Carefree Travel Guide 2026

John Ball Zoo Discover John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids: meet new baby animals, explore the immersive otter habitat, and enjoy year-round events, from lantern festivals to wildlife encounters, inspiring conservation and fun. 1300 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 JBZoo.org 616.336.4300

Lakeshore Museum Center Visit all of the Lakeshore Museum Center locations for hands-on, interactive exhibits, tours, and programs spanning 400 million years of Michigan’s history. 430 W Clay Ave., Muskegon LakeshoreMuseum.org 231.722.0278

Meet Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant is your central hub for live music! See year-round entertainment at Soaring Eagle Casino, dance downtown during a free concert, or check out other live music venues. Mt. Pleasant MeetMTP.com 800.772.4433

Muskegon Museum of Art The Muskegon Museum of Art, established in 1912, is known for its renowned collection of American and European art and diverse schedule of changing exhibitions. Come explore our new expansion! 296 W. Webster Avenue Muskegon, MI 49440 MuskegonArtMuseum.org 231.720.2570

Grandville See Grand Rapids Area, p56 Grant See Newaygo Area, p63 Hart See Silver Lake Area, p63

Harmony Brewing Company HarmonyBeer.com Homewood Suites by Hilton Grand Rapids Downtown GrandRapidsDowntown. HomewoodSuites.com Hyatt Place Grand Rapids/ Downtown HyattPlaceGrandRapids Downtown.com John Ball Zoo JBZoo.org JW Marriott ILoveTheJW.com LiveGolf Studios at Sunnybrook Country Club SunnyBrook.LiveGolfStudios.com LiveGolf Studios at Thousand Oaks Golf Club ThousandOaks. LiveGolfStudios.com Margaux ILoveTheJW.com MDRD AmwayGrand.com/Dining/MDRD MeXo MeXoGR.com Pedego Electric Bike Grand Rapids PedegoGrandRapids.com Planet Rock Climbing Gym Planet-Rock.com

Polish Heritage Society/Festival

Fowling Warehouse Grand Rapids FowlingWarehouse.com Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park MeijerGardens.org Gerald R. Ford International Airport FlyFord.org Gerald R. Ford

PolishHeritageSociety.com Reds at Thousand Oaks EatAtReds.com Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery Robinettes.com ShowSpan, Inc. ShowSpan.com St. Cecilia Music Center SCMC-Online.org The Event Center at BGR BattleGR.com The Great Escape Room TheGreatEscapeRoom.com/ GrandRapids The Green Well TheGreenWell.com The Sovengard Biergarten & Kitchen Sovengard.com Thornapple Pointe Golf Club Tours Around Michigan ToursAroundMichigan.com Van Andel Arena VanAndelArena.com Villa Bar and Banquet VillaBarBanquet.com Rush Creek Bistro RushCreekBistro.com & Live Golf Studios ThornapplePointe.com

CENTRAL

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Presidential Museum FordLibraryMuseum.gov Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives GRAAMA.org Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce GrandRapids.org Grand Rapids Children’s Museum GRCM.org Grand Rapids Downtown Market DowntownMarketGR.com Grand Rapids Kids GRKids.com

Places to Stay Eat/Drink Things to Do Area Info

Holland Area Holland, West Olive Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant BoatwerksRestaurant.com Bowerman Blueberries Farm Market

RealBlueberries.com Bowerman’s on 8th RealBlueberries.com/ Bowermans-On-8th

Grand Rapids Public Museum GRPM.org Gravity Taphouse Grille GravityTapHouse.com Great Lakes Pub Cruiser GreatLakesPubCruiser.com

Coppercraft Distillery CoppercraftDistillery.com Downtown Holland DowntownHolland.com

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