The Insider Experience

From touring art museums and breweries to walking around the world-renowned Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park , it’s easy for visitors to find something to do in Grand Rapids. But sometimes... Read More ›

Once again, ArtPrize®, the radically open, independently organized international art competition, wowed visitors with over 1,400 entries at 171 venues. The Eighth Annual ArtPrize Awards, presented by... Read More ›

In 2006 Mark Hodges had an idea to create an event in Grand Rapids that would encourage attendees to embrace their inner Avenger, Jedi, Ninja Turtle, Power Ranger or Pokémon trainer. Fast forward to... Read More ›

The room, a cozy Sherlock Holmes-inspired library, is filled with exactly the types of things you would expect: an old chair, a sturdy desk, and lots of tchotchkes.  But it’s also locked. With you inside. And if you can find and solve the puzzles and clues hidden throughout the room in the next hour, not only will you unlock the room, but you’ll be among the approximately 20-25% of guests who win the Great Escape Room game. It’s not a video game, although the concept is based on popular genre of room escape video and phone games. Instead, The Great Escape Room is a real-life room, located in the Masonic Center at 233 E. Fulton Street, Suite 211 in Grand Rapids.... Read More ›