The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is one of the town’s most well-known museums thanks to its larger-than-life residents — the reconstructed fossils of dinosaurs, mastodons, and prehistoric whales.
The Henry Ford Museum is a sprawling museum filled with incredible artifacts, including the chair that President Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated and the bus where Rosa Parks bravely sat in the front row in opposition of bigotry, hatred, and racism.
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum is operated by Michigan Tech and is located on the campus. Its collection has been building since the 19th century and includes more than 40,000 mineral specimens from the Great Lakes region.
In addition to its famous and historic Curwood Castle, Owosso also boasts the Steam Railroading Institute.
If tales of the mighty Great Lakes are what you are craving, then Paradise is the town you need to visit. Located on the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Paradise is home to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.