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Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Grand Rapids
1000 East Beltline, Grand Rapids
(888) 957-1580
The 125-acre gardens and sculpture park feature outside gardens, seasonal greenhouse displays, the five-story glass enclosed Lena Meijer Conservatory with tropical plants, a 24-foot-tall Leonardo da Vinci horse sculpture by Nina Akamu, a Michigan Farm Garden with a replica of an 1880s farmhouse, and a 30-acre outdoor sculpture park. The latest addition of the Lena Meijer Children's Garden is a family-friendly garden for kids of all ages featuring a Kid-Sense Garden, Great Lakes Garden, Story-Telling Garden, Wooded Wetlands, Rock Quarry, Log Cabin, Tree House Village, Sculpture Walk, Labyrinth and Butterfly Maze.

Gerald R. Ford Museum - Grand Rapids
303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids
(616) 451-9263
The museum displays highlight the private life and public career of former President Gerald Ford.

Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum (Air Zoo)
3101 E. Milham Road, Kalamazoo
(269) 382-6555
Exhibits feature planes dating to pre-World War II, aircraft used in Korea and Vietnam, more than 70 vintage aircraft and a USMC Jeep. Highlights include the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, the Simulation Station featuring Hudson full-motion flight simulators and trainers, guided tours of the restoration center, and rides (seasonally) in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor.

State Capitol - Lansing
Capitol and Michigan Avenues
(517) 373-2353
One of the first designed to resemble the U.S. Capitol, it was dedicated in 1879. Tours are available.

Windmill Island - Holland
Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue, Holland
(616) 355-1030
The island is a 30-acre park containing canals, a drawbridge, miniature Dutch village, and the park's feature - a 1780s operating windmill brought from the Netherlands. During the TulipTime Festival in the spring, the island is a favorite place to view the thousands of tulips in a vast array of colors and varieties.

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