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Backpack-strapped students permeate the streets of Ann Arbor, home to The University Of Michigan. But there's more to the city than academia. A popular destination for families, Ann Arbor boasts child-friendly museums with exciting hands-on exhibits and art museums with prestigious collections. Couples and single travelers enjoy the eclectic shops, ethnic restaurants and hip night clubs, while book lovers are wowed by the more than 30 independent bookstores. From mysteries and crime to holistic... more » Backpack-strapped students permeate the streets of Ann Arbor, home to The University Of Michigan. But there's more to the city than academia. A popular destination for families, Ann Arbor boasts child-friendly museums with exciting hands-on exhibits and art museums with prestigious collections. Couples and single travelers enjoy the eclectic shops, ethnic restaurants and hip night clubs, while book lovers are wowed by the more than 30 independent bookstores. From mysteries and crime to holistic healing and yoga, each store has a unique personality and area of expertise. Most of the major attractions are located in the same area, making it easy to hop from one to the next and enjoy all this vibrant city has to offer. « less
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Lamp Post Inn

2 of 5 stars
Petersburg, Virginia
Nov 18, 2009

The Lamp Post Inn is an old-fashioned and old motel within 1.5 miles of the central campus of the U of M. It is cheap--I paid $49 a night and you get what you pay for. The room furniture and...more

Red Roof Inn Ann Arbor (University South)

2 of 5 stars
rural Ohio
Nov 18, 2009

Stayed here for two nights - neither night was good. A bus pulled up the first night at about 11:30 p.m. and unloaded teenagers who were extremely noisy. The next night the bus was gone, but the...more

Kensington Court

4 of 5 stars
Chicago
Nov 17, 2009

Comfortable, close to work, a great mall and the university. more

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