Gerald R Ford International Airport 22 min
Meyer May House (11 min.) Restored early-1900s home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with free guided tours some days. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (8 min.) Grand Rapids Children S Museum (10 min.) Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building. Riverside Park (10 min.) Nature trails for hiking biking & bird-watching plus fishing kayaking winter sports & disc golf. Cannonsburg Ski Area (18 min) Ski resort skiing and snowboarding Millennium Park (16 min.) Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails. Rosa Parks Circle (8 min.) Designed by artist Maya Lin this public plaza offers ice skating in winter & concerts in summer. John Ball Zoo (9 min.) Exhibits include touchable stingrays feedable parakeets & camel rides plus aquarium with penguins. Fish Ladder Park (7 min.) Destination for watching fish migrate via special ladder with separate areas for fishing in river. The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum (6 min.) Museum tells Ford s life story using artifacts interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Grand Rapids Art Museum (8 min.) Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts. Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts (Uica) (9 min.) Multi-use facility devoted to the creative arts with programs in visual arts film music & dance. Grand Rapids Public Museum (6 min.) Museum offers 3 floors of history in an ex-flour mill plus exhibits a 1928 carousel & planetarium. Robinette S Apple Haus U0026 Winery (10 min) Orchard trail running winery and running |