Bavarian Village
- Frankenmuth in Saginaw County is the state's most popular tourist attraction drawing about 3 million visitors annually. Known as Little Bavaria, its popularity originally developed from the town's authentic German restaurants. Zehnder's restaurant serves 1 million guests each year, while the Bavarian Inn Restaurant offers Michigan's largest selection of German beers. A must-see on any Frankenmuth visit is Bronner's, the self-proclaimed world's largest Christmas store. Bronner's fills an area the size of more than five football fields with holiday products. A year-round calendar of festivals, brewery tours, wine tastings, river boat cruises and a visit to the Military & Space Museum all top Frankenmuth's list of attractions.
Holland State Park
- Swimming, sunbathing and stunning sunsets over Lake Michigan create the magic at Holland State Park. Situated along the Lower Peninsula's western coastline, its huge golden sand beach has served as a major Midwest attraction for generations. As many as 1.9 million people visit the park each year. Holland State Park spans 142 acres encompassing separate areas along Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa. Activities include beaching, camping, fishing, boating and biking the 25-mile Ottawa Trail which traverses the park. Holland Harbor Lighthouse, the most photographed Michigan lighthouse, is viewed and accessed from the park.
- Sleeping Bear
- In 2011, ABC's "Good Morning America" named Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the "Most Beautiful Place in America." The park welcomes as many as 1.5 million visitors each year. Sleeping Bear stretches for 65 miles along the Lake Michigan coast in the northwest Lower Peninsula. It spans 50,000 land acres, contains two islands, 26 inland lakes, historic buildings and its signature towering dune bluffs. Park activities range from scaling giant dunes at the Dune Climb to touring old blacksmith and cannery facilities at Glen Haven. Other opportunities include modern, rustic and backcountry camping, boating, paddling, beaching, biking and hiking the park's 100 miles of trails. Winter options are snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
Ford Museum
- The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village introduces about 1.5 million visitors annually to great American legacies. Located in the Metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn, the historic collection contains 26 million artifacts dating back 300 years. Museum treasures include the Rosa Parks bus and Abraham Lincoln's chair. Highlights of the adjacent Greenfield Village's seven historic villages include Thomas Edison's lab and original light bulbs and the Wright Brothers cycle shop. The Ford Museum complex engages visitors through demonstrations and reenactments. Associated attractions include an IMAX theatre and tours of the Ford Rouge Plant.
