-
Print Page
- ShareThis
-
Grand Rapids Museums
 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park |
Few cities the size of Grand Rapids can match the depth and breadth of our museum facilities. Downtown alone contains six museums within a few blocks of each other: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Children's Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum and Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Just minutes away is one of the world'sTop 30 Must-See Museums:Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, a breathtaking display of natural and manmade art.
Use the search engine below to identify these and other museums by specific location. The "Click to view mapped listings" button below the search boxes will map locations for you.
Coopersville Farm Museum
- 375 Main St.
- Coopersville, MI 49404
- Phone: (616) 997-8555
- Region: Nearby
A regional museum focusing on rural, agriculture and farm life. The museum offers regularly changing exhibits, hands-on activities, folk music, quilting and art. Admission charged. MORE >>
Fallasburg Historical Society
- 13944 Covered Bridge Road
- Lowell, MI 49331
- Phone: (616) 897-7161
- Region: Northeast
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- Phone: (616) 975-3146
- Region: Northeast
This 132-acre attraction features the most comprehensive outdoor sculpture collection in the Midwest, indoor and outdoor gardens, largest tropical conservatory in the state, nature trails, guided tram and 5 acre Children’s Garden. Admission charged. MORE >>
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum
- 303 Pearl St NW
- Grand Rapids, MI 49504
- Phone: (616) 254-0400
- Region: Downtown
Experience America's most entertaining presidential museum. Attend a White House State Dinner, step inside the Oval Office and see the original Watergate burglar tools. Also, Smithsonian-caliber changing exhibitions. MORE >>
Grand Rapids Art Museum
- 101 Monroe Center NW
- Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone: (616) 831-1000
- Region: Downtown
Check out
Grand Rapids Public Museum
- 272 Pearl St. NW
- Grand Rapids, MI 49504
- Phone: (616) 456-3977
- Region: Downtown
This museum offers world-class exhibits on history, nature, cultural heritage and more. Ride a 1928 carousel, catch a show in the planetarium or eat in the cafe overlooking the Grand River. General Admission charged. MORE >>
Lowell Area Historical Museum
- 325 W. Main St.
- PO Box 81
- Lowell, MI 49331
- Phone: (616) 897-7688
- Region: Southeast
The LAHM provides both permanent and temporary exhibits surrounding the history of the Lowell area. A beautifully decorated Victorian parlor, dining room, and porch allow the visitor to take a step back in time. MORE >>
Meyer May House
- 450 Madison Ave. SE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone: (616) 246-4821
- Region: Downtown
This 1908 masterpiece of the prairie-style design is one of the most complete restorations of a Frank Lloyd Wright house in existence. Admission free. Call 616-246-4821 for hours. MORE >>
Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium at Grand Rapids Public Museum
- 272 Pearl St. NW
- Grand Rapids, MI 49504
- Phone: (616) 456-3663
- Region: Downtown
Presenting spectacular and educational multi-media sky shows and laser light shows for all ages in its Digistar theater. Shows change several times a year. Admission charged. MORE >>
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
- 2 West Fulton
- Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone: (616) 454-7000
- Region: Downtown
Founded in 1977, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is Michigan’s largest contemporary arts center and a dynamic laboratory for the advancement of the art of our time. Includes 197-seat film theatre offering documentary, foreign and independent films six days a week. Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Members FREE, Adults $8, Seniors and Students $6, Five and under FREE MORE >>
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
- 11 Sheldon Ave. NE
- Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone: (616) 235-4726
- Region: Downtown
