New LEGO® Store Coming to Woodland Mall this Summer A brand-new LEGO® Store will join the offerings at Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids this summer, making it the second LEGO-themed outlet in the area, according to a Facebook announcement on the mall’s page. (A Bricks & Minifigs Shop that specializes in LEGO bricks is located just 1.2 miles west of the mall on 28th Street.) Indeed, Woodland Mall is poised to become an entertainment hotspot for Grand Rapids families this summer with the addition of this LEGO store and the new Main Event entertainment venue that is currently under construction ..read more

Tee Off in Summer 2024 with the Exciting 616 Junior Golf Tour Something Brand New in Junior Golf! There’s something totally fresh and fun for kids, tweens and teens this summer in West Michigan: The 616 Junior Golf Tour. Brought to you by Maple Hill Golf in Grandville, this tour aims to bring the game of golf to junior players in a way that’s never been done before in greater Grand Rapids ..read more

Massive Moving Dinos at John Ball Zoo Will Surprise You! Starting in July, John Ball Zoo visitors will have the thrilling opportunity to encounter over 20 life-size dinosaurs, including the fearsome Velociraptor, the majestic Triceratops, and the towering T-Rex right here in Grand Rapids. That roar you hear in the distance may sound a little different than the Lion or Tiger you normally hear during your visit. That’s because it’s a dinosaur! The upper reaches of the zoo transform into a prehistoric adventure with the arrival of Dino Don’s realistic creatures ..read more

Liven up Your Relationship With One of These Unique Date Night Ideas ..read more

There are many free things to do in Downtown Grand Rapids with kids. We've got bridges, parks, sculptures you can climb on, and even free museum days ..read more

What this Rare Total Solar Eclipse Means for Michigan Have you heard? On Monday, April 8, 2024, there will be a rare total solar eclipse over North America. (In Michigan, the peak of the eclipse will happen just after 3 PM.) It’s a big deal! Our country won’t see another event like this for 20+ years. The last time the USA experienced a total eclipse was 2017, but the path didn’t come as close to Michigan as it will this time ..read more

Find Your Kind of Fun in Ann Arbor Of all the amazing Michigan vacation destinations, Ann Arbor always ranks among the top cities to visit.  Ann Arbor is most famously known as the home to the University of Michigan, whose campus’s beauty is enough to beckon even the biggest Sparty fan to come and see. But there are actually so many more things to do in in Ann Arbor outside of the UM campus ..read more

Visit a decommissioned WWII submarine at the USS Silversides Museum in Muskegon Michigan ..read more

Wild New Art Studio Opens in West Michigan Wyoming, MI, has just gotten a lot more colorful with the opening of Pinspiration, a DIY craft studio inspired by the wildly popular social media platform Pinterest. Their grand opening on March 15, 2024 promises a world of creativity and fun, and they’re already taking reservations. This is sure to become a happy spot for anyone in Grand Rapids looking to literally unleash their inner artist, and adds another destination to West Michigan’s growing hands-on art scene ..read more

Kids & Families LOVE the Michigan Science Center The Michigan Science Center in Detroit is a mix of over 200 hands-on exhibits, working labs, an IMAX theatre, a planetarium and multiple entertaining shows—it’s an absolute delight! In testament to its excellence, in Feb 2024, USA Today ranked the center as the third-best science museum in the nation. If you go, plan to spend the entire day, there is so much to do here ..read more