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 In Michigan you are never more than six miles from a body of water with plenty of beaches. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s rocky shore for agates and other specimens, and the Lake Michigan beaches around Petoskey in search of the namesake state stone, the Petoskey stone. Michigan is awash with a variety of natural, man-made, and cultural attractions including aquariums, zoos, museums, galleries, lighthouses, waterfalls, natural rock formations, and wineries. Michigan has a year-round collection of festivals, and measures its great outdoors in these numbers: more than 3,200 miles of shoreline and beaches, 11,000 inland lakes, 5,600 miles of snowmobile trails, dozens of downhill ski resorts, and four national parks. Golf stars in Michigan with more than 850 courses. The choices for lodging in Michigan grow every year – from intimate bed and breakfast inns to full-service five star resorts. There are more than 2,000 inns, hotels, motels and resorts from which to choose, including pet friendly hotels. From the invention of the automobile to the Motown sound, Detroit has made its mark on America's culture, and many of its attractions, like the Motown Historical Museum, reflect its history. At Dearborn near Detroit the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, American’s largest indoor/outdoor museum, celebrates the spirit of invention. Detroit’s rich automotive heritage is reflected in several attractions, among them the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, the Motorsports Museum & Hall of Fame in Novi, and the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills. At the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, the capital of Michigan, visitors embark on a captivating voyage into Michigan’s past. The Michigan State Capitol has been Lansing’s greatest treasure for over 100 years. Mackinac Island is a picturesque summer resort still steeped in the 19th century and where the automobile has yet to intrude; Michigan history is resurrected and preserved in Mackinac State Historic Park at a string of three settlements: Colonial Michilimackinac, Fort Mackinac, and Historic Mill Creek which was established in 1790 as the first industrial settlement providing finished lumber to neighboring Mackinac Island. MICHIGAN HOTELS ATTRACTIONS Battle Creek As it is home to Kellogg's, a family attraction like Cereal City, USA should not be totally unexpected in Battle Creek. Binder Park Zoo is also here. BATTLE CREEK HOTELS Beaver Island Located in the upper part of Lake Michigan, about 30 miles due north of Charlevoix, Beaver Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the Great Lakes and a travel destination of interesting wilderness characteristics. |
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Boyne Country represents Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Boyne Falls, Boyne CIty, Conway and Wallon Lake areas of northwest lower Michigan where visitors can hunt for Michigan's state stone, the Petoskey Stone – chunks of fossilized coral thought to be 350 million years old. Best hunting places are the beaches at Petoskey State Park and Magnus City Park. PETOSKEY HOTELS and HARBOR SPRINGS HOTELS and BOYNE FALLS HOTELS Crystal Falls There are more than 150 waterfalls across the Western Upper Peninsula, among them Bewabic State Park at Crystal Falls.
Among the city’s magnets are the Museum of African American History, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame & Museum, and The Detroit Institute of Arts, the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the country. At Dearborn the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, American’s largest indoor/outdoor museum, celebrates the spirit of invention. The 80 historic buildings at Greenfield Village includes the homes and workplace of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, George Washington Carver and the Wright Brothers. Detroit’s rich automotive heritage is reflected in several attractions, among them the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, the Motorsports Museum & Hall of Fame in Novi, and the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills. The 125-acre Detroit Zoological Park at Royal Oak includes a dinosaur and native and exotic animal exhibits, the Michigan International Speedway is at Jackson, and the Rolling Hills Family Water Park at Ypsilanti. DETROIT HOTELS  Escanaba Between Escanaba and Manistique is Fayette Historic Townsite in Fayette Historic State Park which includes a visitor center, exhibits, a 26-station walking tour and a scale model of the original townsite. ESCANABA HOTELS Flint Located in East Central Michigan the major attraction in Flint is Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad which provides visitors with the sights and sounds of life in the 1800s. FLINT HOTELS Grand Rapids The downtown centerpiece in Grand Rapids in West Central Michigan is the Frederik Meijer Gardens with a 24ft. bronze statue of Leonardo da Vinci's horse. The Heritage Hill Historic District embraces over 50 different architectural styles. At the Gerald R Ford Museum visitors can attend a White House State Dinner, and the Public Museum of Grand Rapids - Van Andel Museum Center is an entertainment/education center. GRAND RAPIDS Holland The largest Dutch community outside of Europe. The Netherlands comes alive at the Dutch Village Theme Park and its Windmill Island has cobblestone sidewalks, tulip-lined streets, wooden shoe factories and a 275 year-old "DeZwaan" windmill. HOLLAND HOTELS Kalamazoo Located in Southwestern Michigan, Kalamazoo’s main attraction is Air Zoo where there are aircraft ranging from a replica of the Wright Flyer to the F-14 fighter. KALAMAZOO HOTELS
Mackinaw City Home to a variety of shopping and recreational activities like the Great Lakes Teddy Bear Company where visitors can build their own bear, the Mackinaw Crossings (CourtYards of Mackinaw), a Victorian-style theme park, and Mackinaw Trolley Company for tours of lighthouses, ships and shipwrecks. MACKINAW CITY HOTELS Mackinac Island A picturesque summer resort still steeped in the 19th century and where the automobile has yet to intrude. Michigan history is resurrected and preserved in Mackinac State Historic Park at a string of three settlements: Colonial Michilimackinac, Fort Mackinac, and Historic Mill Creek which was established in 1790 as the first industrial settlement providing finished lumber to neighboring Mackinac Island. MACKINAC ISLAND Marquette Located in the Upper Peninsula region, Marquette is home to the Marquette Mission Park and Museum of Ojibwa Culture, St. Ignace where visitors can learn about the Ojibwa Indians. The Isle Royale National park at Keweenaw, one of America's few island national parks, has over 165 miles of trails, and Keweenaw Underwater Preserve which is host to a variety of historic shipwrecks. MARQUETTE HOTELS Marshall A storehouse of 19th century American small-town architecture. MARSHALL HOTELS Paradise This is the closest point to Tahquamenon Falls State Park. PARADISE HOTELS Nearby, at Whitefish Point, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum explores the haunting world of Lake Superior shipwrecks. Another gateway to Tahquamenon Falls is Newberry where visitors can take the ToonervilleTrolley Train and Boat Tours to the Falls. NEWBERRY HOTELS Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore This scenic area with its multi-colored sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfall, inland lakes, streams, forests and wildlife is near Munising in the Upper Peninsula. MUNISING HOTELS Saginaw Attractions in Saginaw include the formal gardens of the Saginaw Art Museum, the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, the Temple of Theater and the work of sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks in the Arbury Fine Arts Center at Saginaw Valley State University. Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan’s version of the Everglades, is nearby, and to the southeast is Michigan’s Little Bavaria, Frankenmuth which holds close to its German heritage and plays host to over 3-million visitors a year. SAGINAW HOTELS Sault Sainte Marie Visitors can tour the Steamship Valley Camp and Tower of History with Le Sault de Sainte Marie Historical Sites to see the craftsmanship of early shipbuilders and pioneers and watch ocean-going freighters pass through the historic Soo Locks, the world's longest locks. SAULT SAINTE MARIE HOTELS Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Located at Empire this scenic lakeshore park consists of over 30 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline plus the two Manitou Islands. Traverse City Visitors can celebrate the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City in NorthWest Michigan in July. Just outside the city is the Interlochen Center for the Arts, a nationally-renowned 1,200-acre music and arts mecca. TRAVERSE CITY Photo courtesy Mackinac State |
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