20 Activities
Gardens and Shorelines: Grand Rapids, Holland, and Grand Haven
Starts from
Detroit
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
20
Duration
2 days
Length
177 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Detroit
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
2 days
Length
177 mi
- Natural Attractions
- Family-Friendly
- Arts and Creativity
Alana Valko
Travel Expert
- Stroll through a sculpture park and vast gardens.
- Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house.
- Explore Dutch history in a waterfront town and visit a 250-year-old windmill.
Have you ever wanted to hop into the pages of a fairytale? On this two-day trip, you'll come pretty close. On your first day of the trip, you will enchant yourself with vast colorful gardens and admire famous sculptures by French artists Rodin and Degas in Grand Rapids. You will travel through a Victorian-era residential neighborhood and view a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house. On day two you will step into the pages of a Dutch storybook-like town and visit an authentic Dutch windmill and tulip garden in Holland. You will end your trip walking the boardwalk on the beautiful Grand Haven pier that overlooks a dramatic red lighthouse set in front of Lake Michigan.
It's recommended taking this trip during the summer months, May-September, to see all the attractions and experience the gardens in full bloom.
It's recommended taking this trip during the summer months, May-September, to see all the attractions and experience the gardens in full bloom.
Categories
- Natural Attractions
- Family-Friendly
- Arts and Creativity
Have you ever wanted to hop into the pages of a fairytale? On this two-day trip, you'll come pretty close. On your first day of the trip, you will enchant yourself with vast colorful gardens and admire famous sculptures by French artists Rodin and Degas in Grand Rapids. You will travel through a Victorian-era residential neighborhood and view a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house. On day two you will step into the pages of a Dutch storybook-like town and visit an authentic Dutch windmill and tulip garden in Holland. You will end your trip walking the boardwalk on the beautiful Grand Haven pier that overlooks a dramatic red lighthouse set in front of Lake Michigan.
It's recommended taking this trip during the summer months, May-September, to see all the attractions and experience the gardens in full bloom.
It's recommended taking this trip during the summer months, May-September, to see all the attractions and experience the gardens in full bloom.
Alana Valko
Travel Expert
- Stroll through a sculpture park and vast gardens.
- Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house.
- Explore Dutch history in a waterfront town and visit a 250-year-old windmill.
Travel itinerary
11 Activities
Day 1
109 mi0.2 mi
Sculpture Gardens, Architecture, and Lakeside Views
Explore the grounds and sculptures at the Frederik Meijer Gardens, visit a Frank Lloyd Wright house and the historic Heritage Hill neighborhood it resides in, and stay on the shores in Holland, Michigan.
Leave the Detroit area and head west to begin your journey through the Grand Rapids region, adventuring through curated gardens and exquisite scenery.
9 Activities
Day 2
66 mi1 mi
Visit a Dutch Village Near the Shores of Lake Michigan
Learn about the Dutch heritage of Holland, Michigan, explore the tulip gardens and a recreated Dutch village, and make your way to the shores of Grand Haven to unwind at local eateries and boardwalks.