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Frankenmuth Historical Museum

613 S Main, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
517-652-9701
4.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Most recent review
- May 18, 2012
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Bay City, Michigan
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1,322 helpful votes 1,322 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

We stopped into this small historical museum while having dinner in Frankenmuth on a weekday. We spent about 40 minutes here, and enjoyed the displays of early life in Frankenmuth. There are interactive/hands on exhibits, as well as narrated displays. It would have been nice to provide seating in each area that has the narrated displays, because there is not... More

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22 reviews 22 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

We enjoyed stopping in here . We enjoyed finding info on the Frankenmuth Bridge. It is a small musuem however perfect for the location More

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Lexington, Ohio
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

This was very much a surprise for our travelers as Mansfield, Ohio had a survivor of this great tragedy and many feel close to this event. Very informative and appreciated More

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Bay City, Michigan
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25 reviews 25 reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

What's left to say about Frankenmuth?? This town makes a living on its German heritage and its handy location just off I75 2 hours north of Detroit. The museum explains all the history of the area and after you visit there you can power shop the downtown area and Bronners--the biggest Christmas shop you'll ever see. Then eat at the... More

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Michigan, USA
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012
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For such a small town this is a great museum ($2/person) The history of the town from the first Missionaries to Marv Herzog is presnted in the exceptional style of the Science and Industry Museum in Chicago. A Titanic exhibit was showing when we visited, well done. More

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Midland, Michigan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

Always love going to Frankenmuth. Nice shops, good resturants, especially like to visit Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. It's amazing. You have too see it to believe it!!! More

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SW Ontario
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 21, 2012

A very inexpensive museum. With a couon it was 2 for the 3 of us. There is a few intereactive displays and an audio tour that goes through the history of the area. Currently there is a titanic display there too that was quite interesting. Some of the audio portions were a little long however More

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Brown City, Michigan
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15 reviews 15 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2012

It's easy to overlook when visiting. It did have a lot inside as far as historic exhibits. More

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Detroit, Michigan
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27 reviews 27 reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012
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WOW...what a wealth of information is contained in this little museum. We had brought our children here when they were younger and we had all learned so much...It is always great to go back; always learning more, as they add to their collection periodically. More

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Toledo, Ohio
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2012

This was really cool! It's a must see while in Frankenmuth and alot of people don't even know it's there! More

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