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A Cool Way Around - Grand Rapids, Michigan
“A Cool Way Around Grand Rapids” is a visual tour through some of the city’s hottest leisure-time pursuits – Craft Drinks, Indie Shops, the Grand Outdoors, Local Foods, Nightlife, and Summer. It’s just a brief glimpse of the trend-setting scenes that inspired Expedia to call Grand Rapids “Super Cool”!
Music: "Iljel 1" composed by Chris Ryan
Our thanks to the local residents helping us showcase Grand Rapids and inspire others to experience our destination.
Included in this video:
Downtown Market, MadCap Coffee, Vertigo Music, Woosah, Creston Brewery, Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum, Ah-Nab-Awen Park, Sovengard, Grand Rapids Art Museum
Bonus Content
Bonus footage from “A Cool Way Around” assembled into six shorter videos highlighting key aspects of Grand Rapids' culture.
Downtown Market
A tour of the local-food emporium housing 20+ artisan vendors and restaurants.
Included in this video:
Downtown Market, Fish Lads, Malambiah Juice Bar, Aperitivo, Love's Ice Cream, Sweetie-Lious, Spice Merchants, and MadCap Coffee, Mural on the building was an ArtPrize 2017 entry by Taro Takizawa.
Nightlife
A sneak peek at the many ways to have fun as the sun goes down.
Included in this video:
Creston Brewery, Sovengard, Rosa Parks Circle and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Summer
A glimpse into some warm-weather pastimes.
Included in this video:
Downtown Market, Love's Ice Cream, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Ah-Nab-Awen Park, Sovengard and Rosa Parks Circle.
Outdoor Fun
A preview of leisurely outdoor activities in the heart of the city.
Included in this video:
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Ah-Nab-Awen Park, and Riverside Park.
Local Shops
A browse through some of our unique, homegrown retailers.
Included in this video:
Vertigo Music, Woosah Outfitters, and Malamiah
Craft Beverages
A sip of the city’s thirst-quenching expertise.
Included in this video:
MadCap Coffee, Malamiah, and Creston Brewery.
About Grand Rapids
- A Cool Way Around
- Grand Rapids Glossary
- Development
- History of Grand Rapids
- President Ford & Betty Ford
- Downtown
- Neighborhoods
- Grand Rapids Regions
- Beach Towns
-
Colleges & Universities
- Aquinas College
- Calvin University
- Central Michigan University
- Cooley Law School
- Cornerstone University
- Davenport University
- Ferris State
- Grace Christian University
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Grand Valley State University
- Kendall College of Art & Design
- Kuyper College
- MSU College of Medicine
- Secchia Institute for Culinary Ed
- Western Michigan University
- People of Grand Rapids
- GR Recognitions
- Green Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids Blog
- Contact Us
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