Attractions
Big River Antiques – Marine City. Massive antique shop with vintage treasures from Michigan’s maritime past offering fun browsing for history buffs.
Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland – Frankenmuth. The world’s largest Christmas store with over 50,000 holiday items, ornaments, and decorations, open year-round.
Ella Sharp Museum – Jackson. 10-acre complex with art galleries, historical village, planetarium, and sculpture trails.
Flint Institute of Arts – Flint. Premier art museum highlighting over 9,000 works featuring American, European, and African galleries.
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse – Port Huron. Michigan’s oldest operating lighthouse, built in 1825, offers a climb to panoramic views of Lake Huron.
Henry Ford Museum – Dearborn. Nationally renowned attractions exploring the culture, innovations, and people surrounding one of our country’s foremost inventors.
Lenawee County Historical Museum – Adrian. Castle-like museum housing exhibits on Underground Railroad history, Civil War artifacts, industrial heritage, and more.
Steam Railroading Institute – Owosso. A must-see for rail enthusiasts with restored Pere Marquette 1225 steam engine, train rides, rail history, and the North Pole Express.
Recreation
Chemung Hills Golf Club – Howell. Scenic 18 holes with rolling hills and water hazards, popular for golfers of all skill levels.
Holly Oaks ORV Park – Holly. Former sand & gravel mine transformed into ORV park with mud flats, vertical cliffs, and extreme terrain for all ORV vehicles.
Oakdale Trails & Recreation Area – Lapeer. Hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails through 200 acres of forests and rolling hills.
Palmer Park Super Slide – Port Huron. Scenic park with 470-foot waterslide, trails with river views, and disc golf.
Rolling Hills County Park – Ypsilanti. Outdoor family fun with trails, waterpark, disc golf, fishing ponds, and sledding hills in winter.
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge – Saginaw. Over 9,000 acres featuring hiking trails, birdwatching with over 270 species, and kayaking on the Shiawassee River.
Sterling State Park – Monroe. Michigan’s only state park on Lake Erie with 1,300 acres of beaches, marshes, fishing, hiking, and birdwatching.
TreeRunner Adventure Park – Rochester. Thrills among the treetops with aerial ropes courses, zip lines, and climbing.