Straightforward rooms provide complimentary Wi Fi, flat screen TVs and coffeemakers, plus minifridges and microwaves. There's also an indoor pool, a hot tub and a gym. Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Set off US 131, this casual hotel is 5 miles from the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Downtown, and 31 miles from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan at Kirk Park. Free perks include breakfast and parking for trucks and RVs. Suites add sofabeds. Gerald R Ford International Airport 20 min
Grand Rapids Public Museum (6 min.) Museum offers 3 floors of history in an ex-flour mill plus exhibits a 1928 carousel & planetarium. The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (6 min.) Museum tells Ford s life story using artifacts interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts (Uica) (8 min.) Multi-use facility devoted to the creative arts with programs in visual arts film music & dance. Craig S Cruisers (7 min.) Family fun center offering go-karts bumper boats mini golf laser tag & more plus a pizza buffet. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (8 min.) Meyer May House (8 min.) Restored early-1900s home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with free guided tours some days. Cathedral Of Saint Andrew (7 min.) Cathedral John Ball Zoo (9 min.) Exhibits include touchable stingrays feedable parakeets & camel rides plus aquarium with penguins. Fish Ladder Park (8 min.) Destination for watching fish migrate via special ladder with separate areas for fishing in river. Rosa Parks Circle (8 min.) Designed by artist Maya Lin this public plaza offers ice skating in winter & concerts in summer. Grand Rapids Children S Museum (9 min.) Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building. Millennium Park (15 min.) Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails. Grand Rapids Art Museum (8 min.) Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts. Robinette S Apple Haus U0026 Winery (17 min) Orchard trail running winery and running |