Sport & Outdoor
Family FavoriteClinch Park
FreeA downtown Traverse City beach and marina where West Grand Traverse Bay meets Front Street.
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Traverse City
Traverse City is a sightseeing stop in Traverse City, MI, part of the Traverse City & Northern Michigan guide. Cost: free.
· Traverse City, MI
Why you should go…
Traverse City sits at the base of Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan, earning its 'Cherry Capital of the World' title from surrounding orchards celebrated each July at the National Cherry Festival. The Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas that frame the bay are lined with wineries, and nearby Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore draws hikers and beachgoers.
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- #northern michigan
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Traverse City, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
- Eat & DrinkFoodie Favorite
Grand Traverse Pie Company
Under $25The original location of a Michigan pie shop built on the region's tart cherry crop.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
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The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
FreeA former 19th-century asylum campus reborn as shops, restaurants, and gardens.
1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Fishtown
FreeA cluster of weathered fishing shanties on the Leland River, still home to working charter boats.
19 mi awayMore like this
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Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive
FreeA 7.4-mile paved loop through Sleeping Bear Dunes with overlooks 450 feet above the lake.
23 mi awayMore like this
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Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Under $25An 1852 lighthouse at the tip of Leelanau Peninsula, now a maritime museum with a climbable tower.
32 mi awayMore like this
