Things To Do
Brewery Vivant
Grand Rapids is known as Beer City, USA. Located near Eastown, Brewery Vivant is one of our favorite breweries in the city. Delicious food and drinks!
Founders Brewing Co
If you have never visited Grand Rapids, Founders is a classic. Right near downtown, Founders is an internationally-recognized brewery that also serves delicious meals.
Donkey Taqueria
Located in the adorable Wealthy Street neighborhood, Donkey is our favorite spot for tacos & margaritas in Grand Rapids, hands down! We LOVE walking around this neighborhood and visiting the other restaurants and shops, as well.
Butcher's Union
West of the river is another fun neighborhood on Bridge Street. We love Butcher's Union, O'Toole's Public House, and New Holland Brewing. New Holland Brewing was founded in Holland, Michigan, and is another fantastic brewery.
Mojo's Dueling Piano Bar, Restaurant, and Night Club
Such a good time!!
Bitter End Coffee House
The Bitter End was Makayla's favorite place to study while attending GVSU in Grand Rapids. This craft coffee roaster is open 24/7 and has everything an eccentric coffee connoisseur could ever need.
Madcap Coffee Company
Madcap Coffee is another Grand Rapids classic, founded in GR in 2008. They have a downtown location on Monroe Center, as well, that is within walking distance to everything downtown.
Lyon Street Cafe
Lyon Street is home to Lyon Street Cafe, Nantucket Baking Company, Martha's Pizza, and Martha's Vineyard. Highly recommend visiting this little corner of GR for (literally) all your needs! (Psst, Martha's is catering our wedding! Shout out to Martha's!)
Global Infusion
Global Infusion is the coolest tea/herb/spice shop in Grand Rapids. They also carry a variety of fair-trade and unique, hand-crafted goods.
Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is located along the Grand River, overlooking downtown. If you enjoy art, history, and sightseeing, this is a wonderful weekend excursion!
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Located directly downtown, the GRAM is home to beautiful art and rotating exhibits. It is within walking distance of many downtown restaurants, shops, and the riverwalk.
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The Gerald R. Ford Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States. This is a one-of-a-kind museum!
John Ball Zoo
A fun daytime activity!
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
An absolutely beautiful and scenic garden and sculpture park. Lovely for a daytime stroll, especially during the summer!
Grand Rapids Downtown Market
So many fun foods and shops! Definitely worth a visit.
Argos Comics & Used Book Shop
This is such a cool gem close to East Grand Rapids. We highly recommend exploring this bookstore and walking around the streets of Eastown to see the wide variety of shops, unique restaurants, bakeries, breakfast joints, and juiceries.