The arboretum is used by U-M students for conservation research and by Ann Arbor residents as a great place for walking and hiking.

Ann Arbor's best shopping area is full of small boutiques and restaurants, and features a Farmers' Market on weekends.

Everyone gets creative in this interactive science and technology museum, featuring engaging exhibits in subjects like psychology, the media and health.

This nonprofit organization and nightclub is dedicated to the presentation and encouragement of folk, roots and ethnic music through live performances by well-known and up-and-coming entertainers.

Browsers can sip tea and meander through this new age bookstore that carries an array of mind, body and spirit books and accessories, from acupuncture to Zen and affirmations to yoga.

Natural history displays, including a large dinosaur fossil collection, are the highlight of this museum which also features a planetarium.

A classic "college town" neighborhood street for strolling. Shops and restaurants line the street and offer abundant variety to meet every taste.

The focus of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is the preservation of his papers, photographs, and collections. The facility has strong research focus. In contrast, the Gerald R. Ford Museum (located about 2.5 hours west in Grand Rapids, Michigan - (616) 254-0400) takes a more vistor-friendly approach: promoting Ford's place in U.S. history (1974-77) through engaging and interactive exhibits and presentations.

Among the best university art museums in the U.S., this on-campus museum has a particularly fine collection of Asian art through the ages.

122-acre site on the Huron River.

1,549-acre park has an 18-hole golf course.