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Michigan is known for:
- Fishing
- Cold and snowy winter
- Automobile industry
- Lakes
Popular Tourist Attractions
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Binder Park Zoo: Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- Detroit Institute of Arts: Art museum in Detroit, Michigan.
- Detroit Opera House: Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
- Detroit Zoo: Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan.
- DTE Energy Music Theatre: Music venue in Village of Clarkston, Michigan.
- Grand Rapids Public Museum: Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Greenfield Village: Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Isle Royale National Park: Island and national park located in Lake Superior, in the state of Michigan.
- John Ball Zoo: Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Mackinac Bridge: Suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
- Mackinac Island: Island and resort area in Lake Huron, in the state of Michigan.
- Michigan International Speedway: Car racking track in Brooklyn, Michigan.
- Michigan’s Adventure: Amusement park and water park in Muskegon, Michigan.
- Porcupine Mountains: Group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
- Sleeping Bear Dunes: National lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
- The Henry Ford: Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Popular Iconic Michigan Foods
Michigan is famous for the following foods:
Coney Island Hot Dog
Pasty
Detroit Style Pizza
Mackinac Island Fudge
Chipati
Paczki
Whitefish
Web Burrito
Taverse City Cherries
Fun Facts
- The name Michigan is derived from the Ojibwa Indian word “meicigama,” meaning “large lake” or “large water.”
- Michigan is the only state in the United Sates that touches four of the five Great Lakes (Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Superior).
- Michigan has world’s only floating post office, a boat called J. W. Westcott II. It delivers mail to ships as they are underway.
- The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, a highway tunnel that connects Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario, Canada, is the first tunnel in the world that connects two countries.
- The Kalamazoo Mall is the first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall in the United States.
- Michigan has about 150 lighthouses, more than any other state in the United States.
- Battle Creek is called the Cereal Capital of the World. It is home to Kellogg’s.
- In 1920, Detroit was home to the first four-way traffic light.
- Michigan is the only state made up of two peninsulas.
- In 1846, Michigan became the first state to abolish the death penalty (except for treason).
- In Michigan, it is unlawful to buy or sell cars on Sundays.
This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.
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