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Lakeshore classic

Grand Haven at golden hour

Grand Haven · 2–4 hours

Take the long way

The dunes above Saugatuck

Saugatuck · Half day

Holland in full color

Holland · 3 hours

Grand Rapids after dark

Grand Rapids · All evening

Worth the drive

The big lake in autumn

Empire · Full day

World class, close to home

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Grand Rapids · 3–4 hours

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids · 2–3 hours

Free on Thursday nights

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Grand Rapids · 1–2 hours

History on the river

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

Grand Rapids · 2 hours

John Ball Zoo

Grand Rapids · Half day

Blandford Nature Center

Grand Rapids · 1–3 hours

Grand Rapids Children’s Museum

Grand Rapids · 2 hours

Frank Lloyd Wright, restored

Meyer May House

Grand Rapids · 1 hour

The taproom that started it

Founders Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids · 2 hours

Big Red’s beach

Holland State Park

Holland · Half day

Wooden shoes and all

Nelis’ Dutch Village

Holland · 2–3 hours

How this town happened

Holland Museum

Holland · 1–2 hours

Trails + birds of prey

Outdoor Discovery Center

Holland · 2 hours

Oval Beach

Saugatuck · Half day

Mount Baldhead

Saugatuck · 1–2 hours

Hold on to your hat

Saugatuck Dune Rides

Saugatuck · 1 hour

Small town, real stage

Saugatuck Center for the Arts

Saugatuck · An evening

Camp on the sand

Grand Haven State Park

Grand Haven · Half day+

A summer night ritual

Grand Haven Musical Fountain

Grand Haven · 30 minutes

Rosy Mound Natural Area

Grand Haven · 2 hours

Free, and better than expected

Tri-Cities Historical Museum

Grand Haven · 1 hour

Dunes, woods, water

Muskegon State Park

Muskegon · Half day

Board a WWII sub

USS Silversides Submarine Museum

Muskegon · 2 hours

A quiet heavyweight

Muskegon Museum of Art

Muskegon · 1–2 hours

Lumber baron money

Hackley & Hume Historic Site

Muskegon · 1 hour

The full-throttle day

Michigan’s Adventure

Muskegon · Full day

Muskegon’s front porch

Pere Marquette Park

Muskegon · 2–4 hours

Yes, a real luge

Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park

Muskegon · 2–3 hours

The dune classroom

P.J. Hoffmaster State Park

Muskegon · Half day

Climb the tower

White River Light Station

Whitehall · 1 hour

The southern classic

Silver Beach County Park

St. Joseph · Half day

A ride from 1910

Silver Beach Carousel

St. Joseph · 1 hour

Whirlpool Compass Fountain

St. Joseph · 1–2 hours

Hands on everything

Curious Kids’ Museum

St. Joseph · 2 hours

The quiet stretch

Jean Klock Park

Benton Harbor · 2 hours

Art on the bluff

Krasl Art Center

St. Joseph · 1 hour

Two lights, one walk

St. Joseph North Pier Lights

St. Joseph · 1 hour

Flight, full scale

Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum

Portage · 3 hours

Free admission, real collection

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Kalamazoo · 1–2 hours

Free, with a planetarium

Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Kalamazoo · 2 hours

1,100 acres of quiet

Kalamazoo Nature Center

Kalamazoo · 2–3 hours

Binder Park Zoo

Battle Creek · Half day

400 cars, 90 acres

Gilmore Car Museum

Hickory Corners · Half day

A Michigan institution

Bell’s Eccentric Café

Kalamazoo · 2 hours