Michigan is a great travel destination home a myriad of tourist attractions, the popular Rothbury Festival, summer events, natural parks and lakes where you can enjoy hiking, paddle boating and camping.
Fun Things to do in Michigan: Outdoor Activities
Michigan is renowned for its natural beauty and breathtaking landscapes so, if you are looking for fun things to do in Michigan and ways to explore the outdoors, there are plenty of things to do all year-round.
The Sleeping Bear Dunes Nation Lakeshore and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are two great examples where you can enjoy miles of hiking and snowshoeing trails (in winter time), swimming and kayaking.
If you are looking to camp out, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is home to Twelvemile Beach and Hurricane River campgrounds.
Fun Things to do in Michigan: Cultural Attractions
Visiting some of the museums are also some of the popular fun things to do in Michigan.
The state is home to a variety of museums where you cam enjoy interactive virtual tours and learn how our ancestors used to live.
* The Kelsey Museum houses a large collection of ancient and medieval objects from many past civilizations.
* The Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, located on the University of Michigan campus, is an indoor conservatory home to different types of tropical plants where you can learn different types of plants and their environments.
* The Henry Ford Museum is home to various collections of cars, presidential limousines, trains and airplanes.
* The Greenfield Village, located next door the Henry Ford Museum, is an outdoor exhibition home to the buildings that Henry Ford bought and includes to the Wright Brothers shop and Thomas Edison's lab.
Festivals
* The Annual Blueberry Festival, held in Paradise City in August, is a popular and fun festival the whole family can attend and enjoy homemade blue berry pies, music and magic shows.
* The Cherry Festival, held in the summer in Traverse City, is another fun summer festival where you can enjoy cherry-spitting and pie-eating contests and air shows.
* The Annual Frankenmuth Oktoberfest, held in Frankenmuth in late September, is a fun festival where you can soak in some German culture and enjoy German music and delicacies.
Fun Things to do in Michigan: Nightlife and Entertainment
Michigan’s nightlife is home to a variety of jazz clubs, dance clubs, martini bars and it is truly a state that offers something for everyone.
* If you are looking for a place to lounge that also has a young professional crowd, the 621 bar is a great place to hang out.
* If you like jazz, the Green Door lounge is a great place to enjoy live jazz as well as live acts.
Fun Things to do in Michigan: Fun attractions
Amusement parks are also some of the popular fun things to do in Michigan where everyone can enjoy an exciting day out.
The state of Michigan is home to many amusement parks and one of the most popular one is Cedar Point.
Cedar Point is home to adult and kid-friendly rides and it is a popular park during Halloween as they have Halloween themed attractions.
Some of the popular rides include Top Thrill Dragster, Millennium Force, and the Maverick.
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