Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
$25–$50Stroll 158 acres of gardens dotted with more than 200 sculptures, plus a Japanese garden and a five-story tropical conservatory.

A Michigan animal park where visitors can feed and pet farm animals on foot, and watch giraffes, bison, and bears from a drive-thru safari.
7850 14 Mile Road NE, Cedar Springs, MI 49319 · Cedar Springs, MI
Deer Tracks Junction sits on a large property near Cedar Springs, about 20 minutes from Grand Rapids. The walk-through animal park lets guests feed goats and pigs by hand, bottle-feed baby animals in season, and mingle with llamas, camels, emus, and kangaroos. The drive-thru safari keeps guests in their cars while giraffes, bison, zebras, and black bears roam near the vehicle. Large play structures, a homemade ice cream shop, and a seasonal drive-through Christmas lights show round out the offerings.
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