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The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City, MI
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The Village at Grand Traverse Commons

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons is a shop in Traverse City, MI, part of the Traverse City & Northern Michigan guide. Cost: free.

1200 Hannah Ave · Traverse City, MI

Why you should go…

This sprawling Italianate campus once housed the Northern Michigan Asylum, a psychiatric hospital built on then-progressive ideas about light, air, and beauty as treatment. Today its restored buildings hold boutiques, wineries, and restaurants around the mile-long Building 50 and its landscaped grounds.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Eat & Drink
    Foodie Favorite

    Grand Traverse Pie Company

    Under $25

    The original location of a Michigan pie shop built on the region's tart cherry crop.

    0.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Traverse City

    Free

    Northern Michigan's Cherry Capital, wrapped around Grand Traverse Bay with wineries and sandy beaches.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Clinch Park

    Free

    A downtown Traverse City beach and marina where West Grand Traverse Bay meets Front Street.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Traverse City State Park

    Under $25

    A shaded, family-friendly campground and beach on West Grand Traverse Bay.

    3.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Theatre & Events
    Local Gem

    Interlochen Center for the Arts

    Under $25

    A renowned arts academy and summer festival campus hosting concerts under the pines.

    12 mi awaySwitch it up: Theatre & Events

  • Eat & Drink
    Local Gem

    Chateau Grand Traverse

    Under $25

    One of the founding wineries of the Old Mission Peninsula wine trail, on a narrow strip between two bays.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink