

Grand Rapids Children's Museum

The philosophy of GRCM is based on the principle that children learn best when they direct their own learning.

GRCM's programs are designed with the purpose of educating the whole child -- encompassing all subject areas as well as the individual learning styles of children preschool through elementary school age.

Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Mears

Grace Adventures

Grace Adventures, located by the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, offers day and overnight camp experiences for public and private schools and homeschool co-ops.

You can build healthy relationships among students and staff to boost mental health and self-confidence. By partnering with us you can create positive interactions through fun, adventure education, and outdoor activities.

Our team specializes in meeting the needs of your group to create a unique experience. Our campus is equipped for groups of 10-300 people year-round.

Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Auburn Hills

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, SEA LIFE Aquarium & Peppa Pig World of Play

Learn about early engineering & physics concepts at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, underwater habitats, food webs and creatures at SEA LIFE Aquarium, and develop fine motor skills and encourage curiosity at Peppa Pig World of Play.

Educational workshops are also available at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center and SEA LIFE Aquarium for PreK-5th grade students.

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Allegan Event

It offers exciting experiences for all ages, including 16 climbing walls, an arcade, and outdoor activities. Allegan Event also features a seasonal outdoor maze and mini-golf.

Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Portage

Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center

Featuring 100+ rare and historic aircraft and spacecraft and engaging exhibits and hands-on STEAM stations.

Plus with flight-based rides and a renowned restoration center and theater, there is something for explorers of all ages.

Discover immersive STEAM education programs and tours that meet state standards and engage learners of all ages.

Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Jenison

An ideal destination for birthday parties, youth groups, team parties, corporate events, and FIELD TRIPS, Rebounderz features attractions that appeal to everyone!

Popular attractions include the area’s largest Ninja Course with lanes for all ability levels, Trampoline Activities, Laser Tag, Blacklight Mini Golf, Mini Escape Rooms, Arcade, and Golf Simulator.

Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Ludington

Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association

Big Sable Point, Little Sable Point, Ludington North Breakwater, & White River Light Station and Museum await.

Each lighthouse offers a unique history and experience.

Spend the rest of the day relaxing on the beach, taking a dune ride, or walking the state park trails!

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Featured Kids Activities & Fun Places in Comstock Park

Our games are built around communication, leadership, and teamwork.

Activities we offer: • Tactical Laser Tag (we have over 40 different games) • Archery Tag • Interactive Inflatables (Like Hungry Hippo) • Axe Throwing • Basketball, Volleyball, Futsal • Foam Parties • & More

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Plainsong Farm & Ministry

Students learn the way their food connects them to nature, the way food choices impact the earth, and how to be good stewards of our land and water resources.

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Glow Bowl - Fun new games (Angry Birds Bowling!?) - All ages and abilities

We teach how "Farmers Feed the World," but it is the one-on-one interactions with friendly farm animals that offer the best inspiration.

Since 1990, we have offered field trips, farm classes, and a volunteer program that thousands of kids have utilized.

In 2017, we were given 36 acres to build a new farm, and we met with teachers and architects to design a facility that's accessible to everyone.

The Museum offers a variety of place-based educational options for school and education groups while visiting our campus.

Our educators bring history to life through hands-on activities, interactive exhibit tours, and maritime history and science lessons about our Great Lakes–past and present.

Students and visitors are immersed in multi-sensory experiences while visiting the authentic maritime landscape of the Museum campus and buildings as well as our on-water fleet.

The SCA transforms lives through bold entertainment, innovative education, powerful exhibitions, and creative outdoor events.

All year long the SCA features camps and classes for all ages, education outreach at local schools and organizations, and events for all ages.

In addition, the SCA houses a professional theater where guests can experience Broadway in Saugatuck.

An amazing bridge that brings learning from the classroom to the big screen.

Our moving models align with NGSS/CCSS in science, technology and math.

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Once just a part of a prime trading route from the Great Lakes to other popular posts; Detroit, Michigan is now a bustling city with activities and attractions galore. With so many attractions to be found in the Detroit area, it is no wonder that many people choose Detroit as their vacation getaway destination when they visit Michigan with kids & teens.

Detroit, or the area known as ‘le Detroit’, first gained attention from the French who were establishing forts at strategic locations to keep the British from moving West. Seeing that the surrounding Great Lakes and rivers provided easy travel from many major points, the French decided that this was a prime location for a French Settlement. The first settlement at this location, established in 1701, was called Fort Ponchartrain. Today this great city is popular for the production of motor vehicles. Fondly referred to as The Motor City, Detroit offers a host of things to see and do. Here are just a few:

1. Detroit Institute of Arts . The Detroit Institute of Arts is believed to be home to one of the best art collections to be found in the United States. Here you can find everything from modern art to mummies and African masks. With more than 65,000 pieces, the Detroit Institute of Arts is a must-see on your Detroit vacation getaway.

2. Motown Historical Museum . This museum features photos, costumes, artwork, music, and other Motown memorabilia all housed in the original house where Berry Gordy lived and where many of the Motown hits were recorded.

3. Detroit Historical Museum . This museum is home to The Motor City Exhibition. Here visitors can learn the whole story associated with the city of Detroit and see, step by step, how a Cadillac is assembled.

As you can see, there is a lot waiting for you in the fascinating city of Detroit, Michigan. But, the entire state is dotted with exciting places to hike, enjoy the outdoors and take in the beautiful beaches. So if a city break isn’t for you, that’s ok. There’s plenty of variety available when you visit Michigan with kids and teens.

Your family will be captivated by all of the history and exciting places to explore and learn about. These Michigan family travel destinations are perfect places for an exciting family travel itinerary of this upper mid-West US State. If you are wanting to road trip or to learn virtually, keep reading because you can explore and have awesome adventures in the beautiful state of Michigan with kids & teens.

Michigan With Kids & Teens – Road Trip!

Start a Michigan road trip experience with activities such as a boat ride on Lake Michigan, a ski trip to the mountains, or enjoying an art festival. Make a road trip to Michigan with kids & teens a memorable vacation for the whole family.

Does your family do road trips? Ours does! In our family, road tripping a series of car journeys from one destination to another to do a field trip. 5-day road trip usually means at least three of those days will be filled with activities and attractions. But if you live locally or regionally, you may decide to take that road trip in smaller chunks and plan several field trips around Michigan. Below are all the resources you need. Included are super fun ideas that will also super-size your child’s learning about US History, Geography, and famous people & places. So have fun using the world as your classroom with intentional family travel. Let’s explore Michigan with kids and teens!

Michigan Historical Sites & Parks

Sleeping Bear Dunes : National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Mackinac Bridge : Suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Porcupine Mountains : Group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Isle Royale National Park : Island and national park located in Lake Superior, in the state of Michigan.

Michigan – Museums, Galleries

Greenfield Village : Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Detroit Institute of Arts : Art museum in Detroit, Michigan.
The Henry Ford : Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Grand Rapids Public Museum : Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Michigan – Zoos & Aquariums

Detroit Zoo : Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan.
John Ball Zoo : Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Binder Park Zoo : Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Michigan – Add These To Your Itinerary

Macki n ac Island : Island and resort area in Lake Huron, in the state of Michigan.
Michigan’s Adventure : Amusement park and water park in Muskegon, Michigan.
DTE Energy Music Theatre : Music venue in Village of Clarkston, Michigan.
Detroit Opera House : Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
Michigan International Speedway : Car racing track in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Michigan offers so many exciting things to do in addition to having fun enjoying all the activities centered around the various lakes. Are you finding it hard to fit it all in or afford to do it all while you are visiting? Luckily, there are great online resources at many of the museums and parks so you can keep learning about Michigan.

Michigan With Kids & Teens – Virtual Travel & Learning

Make the most of learning about Michigan by taking a few virtual field trips and incorporating the Michigan State Study pack into your pre-and post-visit activities. Your kids will enjoy hands-on activities and museums more when they have a little understanding of the people and places they will be visiting. Add in a good book, some digital activities to learn history and geography, and some super art for easy ways to inspire and educate. It’s all in these US State Study resources.

Michigan – Use The World As Your Classroom

The Michigan State Study pack makes it easy for your family to have fun learning about Michigan at home (virtually) or on the road.

Learn About Michigan‘s Famous People

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac -Explorer
Walter P. Chrysler -Entrepreneur
George Armstrong Custer – Civil War General
Thomas Edison – Inventor
Gerald R. Ford – President
Henry Ford – Entrepreneur
Charles Lindbergh -Aviator
John Harvey Kellogg & William Keith Kellogg – Entrepreneurs

Learn About Michigan’s Famous Landmarks:

Isle Royale National Park
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Keweenaw National Park
Pictured Rocks
Sleeping Bear Dunes

You will also find resources for science, art, and geography to round out a packed week (or longer) of learning resources for kids aged 3rd grade to 12th grade.

The Michigan State Study pack has all the resources in a PDF. You and your kids can pick and choose which ones you want to complete. It is a carefully curated course for middle/high schoolers. There are exciting videos and selected lessons so your family can easily learn online.

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Ann Arbor Hands On Museum – Ann Arbor

Mid Michigan Children’s Museum – Saginaw

The Henry Ford – Dearborn

Upland Hills Farm – Oxford

Wint Nature Center – Clarkston

Detroit Opera House – Detroit

Harvest Moon Acres – Gobles

Air Zoo – Portage

Sloan Museum – Flint

Longway Planetarium – Flint

Buick Gallery – Flint

Howell Nature Center – Howell

Great Lakes Zoological Society – Ann Arbor

Bricks 4 Kidz – Grand Rapids

Village Theater at Cherry Hill – Canton

Leslie Science & Nature Center – Ann Arbor

Dairy Discovery – Alto

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The Best Field Trips For Homeschool Families In Metro Detroit

September 25, 2020

The school year looks different this semester but your kids don’t have to miss out on field trips! Plan an educational and FUN outing for your family this fall.

Science + Nature

Whether it’s S.T.E.A.M or natural sciences the best way to inspire ingenuity and critical thinking skills is through hands-on learning. Let your littles explore a local museum, farm or nature center to learn about the natural and social world.

Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
SEA LIFE Michigan (Auburn Hills)
Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
Howell Nature Center (Howell)
Farmington Nature Center (Farmington)
Bowers School Farm (Bloomfield Hills)
Maybury Farm (Plymouth)

When we know our past we can better understand our present and plan for the future. Take your kids on a journey through time to learn about the people and places that have helped shape us.

The Henry Ford (Dearborn)
Charles H Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit)
Motown Museum (Detroit)
Dossin Great Lakes Museum (Detroit)
Dearborn Historical Museum (Dearborn)

Let loose of your imagination and admire the work of great artist and develop your own talents. See art in your community during ‘recess’ and check out an Inside Out Art display in your neighborhood .

Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)
The Parade Company (Detroit)
The Art Attic (Plymouth)
Bee’s Knee’s Pottery (Northville)
Creative Arts Studio (Royal Oak)

Physical Education

Take a break from the desk and get moving! Explore the great outdoors ( here are our favorite hiking trails ), sign up for youth sports , or try one of these fun activities.

Ganbaru Ninja Gym (Detroit)
TreeRunner Adventure Park (West Bloomfield)
DownPup Yoga (Plymouth)
Born Yoga (Birmingham)
Agora Arts (Ferndale)
Modern Skate & Surf (Royal Oak)

Find more destinations, deals and FREE admission when you use the Michigan Activity Pass , available at your local library!

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Fun senior class trips in michigan and beyond.

Planning a high school senior class trip can be a daunting task but Indian Trails has decades of experience transporting classes to some really fun, fascinating and entertaining venues nationwide. Here are four ideas from our travel gurus that are sure to be exciting, educational and just plain fun for your students.

The D, Better than Ever

Detroit is again a bustling center of arts, culture and sophistication yet retains a presence steeped in the history of our state and our nation. Starting with the latter, The Henry Ford is a 250-acre extravaganza of American innovation showcasing 300 years of history, 26 million artifacts and is deemed “One of the country’s best museums” by Conde Nast. Other must-see places include the beloved Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) — among the top 10 museums in the U.S., the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History — the world’s largest dedicated African-American museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) on the cutting-edge of today’s artistic movements, and the Arab American National Museum, the only one of it’s kind in the entire country. For a little change, your group can take in a Tiger baseball game, visit the extraordinary Eastern Market for goodies and souvenirs, or step into a world of fantastic flora at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, home of one of the nation’s largest orchid collections. Detroit has plenty of great places to stay, eat and wander too, so check out VisitDetroit.com and have a great trip!

A Day at Navy Pier

Chicago is one of the nation’s most loved cities and Navy Pier is one of the cities most visited and revisited places. A combination of educational and entertainment venues, Navy Pier truly does offer something for everyone all in one place. As home of the world’s first Ferris wheel, which debuted at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, students can take a joy ride on the new Centennial Wheel, then enjoy a performance of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), or maybe take in a concert at the Pier Stages, the Polk Bros. Park Performance Lawns, or the always-popular Miller Lite Beer Garden, open to all ages and offering a food extravaganza in a lakeside setting. Other attractions to consider for your itinerary are the AMC Navy Pier IMAX Theatre, public art and historical displays, and you will want to plan your Navy Pier trip for a day with fireworks to top off your visit. Find out more and get planning at navypier.org .

Big Apple Architecture Tour

New York City (NYC) is home to so much that makes our country what it is, but its architectural history is among the most diverse and exciting in the world. From the upper west side to lower Manhattan there is so much architecture to see and enjoy, it will be hard to choose where to spend your trip when bridges, churches and synagogues, skyscrapers, theaters, museums, and monuments are everywhere you turn. Of course, there are several not-to-be missed structures including Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, the New York City Library, Grand Central Station, the absolutely breathtaking World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the Brooklyn Bridge (need I say more?), the Flat Iron Building, and Trinity Church, built in 1846, it was once the tallest building in NYC, and survived the Sept. 11 attacks while others around it fell. And the city has literally thousands of hotel and restaurant options to make your trip perfect! Get an official visitor’s guide and set the wheels in motion.

American History Tour

Philadelphia was the place where many of our country’s most epic events occurred as we grew from a British colony into an independent nation. Today many of the places those events occurred have been preserved as American icons and are open to the public. While history in a classroom can be boring, walking the same cobblestone streets as Benjamin Franklin, Betsey Ross, and all the signers of our Constitution will make it a good bit more awe inspiring! From Independence National Historical Park and “America’s most historic square mile” to the National Constitution Center to the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the banks of Schuylkill River, the history of the United States is alive and well in the City of Brotherly Love and embraces all who visit. The itinerary possibilities are many so check out PHLCVB for tons of information to make your class trip one of the best.

There are so many possibilities for senior class trips but only one charter bus company that’s good to go no matter where — Indian Trails. Download our “Complete Guide to Booking a Bus” with all the information you need to help you choose the right charter company for your group, and click below to get a quote for your trip! Want some more group trip ideas? We've got plenty !

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This Remote Island in Lake Michigan Is the State's First and Only Dark Sky Sanctuary — With Stunning Views of Meteor Showers, Northern Lights, and Comets

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Fee: Admission for groups of 20 or more is $2 per person (both children and adults). Preregistration required.

Lunch: There is a cafeteria area for groups to have lunch. Space is not reserved; we recommend that chaperones eat with their group of six as space allows. We have a limited number of carts to secure your bag lunches – no refrigeration or microwaves are available.

Supervision: The building is best experienced in small groups. We require one adult chaperone to accompany every six children throughout the OAC. Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Active and engaged supervision is required.

Duration: Field trips to the Outdoor Adventure Center are typically booked for a maximum of 2.5 hours.

To extend your day in Detroit, check out other opportunities at nearby locations*:

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy’s Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront program .
Detroit Riverfront public parks and greenways .
Belle Isle Nature Center .
Belle Isle Aquarium .
Dossin Great Lakes Museum .

*Please note that these organizations have their own booking processes, prices and availability and are separate entities from the Outdoor Adventure Center.

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Summer field trip add-on

For an additional $2 per student, you may choose to add an activity to your visit.

For the 2024 season, our summer offerings are under construction. During this season, we are offering program add-ons that can be led by your camp counselors with limited assistance from our staff.

The following programs are available for the 2024 season. All options are available for mixed age groups.

Big connector blocks in the archery range: 45 minutes

With shapes that have moveable parts and joints, these blocks give children the ability to build creations they can move and manipulate, providing a richer play experience that extends beyond the act of construction. This activity will allow children to build machines, characters, vehicles, wearables and infinitely more. This session will fuel children's ingenuity and their drive to invent and experiment with mechanical connections and a variety of simple machines.

Maximum 30 students per session Cost: $2 per student

Gaga pit and outdoor games on front lawn: up to 2.5 hours

With this option, your group will have a gaga pit set up along with various outdoor games. This section will be reserved for just your group.

The game of gaga ball takes only a few minutes to learn and doesn’t require the mastery of specific skills, so it creates a level playing field for children of all athletic abilities, including boys and girls in coed sports as well as kids with attention deficit disorders, social skills challenges and others who haven’t participated in traditional sports. Because the game of gaga ball has so much unpredictable action, it gives the nontraditional athlete an equal chance of winning. This does absolute wonders for their self-esteem, even the very first time they play.

Maximum 150 students per session Cost: $2 per student

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5. Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)

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