OT Staff
Isle Royale offers adventures for backpackers, hikers, boaters, paddlers and divers looking to get out and about on a rugged, isolated island. This car-free Lake Superior archipelago can only be accessed via boat or seaplane.
The DIA's collection is among the top six in the United States, with more than 65,000 works. It holds significant works of African, Asian, Native American, Oceanic and Islamic art.
Nicknamed Michigan's “Art Coast,” Saugatuck is known for its pristine Lake Michigan beaches, award-winning wineries and breweries, art galleries, and being a vacation paradise for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
With miles of sand beach, bluffs that tower above Lake Michigan, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, coastal villages, and picturesque farmsteads, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will leave you spellbound.
Located within Palms Book State Park, this is Michigan's largest natural freshwater spring. The name means "big cold spring" in the Ojibwe language. Take a self-operated observation raft to vantage points overlooking Kitch-iti-Kipi’s underwater features.
This museum in Dearborn contains the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop and many other historical exhibits.
Home to dozens of craft breweries, Grand Rapids has become an award-winning beer destination, so much so that it has earned the nickname of “Beer City USA.” Go on guided beer tours and hard cider tastings here.
The site is home to an authentic working windmill that's now around 250 years old, as well as guides in Dutch costume. Other treasures include a street organ gifted by the City of Amsterdam and a hand-painted antique carousel.
This island is a classic Americana resort town, with horse-drawn carriages, no vehicles and stately hotels, including the 95-room Grand Hotel. Take a bite of the Mackinac Island Fudge and see it being made in front of you while you’re here.
Lounge on the beach, parasail, cycle along bucolic trails and kayak at Traverse City. It has been nicknamed “the Cherry Capital of the World” due to its cherry production.