{"id":322,"date":"2012-06-30T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2021-05-04T20:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:43:56","slug":"natural-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/?page_id=322","title":{"rendered":"Points of Intrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><b>HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS \/ <\/b>POINTS OF INTEREST<\/p>\n<p>Amway Grand Plaza Hotel<\/strong><br \/>\n187 Monroe Avenue NW<br \/>\nGrand Rapids 616-774-2000<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amwaygrand.com\/\">https:\/\/amwaygrand.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nRanked by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top North American hotels, the 1913 structure was renovated in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>La Grande Vitesse, \u201cThe Grand Rapids\u201d<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>Calder Plaza, Ottawa Avenue<br \/>\nGrand Rapids<br \/>\nHuge 40-foot-high sculpture by famous artist Alexander Calder is one of the city\u2019s best-known landmarks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Meyer May House<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>450 Madison Avenue SE<br \/>\nGrand Rapids 616-246-4821<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/meyermayhouse.steelcase.com\/\">https:\/\/meyermayhouse.steelcase.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFrank Lloyd Wright prairie-style house circa 1909 is one of the most complete restorations of a Wright home.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>James C. Veen Observatory<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>3308 Kissing Rock Road SE<br \/>\nLowell 616-897-7065<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.graaa.org\/\">https:\/\/www.graaa.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nThe Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association sponsors many observation and educational sessions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Grand River Sculpture &amp; Fish Ladder<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>560 Front Avenue NW<br \/>\nDowntown Grand Rapids 616-456-3696<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandrapidsmi.gov\/Directory\/Places\/Parks\/Fish-Ladder-Park\">https:\/\/www.grandrapidsmi.gov\/Directory\/Places\/Parks\/Fish-Ladder-Park<\/a><br \/>\nSouth of Sixth Street is a structure created by artist Joseph Kinnebrew that aids salmon as they head upriver to spawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>1000 East Beltline Avenue NE<br \/>\nGrand Rapids 888-957-1580<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meijergardens.org\/\">https:\/\/www.meijergardens.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nScores of sculptures crowned by 24-foot bronze horse based on drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>272 Pearl Street NW<br \/>\nGrand Rapids 616-929-1700<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grpm.org\/planetarium\/\">https:\/\/www.grpm.org\/planetarium\/<\/a><br \/>\nState-of-the-art planetarium sky theater offers sky shows, children\u2019s programs, laser light shows, and night sky simulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Rosa Parks Circle<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong>155 Monroe Center NW<br \/>\nGrand Rapids<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandrapidsmi.gov\/Directory\/Places\/Parks\/Rosa-Parks-Circle\">https:\/\/www.grandrapidsmi.gov\/Directory\/Places\/Parks\/Rosa-Parks-Circle<\/a><br \/>\nArtistic display of water in frozen, liquid and vapor states; seasonal ice-skating and summer concerts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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, \u201cThe Grand Rapids\u201d Calder Plaza, Ottawa Avenue Grand Rapids Huge 40-foot-high sculpture by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322\/revisions\/811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/GrandRapidsMI3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}