Destination Lansing
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State Capitol
Capitol Square at the intersection of Michigan and Capitol avenues,
downtown Lansing
(517) 373-2353
Guided tours offered year-round, Mon- Fri. (The building is closed Weekends
& holidays.) This historic building has housed Michigan's governmental
offices since 1879. Guide tours of the public areas, and the House
and Senate galleries are available every half hour.
Beaumont Tower
West Circle Drive, across from MSU's main library, and next to the MSU
Museum
East Lansing
(517) 355-2281
Open year-round, daily, no admission fee. Visitors can tour Beaumont
Tower, the site of the College Hall and the nation's first building
dedicated to the instruction of scientific agriculture.
Impression 5 Science Center
200 Museum
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 485-8116
Fax: (517) 485-8125
Michigan Library and Historical
Center
717 Allegan
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: (517) 373-3559
Fax: (517) 373-0851
Just two blocks from the State Capitol, this center houses the
Michigan Historical Museum, which features displays on Michigan History
from prehistoric times through the late 20th century. The State
Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan also are located here.
Beal Botanical Garden
412 Olds Hall, adjacent to MSU's campus, East Lansing
(517) 355-9582
The nation's oldest, continuously operating botanical garden, is open
daily for year-round guided tours. The garden charges no fees
for tours or admission.
Cooley Gardens
corner of Capitol Avenue and Main Street
Lansing
(517) 483-4277
Located in downtown Lansing, features peonies, tulips, and roses. Charging
no entrance fee, the garden is open daily year-round.
River Trail
Along the Red Cedar and Grand Rivers, is a scenic walkway that connects
the Brenke Fish Ladder, the Turner-Dodge House, the Potter Park Zoo,
Riverfront Park, and other attractions. The trail begins at Clippert
Street and continues to Dietrich Park in the 1500 block of North Grand
River Avenue.
Michigan Women's Historical
Center & Hall of Fame
213 W Main
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 484-1880
Fax: (517) 372-0170
Features Michigan Women's
Hall of Fame exhibits, exhibits about the history of Michigan women
and the Belen Art Gallery.
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Clara's Lansing Station
(Depot Restaurant)
Exit Larch St. North
Right on Michigan Ave.
Left into Clara's
637 E. Michigan Avenue
(517) 372-7120
Walk-thru Tour
MSU Museum
West Circle Drive
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 355-2370
Fax: (517) 432-2846
Email:
javery@museum.cl.msu.edu
WWW: http://museum.cl.msu.edu
We are dedicated to expanding
and enlightening our views of the natural
and cultural world. We explore the relationships between people and
their
natural and cultural environments through research, exhibits, and public
programs.
R E Olds Transportation
Museum
240 Museum Dr
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 372-0422
Toll Free: (800) 295-0529
Fax: (517) 372-2901
The museum collects, preserves,
studies and exhibits objects that illustrate
Lansing's part in the transportation industry, with a special emphasis
on
the automobile and its effects on the community.
Telephone Pioneer Museum
2411 Tecumseh River Dr
Lansing, MI 48906
Phone: (517) 372-1400
Malcom X Home site
827 Vincent Court, at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing
This historical landmark designates the site in which the home of civil
rights leader Malcom X stood in the 1930's.
Amtrak
1240 S. Harrison Road
East Lansing
(517) 332-5051 or 1-800-872-7245
Providing service to more than 22 million travelers each year, this
nationwide passenger rail system offers economical and convenient service
to more than 500 locations throughout the US.
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