HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS / POINTS OF INTEREST

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids 616-774-2000
https://amwaygrand.com/
Ranked by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top North American hotels, the 1913 structure was renovated in the 1980s.

La Grande Vitesse, “The Grand Rapids”
Calder Plaza, Ottawa Avenue
Grand Rapids
Huge 40-foot-high sculpture by famous artist Alexander Calder is one of the city’s best-known landmarks.

Meyer May House
450 Madison Avenue SE
Grand Rapids 616-246-4821
https://meyermayhouse.steelcase.com/
Frank Lloyd Wright prairie-style house circa 1909 is one of the most complete restorations of a Wright home.

James C. Veen Observatory
3308 Kissing Rock Road SE
Lowell 616-897-7065
https://www.graaa.org/
The Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association sponsors many observation and educational sessions.

Grand River Sculpture & Fish Ladder
560 Front Avenue NW
Downtown Grand Rapids 616-456-3696
https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/Directory/Places/Parks/Fish-Ladder-Park
South of Sixth Street is a structure created by artist Joseph Kinnebrew that aids salmon as they head upriver to spawn.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 East Beltline Avenue NE
Grand Rapids 888-957-1580
https://www.meijergardens.org/
Scores of sculptures crowned by 24-foot bronze horse based on drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.

Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
272 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids 616-929-1700
https://www.grpm.org/planetarium/
State-of-the-art planetarium sky theater offers sky shows, children’s programs, laser light shows, and night sky simulations.

Rosa Parks Circle
155 Monroe Center NW
Grand Rapids
https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/Directory/Places/Parks/Rosa-Parks-Circle
Artistic display of water in frozen, liquid and vapor states; seasonal ice-skating and summer concerts.