Detroit to South Haven, MI, via Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo

A specialty coffee shop, featuring an in-house roastery and diverse hand-brew methods.
When it comes to beloved (and delicious) locally-owned-and-operated businesses in Ann Arbor, Zingerman's tops the list. What started with a counter delicatessen and small food shop down the street from Ann Arbor's Farmer's Market in the early 1980s has in the decades since grown into a mini empire that also includes Zingerman's Bakehouse, Zingerman's Coffee Company, Zingerman's Creamery, and Zingerman's Candy Manufactory, plus a couple of several full-service restaurants.
Located alongside several other Zingerman's businesses on Ann Arbor's Southside, Zingerman's Coffee Company is a wonderful AM pick-me-up and introduction to the company's fresh, local, from-scratch ethos. The building houses Zingerman's in-house roastery — you can watch the action from inside the café — and coffee bar, which offers six hand-brew methods (e.g., pour over, Chemex, French press) as well as a list of espresso beverages and options for non-coffee drinkers, too. The café's Toast Bar features sweet and savory toasts made with different Zingerman's breads and spreads (naturally). It's also a good stop to pick up some of Zingerman's famous Zzang! candy bars — you know, to save for "later". 🅿️ On-site parking is available.

The largest stadium in the United States, serving as the iconic home field of the University of Michigan Wolverines football team.
En route to downtown Ann Arbor, it's impossible to miss the enormous structure that is Michigan Stadium, also known as "The Big House." With a seating capacity upwards of 107,000 spectators, the home field for University of Michigan athletics is the largest stadium in the US. (By comparison, the largest US stadium to host professional NFL games seats 85,000, and the largest baseball stadiums can seat around 56,000 at max capacity.)
Although the stadium isn't open for drop-in visits or regularly-scheduled public tours, you can (optionally) take a quick detour onto E. Keech Avenue for a photo op with the iconic yellow-on-blue "M" sign, plus the outline of the stadium in the background.