
Marvel at (and ride on!) the Silver Beach Carousel figures, which were hand-carved and hand-painted by artisans, and are all glued together using no nails or screws just as they were 100 years ago. Guests can take a self-guided tour of the cereal king’s former summer home on beautiful Gull Lake, complete with an authentic Dutch WIndmill and beautiful gardens surrounding the manor. Kellogg Manor House in Hickory Corners, with each room decorated with different local gift ideas. Get in a festive mood at the annual Holiday Walk at the W.K. Find the best brews in the area on one of West Michigan Beer Tours ’ outings, where they’ll plan your trip, make sure you get lots of samples, and shuttle you around!. Fulfill your need for speed at NASCAR’s fastest track: the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
Rent an apple tree from Tree-Mendus Fruit Farms in Eau Claire, and visit at harvest time to harvest everything your tree produced that season! Or, New at Tree-Mendus, every weekend in August visitors can enjoy narrated tours in a Folks Wagon across the 450-acre farm. Indulge on Cherry Wine from Lemon Creek Winery in Berrien Springs, with a spicy cinnamon aroma and luscious sweet cherry and spice flavors. Fly in an authentic 1920s open cockpit airplane on a barnstorming run with Waldo Wright’s Flying Service in Portage. Learn about the “Father of Modern Horticulture” at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum in South Haven, featuring gardens, exhibits, and the Bailey Homestead. #Hidden gems in michigan movie
Visit the only movie set to ever leave Walt Disney Studios at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners: the oversized replica of the rear seat of a Rolls Royce used in “The Gnome-Mobile.”.
Discover the best Hidden Gems that will enhance your next visit to West Michigan, and your appreciation of the area and all it has to offer. What’s even more impressive are the countless hidden gems that dot the area the places which don’t show up on billboards and viral videos, but are just as worthy of recognition, and of a stop on your next trip through West Michigan. The wonders of West Michigan are well known: the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Beer City USA, Ice Caves in the winter, miles of Lake Michigan beaches, and the list goes on and on.