Michigan

See below for recommendations in Ann Arbor, Glen Arbor and Brighton. 

Ann Arbor:

• Activities:
  • Go to a football game in the Big House
  • Floating down the Huron
  • Walk through the Arb
  • Spin the Cube
  • Shopping on Main Street
    • Rock, Paper, Scissors
    • The M Den
    • The Peaceable Kingdom
    • The Cherry Republic
  • Walk through the Diag
  • Farmer’s Market – Wednesday’s and Saturday’s
  • Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
  • University of Michigan Museum of Art

• Food:
  • The Gandi Dancer
  • Gratzi
  • Palio’s
  • Mani Osteria
  • The Earle
  • Zingermans Deli
  • Frita Batidos
  • Grizzly Peak
  • The Jolly Pumpkin
  • Savas
  • Cafe Zola
  • The Original Cottage Inn
  • The Black Pearl
  • Miki Japanese Bistro
  • Aventura
  • Fred’s

• Nightlife:
  • Ricks American Cafe
  • Scorekeepers Bar and Grill
  • MASH
  • LIVE
  • Babs Underground
  • The Last Word
  • Good Time Charlie’s
  • The Brown Jug
  • The Blind Pig
  • Heidelberg
  • Conor O’Neill’s

Glen Arbor:

• Activities:
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes
    • Scenic Drive
    • Pierce Stocking
    • The Dune Climb
  • Empire Bluff Hiking Trail
  • Pyramid Point
  • Shopping Downtown Glen Arbor
    • The Cherry Republic
    • The Totem Shop
    • Haystacks
  • Floating down the Platt River
  • Drive along M22
  • Bike the Heritage Trail
  • Go surfing in Empire
  • Go star gazing
  • Visit Leeland
    • Vans Beach (look for Leelanau Blue)
    • Fishtown
    • Shopping

• Accommodation:
  • The Homestead

• Food:
  • Boonedocks
  • Funistrada
  • Art’s Tavern
  • Pine Cone Ice Cream
  • Good Harbor Grill
  • Cherry Republic Cafe
  • Black Star Farms

Brighton:

• Activities:
  • Walk around the Mill Pond
  • The Imagination Station
  • Ski Mt. Brighton
  • Shopping on Main Street
  • Island Lake / Kensington Park

• Food:
  • The Wooden Spoon
  • Sagano Japanese Steakhouse
  • Ciao Amici’s
  • Sushi Zen
  • Stillwater Grill
  • Buon Gusto
  • Stout Irish Pub
  • Yum Yum Tree – Ice Cream
  • Jacks – Frozen Custard
  • Oh My Lolli!

• Nightlife:
  • The Pound
  • Lu & Carl’s
  • Stout Irish Pub

Background picture taken on the Empire Bluff Trail in Empire, Michigan.