Top Ten Reasons to Group Travel

1. Cool City. Hot Art.

Enjoy special access and insight to ArtPrize, the world's richest, most radically open art competition. More than 1,500 artists display their work in downtown GR! Sept. 19 - Oct. 7, 2012. Bring your group to ArtPrize. We will help your group register to vote, set up a lunch with an ArtPrize artist, a visit to the Grand Rapids Art Museum and Grand Rapids Public Museum and much more.

2. Quilting Bee Happy

See more than 300 prizeworthy quilts and shop for supplies and gifts at the AQS Quilt Show. Enjoy related exhibits and collections at area museums. Aug. 21-25, 2012.

3. Garden Getaway

Visit the world-famous Holland Tulip Time Festival and see the natural and man-made sights at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of the world's "Top 30 Must-See Museums." May 5-12, 2012. 

4. Presidential Visit

Experience three days of cultural delights at area museums and attractions, including the Smithsonian-caliber Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Year-round.

5. Shipwreck City

Travel to yesteryear with the incredible "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" plus a companion exhibit on shipwrecks of the Great Lakes at Grand Rapids Public Museum. Early 2013.

6. Backstage Pass

Go behind the scenes at some of our most popular attractions, including Grand Rapids Public Museum, Broadway Grand Rapids and Ferris Coffee & Nu.

7. Broadway Grand Rapids

See the best of Broadway without all the hassle and expense of an NYC trip. Just a few of this season's gems: White Christmas, Les Miserables, Cats, The Addams Family. Oct. 2011-June 2012.

8. Cruisin' the Grand

Cap off your GR trip with a leisurely lunch, dinner or brunch cruise down the Grand River on an old-fashioned riverboat. May-October

9. Cool City. Hot Eats.

Tour area farms and restaurants to learn why GR is a forerunner of the farm-to-plate dining movement. Schedule your tour for Nov. 17-19, 2011, to attend the International Food, Wine & Beer Festival.

10. Tulip Time Festival

View hundreds of thousands of tulips in bloom, experience authentic Dutch heritage and culture, and attend dazzling parades and concerts. May 5-12, 2012