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Local GemMuskegon County
FreeMichigan's Lake Michigan shoreline county, known for its beaches, lighthouses, and outdoor recreation.
Muskegon, MI
Area guide · Michigan, USA
Things to do in West Michigan
Lakeshore beaches and college cities across West Michigan
- Sightseeing
- Shopping
- Attractions
- Museums
- Nearest airport: GRR, about 36 miles
Lakeshore beaches and college cities across West Michigan. This guide covers places to visit in West Michigan, MI, by category and on a map.
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Local GemKalamazoo
FreeConvention and visitors bureau for Kalamazoo, Michigan, covering hotels, dining, trails and things to do.
Kalamazoo, MI
Shopping
Local GemShipshewana Auction
FreeThe Midwest's largest weekly flea market and antique auction, with livestock and horse sales too.
Shipshewana, IN
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Sightseeing
Local GemMuskegon County
FreeMichigan's Lake Michigan shoreline county, known for its beaches, lighthouses, and outdoor recreation.
Sightseeing
Local GemKalamazoo
FreeConvention and visitors bureau for Kalamazoo, Michigan, covering hotels, dining, trails and things to do.
Shopping
Local GemShipshewana Auction
FreeThe Midwest's largest weekly flea market and antique auction, with livestock and horse sales too.
Sightseeing
Local GemHolland
FreeWest Michigan lakeshore city known for its Dutch heritage, tulip festival and Lake Michigan beaches.
Attractions
Family FavoriteFrederik 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.
Museums
History BuffGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Under $25Tour exhibits on the 38th president, including a full-scale Oval Office replica, and visit the Fords' gravesite by the Grand River.
Attractions
Family FavoriteMichigan's Adventure
$50+Ride seven roller coasters and splash through a waterpark at Michigan's largest amusement park, north of Muskegon.
Tours
IconicNotre Dame Stadium
Under $25See the 1930 home of Fighting Irish football, and on home game Fridays walk the players tunnel to the north end zone.
Sightseeing
IconicUniversity of Notre Dame
FreeWalk an 1842 Catholic campus to see the Golden Dome, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the Grotto and the Word of Life mural.
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About West Michigan
Kalamazoo and Muskegon anchor this West Michigan cluster, with Kalamazoo home to Western Michigan University about 50 miles inland and Muskegon County fronting Lake Michigan's beaches to the northwest. Discover Kalamazoo and the Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau are the destination marketing organizations for their respective areas. The cluster also includes the Shipshewana Auction, a weekly livestock auction and flea market in Shipshewana, Indiana, roughly 60 miles south in LaGrange County's Amish Country, a separate Indiana tourism region.