List of museums in Michigan

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This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Location County Region Type Summary
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum Houghton Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Geology Located on the campus of Michigan Technological University, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park, state minerals
Adventure Mine Greenland Township Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Mining Underground tours of a preserved copper mine
Air Zoo Portage Kalamazoo West Michigan Aerospace Formerly the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, part aviation museum and part amusement park, includes Michigan Space Science Center, simulators, historic airplanes, aviation exhibits, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame
Alamo Township Museum Alamo Township Kalamazoo West Michigan Local history website
Alberta Village Museum Alberta Baraga Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air website, Ford's sawmill village & logging industry
Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center Clinton Township Macomb Southeast Michigan Multiple website, changing exhibits of art, science, culture and history, formerly Macomb Cultural Center, part of Macomb Community College
Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Midland Midland Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house Private residence of noted 20th-century architect Alden B. Dow
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art Midland Midland Flint/Tri-Cities Multiple Science gallery and gallery space featuring changing visual art and science exhibitions; part of the Midland Center for the Arts
Alden Depot Park and Museum Alden Antrim Northern Michigan Local history Operated by the Helena Township Historical Society[1]
Alger County Heritage Center Munising Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Includes American Fur Company log cabin furnished for the 1830s[2]
Algonac Clay Historical Society Museum Algonac St. Clair Southeast Michigan Local history website, exhibits on local cultural and maritime history, also operates the Clay Township Log Cabin
Allegan Old Jail Museum Allegan Allegan West Michigan Historic house Operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, jail and Victorian sheriff's house[3]
Allen House Museum Bad Axe Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society, 1902 Dutch colonial home
All Around the African World Museum Lansing Ingham Central Michigan African American [4]
Allen Park Historical Museum Allen Park Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website[5]
Alpine Township Historical Museum Alpine Township Kent West Michigan Local history Operated by the Alpine Township Historical Commission, 1860 former town hall[6]
Amasa Historical Society Museum Amasa Iron Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history [7]
American Museum of Magic Marshall Calhoun Central Michigan Magic Magical paraphernalia and illusions, including devices that once belonged to magician Harry Blackstone, Sr.
Andrew J. Blackbird Museum Harbor Springs Emmet Northern Michigan Native American Native American artifacts
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Science
Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum Bay City Bay Flint/Tri-Cities Toy website, over 60 motorized fire trucks, over 12,000 antique and collectible toys, particularly fire, police and rescue vehicles
Anton Art Center Mount Clemens Macomb Southeast Michigan Art Community art center, exhibitions of local, national and international artists
Arab American National Museum Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Ethnic Arab civilization, Arab experience in America
Arcadia Historical Museum Arcadia Manistee Northern Michigan Local history website
Arenac County Historical Museum Au Gres Arenac Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Arenac County Historical Society
Argus Museum Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Photography Products manufactured by the Argus camera company
Art Center of Battle Creek Battle Creek Calhoun West Michigan Art website, hosts 10-12 varied shows each year, including annual Michigan Artist Competition exhibition
Astor House Museum Copper Harbor Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, antique dolls, toys, American Indian artifacts, mining and fishing artifacts
Au Sable Light Station Grand Marais Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, operated by the National Park Service
Au Sable-Oscoda Historical Museum Oscoda Iosco Northern Michigan Local history website
Automotive Hall of Fame Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Hall of fame Notable figures in the development of the automobile industry
Averill Historical Museum of Ada Ada Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Ada Historical Society
Bammert Blacksmith Shop Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Technology website, tools & equipment, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Baraga County Historical Museum Baraga Baraga Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Baraga County Historical Society
Barryton Area Museum Barryton Mecosta West Michigan Local history One room schoolhouse and local history museum[8]
Bay County Historical Museum Bay City Bay Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website
Beaumier Upper Peninsula Heritage Center Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, located in 105 Cohodas Hall at Northern Michigan University, history and culture of the Upper Peninsula
Beaver Island Historical Society Museums St. James Charlevoix Northern Michigan Multiple website, includes Old Mormon Print Shop Museum of local history, the Maritime Museum about fishing on the island, and Protar Home, a historic log cabin
Bellaire Historical Museum Bellaire Antrim Northern Michigan Local history Operated by the Bellaire Area Historical Society in the lower level of the Bellaire Community Hall[9]
Belleville Area Museum Belleville Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website
Benzie Area Historical Museum Benzonia Benzie Northern Michigan Local history website
Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum Bergland Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website
Berkley Historical Museum Berkley Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, located in the old Fire Hall at City Hall
Bernard Historical Museum Delton Barry West Michigan Open-air website, operated by the Bernard Historical Society, includes Bernard Hospital, Brown School, Country Store, Seamstress Cottage, Little House, Blacksmith Shop, Implement Building, Windmill
Bessemer Historical Society Museum Bessemer Gogebic Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan Alpena Alpena Northern Michigan Multiple website, art, science, natural history, history, planetarium; also known as Jesse Besser Museum. Contains Fishing Tug Katherine V, last extant wooden Great Lakes fishing tug. The Besser Museum Sky Theater
Big Sable Point Light Ludington Mason Northern Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Birmingham Oakland Southeast Michigan Art website, regional art center, four galleries showcase contemporary art from the Midwest and beyond
Birmingham Historical Museum & Park Birmingham Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic house website, features the 1822 John West Hunter House, decorated for the period 1820-1880, and the 1928 Allen House with exhibits on local history
Blanchard House Ionia Ionia Central Michigan Historic house website, 1880s Italianate mansion, owned and operated by the Ionia County Historical Society, includes a museum of local Ionia history
Bottle-Cap Museum Grayling Crawford Northern Michigan Ephemera website, Coca-Cola memorabilia inside Dawson and Stevens Classic 50's Diner
Bowne Township Historical Museum Bowne Township Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Bowne Twp. Historical Commission, also Bowne Center School
Boyne City Historical Museum Boyne City Charlevoix Northern Michigan Local history [10]
Brethren Heritage Museum Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Local history Open by appointment with the Brethren Heritage Association[11][12]
Bunert One-Room School House Museum Warren Macomb Southeast Michigan School Operated by the Warren Historical Society, late 19th-century one-room school
Byron Area Historic Museum Byron Center Kent West Michigan Local history
Caledonia Historical Museum Caledonia Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Caledonia Historical Society
Call of the Wild & Bavarian Falls Park Gaylord Otsego Northern Michigan Natural history website, museum with mounted animal displays, hands-on learning center and family amusement park
Cannery Boathouse Museum Glen Haven Leelanau Northern Michigan Maritime Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, exhibit of Great Lakes small craft
Cannon Historical Museum Cannon Kent West Michigan Local history Operated by the Cannon Township Historical Society[13]
Canton Historical Society and Museum Canton Wayne Southeast Michigan History Local history, housed in a historic one room schoolhouse
Capac Historical Society Museum Capac St. Clair Southeast Michigan Local history website, collections include the Kempf Model City (a mechanical city, 40 feet (12 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide), also G.T. RR Caboose
Capitol Hill School Marshall Calhoun West Michigan School website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society, 19th-century schoolhouse, toy displays, open by appointment
Cappon House & Settlers House Museums Holland Ottawa West Michigan Historic house Operated by the Holland Museum, 19th-century Victorian home of Holland's first mayor and a restored Dutch settler's home
Card Wildlife Education Center Big Rapids Mecosta Northern Michigan Natural history website, part of Ferris State University, wildlife dioramas
Carl T. Johnson Hunting And Fishing Center Cadillac Wexford Northern Michigan Natural history Wildlife dioramas, history of hunting and fishing in Michigan
Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Local history History, pre-history and culture of the Blue Water area, includes maritime exhibits, musical instrument collection, art, log cabin
Carnegie Center for the Arts Three Rivers St. Joseph West Michigan Art website, also W.R. Monroe Museum is adjacent, changing exhibits of arts, nature, science and history
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw Houghton Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Multiple Rotating exhibits about local history, natural history, science and culture
Caseville Historical Society Museum Caseville Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website
Castle Farms Charlevoix Charlevoix Northern Michigan Historic house 1918 castle-style house and gardens, open for tours
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History Saginaw Saginaw [lint/Tri-Cities Local history Operated by the Historical Society of Saginaw County
Catholic Heritage Museum Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Religious Artifacts of the churches of the Saginaw Catholic Diocese[14]
Cedar Springs Museum Cedar Springs Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Cedar Springs Historical Society in the 19th-century one-room Payne School
Celery Flats Interpretive Center Portage Kalamazoo West Michigan Agriculture Celery cultivation and Dutch immigration, located in Portage Creek Bicentennial Park[15][16]
Cell Block 7 Prison Museum Jackson Jackson Central Michigan Prison Prison exhibit within the walls of an operating penitentiary
Central Mine and Village Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air Historic mining village, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan African American African American cultural history and important figures
Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum Hastings Barry West Michigan Open-air Recreated typical late 19th- to early 20th-century village
Chassell Heritage Center Chassell Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Cheboygan History Center Cheboygan Cheboygan Northern Michigan Multiple website, operated by the History Center of Cheboygan County, includes log cabin, 1882 sheriff residence with attached jail cells, jail addition built in 1912-14, Spies Heritage Hall with local history exhibits
Chelsea Historical Museum Chelsea Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Chelsea Area Historical Society
Chesaning Area Historical Museum Chesaning Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Chesaning Area Historical Society
Chippewa Nature Center Midland Midland Flint/Tri-Cities Nature center Visitor center with natural history and Native American exhibits, Homestead Farm and Log Schoolhouse, wigwam, arboretum, trails
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Roscommon Crawford Northern Michigan History Located in North Higgins Lake State Park and interpreted in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Clarkston Heritage Museum Clarkston Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Clarkston Community Historical Society
Clawson Historical Museum Clawson Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum Ishpeming Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining Mining artifacts, minerals, exhibits
Clinton Township Historical Village Museum Clinton Charter Township Macomb Southeast Michigan Open-air website
Cobblestone Farm and Museum Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Historic house Mid 19th-century period farm and house
Coe House Museum Grass Lake Jackson Central Michigan Historic house 19th-century Victorian house, operated by the Grass Lake Historical Society[17]
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw City Emmet Northern Michigan Living Fortified fur-trading village as it appeared in the 1770s
Conklin Antique Reed Organ Museum Hanover Jackson Central Michigan Multiple website, operated by the Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society, local history, antique reed organ collection
Coopersville Farm Museum Coopersville Ottawa West Michigan Agriculture website, farming, agriculture and rural living
Coopersville Area Historical Society & Museum Coopersville Ottawa West Michigan Local history
Copper Harbor Lighthouse Copper Harbor Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
Copper Range Historical Museum South Range Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Copper Range Historical Society,[18] participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Coppertown USA Mining Museum Calumet Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining website, copper mining and the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Cornish Pump Engine & Mining Museum Iron Mountain Dickinson Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining Largest steam-driven pumping engine built in the US, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation
Corunna Historical Village Corunna Shiawassee Central Michigan Open-air website, operated by the Corunna Historical Commission, open only four times a year
Cranbrook Art Museum Bloomfield Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Art Contemporary art, part of the Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook House and Gardens Bloomfield Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic house 1908 English Arts and Crafts-style mansion and 40 acres (160,000 m2) of gardens
Cranbrook Institute of Science Bloomfield Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Natural history Natural history, science, planetarium, nature center
Crawford County Historical Museum Grayling Crawford Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Crawford County Historical Society in an 1882 depot
Crisp Point Light Paradise Luce Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Crisp Point Light Historical Society
Crocker House Museum Mount Clemens Macomb Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Macomb County Historical Society, late Victorian home-life experience
Crooked Tree Arts Center Petoskey Emmet Northern Michigan Art website, visual and performing arts center
Cross in the Woods & Nun Doll Museum Indian River Cheboygan Northern Michigan Religious Catholic shrine with museum of dolls dressed in various nun's habits
Crossroads Village Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Living website, over 35 buildings showing late 19th-century small village life, operated by the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission; site of Huckleberry Railroad
Curious Kids' Museum St. Joseph Berrien West Michigan Children's website
Curwood Castle Owosso Shiawassee Central Michigan Historic house Home of novelist and conservationist James Oliver Curwood
Davis Brothers Farm Shop Museum Oregon Township Lapeer Flint/Tri-Cities Agriculture website, operated by the Lapeer County Historical Society, farm equipment, exhibits and demonstrations
Davison Area Historical Museum Davison Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Davison Area Historical Society
Dearborn Historical Museum Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Historic houses Includes Commandant's Quarters and McFadden-Ross House
Deckerville Historical Museum Deckerville Sanilac Flint/Tri-Cities Local history [19]
Dee Stadium Hockey History Museum Houghton Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Sports History of the site and area ice hockey, located in the Kenner Ruohonen Memorial History Room, open in the summer
Dekker Huis/ Zeeland Museum Zeeland Ottawa West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Zeeland Historical Society
Delaware Copper Mine Copper Harbor Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining Copper mine tours and exhibits
Delta County Historical Museum Escanaba Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Delta County Historical Society, located next to Sand Point Light
Dennos Museum Center Traverse City Grand Traverse Northern Michigan Art Part of Northwestern Michigan College, features an Inuit art collection
Depot Museum of Transportation Grand Haven Ottawa West Michigan Transportation website, operated by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum of Grand Haven, housed in a restored 1870s railroad depot, exhibits on maritime, railroad and land transportation
Depot Museum Clio Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history Operated by the Clio Historical Association[20]
Depot Museum & Customs House Grosse Ile Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website[5]
DeTour Passage Historical Museum DeTour Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Includes clothing, pictures, record books, maritime and Native American artifacts[21][22]
Detroit Historical Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history Operated by the Detroit Historical Society, includes a 19th-century street scene, local businesses including automobile companies, leaders, culture and heritage
Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Art American and European paintings, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts from the 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Islamic, African and Asian art
DeVos Art Museum Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Art website, part or the Art and Design Department at Northern Michigan University
Dexter Area Museum Dexter Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Dexter Area Historical Society in a late 19th-century former church
Dossin Great Lakes Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Maritime Located at Belle Isle Park in the SS William Clay Ford Pilot House, operated by the Detroit Historical Society
Dowagiac Area History Museum Dowagiac Cass West Michigan Local history website, formerly the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College, history of Dowagiac, Cass County and Sister Lakes
Drake Memorial House Breckenridge Gratiot Central Michigan Historic house website, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society
Drummond Island Historical Museum Drummond Island Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history [23]
Durand Union Station Durand Shiawassee Central Michigan Railroad Also known as Michigan Railroad History Museum, trains in WW II, Wallace Circus train wreck, Presidential whistle stops in Durand, model trains
Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime Operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, includes boat and life-saving equipment
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Multiple Keweenaw County Historical Society operates the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including the Maritime Museum, mining, Commercial Fishing Museum and Keweenaw History Museum; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Eagle River Museum Eagle River Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, themes include the Cliff Mine, the towns of Eagle River and Phoenix, the Phoenix mine, and the former amusement area known as Crestview
East Jordan Portside Art and Historical Society Museum East Jordan Charlevoix Northern Michigan Local history website
Eaton County's Museum at Courthouse Square Charlotte Eaton Central Michigan History website, local history, Native American artifacts, courthouse exhibits
Eby Log Cabin Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan Historic house Open during the Monroe County Fair, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society[24][25]
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Grosse Pointe Shores Macomb Southeast Michigan Historic house Mansion with fine and decorative arts, many outbuildings and gardens on 87 acres (350,000 m2)
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Art website, part of Wayne State University
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum East Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Art Part of Michigan State University, contemporary art
Elk Rapids Historical Museum Elks Rapids Antrim Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Elk Rapids Area Historical Society
Ella Sharp Museum Jackson Jackson Central Michigan Multiple website, wildlife art, local history, changing art exhibits, 19th-century Ella Sharp House and interpretive center, a one-room schoolhouse, log house and tower barn
Empire Area Museum Center Empire Leelanau Northern Michigan Open-air website, complex includes main museum, school house, 1911 Hose House, barn, gas station
Eyaawing Museum Peshawbestown Leelanau Northern Michigan Native American History and culture of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Engine House No. 5 Museum Allendale Charter Township Ottawa West Michigan Firefighting website
Fallasburg Historical Village Vergennes Township Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Fallasburg Historical Society, includes the Fallasburg Bridge, a schoolhouse, village cemetery, the Fallasburg Historical Museum and the Misner House Museum
Fayette Historic Townsite Garden Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Living Late Victorian life
Felt Mansion Holland Allegan West Michigan Historic house Mid 20th-century mansion
Fenton Museum Fenton Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history Operated by the Fenton Historical Society
Ferndale Historical Museum Ferndale Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Ferndale Historical Society
Ferris State University Fine Art Gallery Big Rapids Mecosta Northern Michigan Art website
Fife Lake Area Historical Museum Fife Lake Grand Traverse Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Fife Lake Area Historical Society
Finnish American Heritage Center Hancock Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Art Part of Finlandia University, Finnish art gallery, culture,[26] participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Fire Barn Museum Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Firefighting website, operated by Lakeshore Museum Center, firefighting equipment, gear
First Congregational Living Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Church Exhibits about church architecture and history, also houses Underground Railroad Living Museum, a storytelling experience
Flat River Historical Museum Greenville Montcalm Central Michigan Local history website, operated by the Flat River Historical Society
Flat Rock Historical Museum Flat Rock Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Flat Rock Historical Society[5]
Flint Children's Museum Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Children's
Flint Institute of Arts Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Art Collections of American, European, Native American, African, and Asian art including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts
Florence B. Dearing Museum Hartland Livingston Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Hartland Area Historical Society
Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery Alma Gratiot Central Michigan Art website, part of Alma College
Flushing Depot Museum Flushing Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Flushing Area Historical Society
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Automotive Birthplace of the Ford Model T and the world's oldest car factory building open to the public (built 1904)
Forever Curious Children's Museum Fennville Allegan West Michigan Children's website, formerly known as Allegan County Children's Museum, trying to open a location in Allegan
Forsyth Township Historical Museum Forsyth Township Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Forsyth Township Historical Society[27]
Fort de Buade Museum St. Ignace Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Native American website, specializes in Native American objects of the pre-contact period, through the eras of the French, British and Americans of the area
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Lighthouse Tours operated through Port Huron Museum
Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island Mackinac Northern Michigan Fort 14 original buildings and military exhibits, costumed interpreters
Fort St. Joseph Museum Niles Berrien West Michigan Local history Located in the carriage house of the Henry A. Chapin House, exhibits include Fort St. Joseph, the Underground Railroad in southern Michigan, railroads in Niles' history, Lakota Indian collection
Fort Wayne Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Fort Includes 1848 limestone barracks building, 1845 Star Fort, Commanding Officers house, Spanish–American War guard house and the Tuskegee Airmen Museum
Fort Wilkins and Copper Harbor Lighthouse Copper Harbor Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Fort 19 restored buildings, costumed interpreters, copper mining sites and lighthouse, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Forty Mile Point Light Rogers City Presque Isle Northern Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Society
Frankenmuth Historical Museum Frankenmuth Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Frankenmuth Historical Association
Franklin Historical Museum Franklin Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Franklin Historic Society
Frank Murphy Memorial Museum Harbor Beach Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house Home of Michigan politician Frank Murphy
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Art Botanical gardens with a conservatory, sculpture park and museum with over 170 sculptures by artists including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jonathan Borofsky, Alexander Calder, Anthony Gormley, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Marshall Fredericks, Arnaldo Pomodoro and Kenneth Snelson
Gaines Township Museum Gaines Township Kent West Michigan Local history Historic one-room school, operated by the Gaines Charter Township Historical Society[28]
Galesburg Historical Museum Galesburg Kalamazoo West Michigan Local history [29][30]
Ganton Art Gallery Spring Arbor Jackson Central Michigan Art website, part of Spring Harbor University
Gardner House Museum Albion Calhoun West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Albion Historical Society, Victorian house displays antique tools, artifacts, pictures and furniture
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center Chelsea Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Natural history Geology and area habitats
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Presidential library Library about Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Biographical Museum about Gerald R. Ford
Gibraltar Historical Museum Gibraltar Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website
Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center Norton Shores Muskegon West Michigan Natural history Visitor center for Hoffmaster State Park
Gilmore Car Museum Barry Township Barry West Michigan Automotive Restored historic barns exhibiting nearly 200 vehicles spanning more than 100 years of automotive heritage
Gitchee Gumee Museum Grand Marais Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Natural history website, agates and minerals, local history
Gladwin County Historical Museum Gladwin Gladwin Northern Michigan Open-air website, includes 2 restored cabins and a schoolhouse, farm and blacksmith tools, furniture, dishes, clothing, books, photos, operated by the Gladwin County Historical Society
Governor Charles Croswell House Adrian Lenawee Southeast Michigan Historic house Mid 19th-century house
Governor's Mansion Museum Marshall Calhoun West Michigan Historic house Operated by the Mary Marshall Chapter D.A.R., mid-19th-century Greek Revival mansion built in anticipation that Marshall would become the State Capital of Michigan
Governor Warner Mansion Farmington Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic house website, Victorian Italianate mansion and gardens, home of Fred M. Warner
Grand Army of the Republic Hall Marshall Calhoun West Michigan Military website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society, Civil War artifacts, local history
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum Grand Blanc Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Grand Blanc Heritage Association
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum Grand Ledge Eaton Central Michigan Local history website
Grand Rapids Art Museum Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Art Renaissance to Modern art, with strength in European and American 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture
Grand Rapids Children's Museum Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Children's website
Grand Rapids Public Museum Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Local history Includes a carousel and planetarium
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Northport Leelanau Northern Michigan Lighthouse Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Leelanau State Park
Grand Valley State University Art Galleries Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Art website, six galleries in both Grand Rapids and Allendale
Grattan Museum Grattan Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Grattan Historical Society
Great Lakes Children's Museum Traverse City Grand Traverse Northern Michigan Children's website
Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum Rogers City Presque Isle Northern Michigan Maritime website, local maritime history from Native American traders to 21st century captains, includes Great Lakes Maritime Hall of Fame
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Alpena Alpena Northern Michigan Maritime Headquarters for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, features exhibits on shipwrecks and the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Quilt Center East Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Art Part of Michigan State University, quilts as art and history
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Paradise Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, artifacts retrieved from local shipwrecks, also includes lighthouse keeper's quarters for Whitefish Point Light
Greenmead Historical Park Livonia Wayne Southeast Michigan Open-air 1841 Greek Revival farmhouse and outbuildings on 92 acres (370,000 m2)
Grice House Museum Harbor Beach Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house 19th-century house, barn and school
Grosse Pointe War Memorial Grosse Pointe Farms Wayne Southeast Michigan Military
Grosvenor House Museum Jonesville Hillsdale Central Michigan Historic house 19th-century Victorian mansion
Hack House Museum Milan Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Local history Operated by the Milan Area Historical Society
Hackley & Hume Historic Site Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Historic house website, operated by Lakeshore Museum Center, Charles H. Hackley House and Hume House, 1890s period Victorian houses
Hadley House Museum Holly Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by Holly Historical Society
Hadley Mill Museum Hadley Township Lapeer Flint/Tri-Cities Mill Operated by the Hadley Township Historical Society
Hamburg Historical Museum Hamburg Livingston Southeast Michigan Local history website
Hammond House Museum Union City Branch Central Michigan Historic house 19th-century house, operated by the Union City Historical Society[31]
Hanka Finnish Homestead Museum Pelkie Baraga Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air Self-sufficient Finnish homestead farm, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Harbor Springs History Museum Harbor Springs Emmet Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
Harbour House Museum Crystal Falls Iron Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house [32]
Harsha House Museum Charlevoix Charlevoix Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Charlevoix Historical Society
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum Grayling Crawford Northern Michigan Industry Logging camp buildings, exhibits and period rooms
Heddon Museum Dowagiac Cass West Michigan Sports website, Heddon fishing lures, reels, rods, advertising
Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Historic house Features 56 rooms on 5 acres (20,000 m2) of gardens and grounds
The Henry Ford Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Multiple Museum complex: living, science, history, automotive, transportation, technology and biographical about Henry Ford; formerly known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Heritage House Essexville Bay Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house Early 20th-century Victorian period house[33]
Heritage Museum and Cultural Center St. Joseph Berrien West Michigan Local history website, located in the Priscilla U. Byrns Heritage Center
Historic Adventist Village Battle Creek Calhoun West Michigan Religious website, restored or replicated buildings featuring the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Historic Bowens Mills Yankee Springs Township Barry West Michigan Open-air website, 19-acre (77,000 m2) historical park with grist mill, school house, 1860s house, log cabin, water wheel
Historic Chapin Mansion Niles Berrien West Michigan Historic house 1880s Aesthetic Period mansion
Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park Mackinaw City Cheboygan Northern Michigan Multiple Living history and natural history programs, period settings, discovery centers with interactive technological exhibits, archaeological ruin exhibits and artifact vitrines, interpretive panels, nature trails
Historic Pelkie Grade School Pelkie Baraga Upper Peninsula of Michigan School website, operated by the Sturgeon Valley Historical Society
Historic Village at Goodells County Park Goodells St. Clair Southeast Michigan Open-air website, includes St. Clair County Farm Museum, Lynn Township Schoolhouse, Murphy/Ryan Farmhouse, C.C. Peck and Company bank
History Center at Courthouse Square Berrien Springs Berrien West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Berrien County Historical Association, includes 1839 Courthouse, 1830 Log House, 1870 Sheriff’s House
Holland Museum Holland Ottawa West Michigan Local history Dutch paintings and decorative arts, Lake Michigan maritime history, industry, immigration
Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Ethnic Includes Museum of European Jewish Heritage, International Institute of the Righteous
Honolulu House Marshall Calhoun West Michigan Historic house Operated by the Marshall Historical Society, 1880s-period house
Houghton County Historical Museum Lake Linden Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air Operated by the Houghton County Historical Society, site includes a railroad, one room schoolhouse, the Houghton County Historical Society Heritage Center and a WPA-era log cabin; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Houghton Lake Area Historical Village and Playhouse Prudenville Roscommon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air website, life in a typical logging village of Northern Michigan in the late 19th century, operated by the Houghton Lake Area Historical Society
Hudson Historical Museum Hudson Lenawee Southeast Michigan Local history [34]
Huron City Museums Huron City Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Open-air website, operated by the William Lyon Phelps Foundation, includes Victorian house, log cabin, church, general store, carriage shed, life-saving station and barns
Huron Lightship (LV-103) Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Maritime Part of Port Huron Museum
Hyser Rivers Museum Plainfield Township Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Plainfield Township Historical Preservation Committee
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum Mackinaw City Cheboygan Northern Michigan Maritime Museum ship United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw WAGB-83
Imlay City Historical Museum Imlay City Lapeer Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website
Impression 5 Science Center Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Science Hands-on science exhibits for children
Inland Seas Education Center Suttons Bay Leelanau Northern Michigan Natural history website, history, ecology and economics of the Great Lakes
Inland Water Route Historical Society Museum Alanson Emmet Northern Michigan Local history website
International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Hall of fame website, open by appointment only
Iosco County Historical Museum East Tawas Iosco Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Iosco County Historical Society
Iron County Historical Museum Caspian Iron Upper Peninsula of Michigan Multiple website, 22 buildings including a Heritage Hall, two Mining Halls, a cultural center, Lee LeBlanc Wildlife Art Gallery, Giovanelli Italianati Art Gallery, Homestead and Lumbercamp with log buildings, The Carrie Jacobs Bond Victorian house & Museum Book & Gift Shop
IXL Historical Museum Hermansville Menonimee Upper Peninsula of Michigan Open-air Former lumber and hardwood manufacturing village
Japanese Cultural Center and Tea House Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Culture website, Japanese garden, tea house, culture demonstrations
Jenison Historical Museum Jenison Ottawa West Michigan Historic house website, located in the Husband-Hanchett-Tiffany House, operated by the Jenison Historical Association
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Big Rapids Mecosta Northern Michigan Culture Part of Ferris State University, racist memorabilia
John Pahl Historical Village Allegan Allegan West Michigan Open-air Operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, located within the Allegan County Fairgrounds, open during the fair and by appointment[35]
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Kalamazoo Kalamazoo West Michigan Art
Kalamazoo Valley Museum Kalamazoo Kalamazoo West Michigan Multiple History, science, technology, operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kaleva Bottle House Museum Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Historic house House built of bottle wall construction in 1941
Kaleva Train Depot Museum Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Railroad website
Kalkaska County Museum Kalkaska Kalkaska Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Kalkaska County Historical Society in a historic depot
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Archaeology Part of the University of Michigan, Mediterranean civilizations
Kempf House Museum Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Historic house website, Victorian Greek-Revival house showing how a German-American family lived in the 1890s
Kent City Museum Kent City Kent West Michigan Railroad website, operated by the Kent City Area Historical Group
Keweenaw Heritage Center Calumet Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, located in the former St. Anne's Church
Keweenaw National Historical Park Calumet Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining
Kids 'N' Stuff Children's Museum Albion Calhoun West Michigan Children's website
Kimball House Museum Battle Creek Calhoun West Michigan Historic house website, operated by the Historical Society of Battle Creek, Victorian-era mansion, features room about Sojourner Truth
Kingman Museum Battle Creek Calhoun West Michigan Natural history Exhibits include paleontology, geology specimens, wildlife mounts, a preserved human embryo and fetus exhibit, Native American artifacts and a planetarium
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Museum Gwinn Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Transportation - Aviation website, adjacent to Sawyer International Airport, contributions made by the men, women and machines of K I Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan to America's Cold War defense mission
Knowlton's Ice Museum of North America Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan History website, over 3,000 items used in the cutting, harvesting, storing, selling and use of natural ice as used by the ice industry of years ago
Krasl Art Center St. Joseph Berrien West Michigan Art website, visual arts center with exhibit galleries
Kruizenga Art Museum Holland Ottawa West Michigan Art Teaching museum on Hope College's campus
Kreft Center Gallery Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Art website, part of Concordia University
Lake Odessa Museum Lake Odessa Ionia Central Michigan Local history Operated by the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society, area and railroad history, includes a Pere Marquette Depot built in 1887, a restored Grand Trunk caboose, the Freight Station Museum which houses local historical displays and the Hosford House
Lakeshore Museum Center Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Multiple website, area natural and cultural history, lumber industry, and Scolnik House, a Depression-era period house
Lakeview Area Museum Lakeview Montcalm Central Michigan Local history website, operated by the Lakeview Historical Society
Lansing Art Gallery Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Art Gallery and education center for visual arts
Lapeer County Heritage Museum Lapeer Lapeer Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Lapeer County Historical Society
Laurium Manor Inn Laurium Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house Tours of the Victorian era hotel, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Leelanau Historical Museum Leland Leelanau Northern Michigan Local history Includes exhibit of Anishnabek black ash baskets and quillwork on birch bark
Lenawee Historical Society Museum Adrian Lenawee Southeast Michigan Local history
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum Cedarville Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association, exhibits on lumbering, fishing, tourism, quilting, weaving, recreational activities
Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum Cedarville Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime website, operated by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association, includes vintage boats, marine artifacts, antique outboard motors, photos and a boat building workshop
Lewiston Area Historical Museum Lewiston Montmorency Northern Michigan Local history [36]
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum South Haven Van Buren West Michigan Historic house Home and memorial to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey
Lighthouse Keepers House and Museum Grand Marais Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society[37]
Lincoln Park Historical Museum Lincoln Park Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Lincoln Park Historical Society
Lincoln Train Depot Lincoln Alcona Northern Michigan Railroad Includes a restored caboose and switching engine, operated by the Alcona Historical Society[38]
Linden Mills Historical Museum Linden Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Linden Mills Historical Society
Little Sable Point Light Mears Oceana West Michigan Lighthouse
Little Traverse History Museum Petoskey Emmet Northern Michigan Local history website, special exhibits on Ernest Hemingway, operated by the Little Traverse Historical Society
Loren Andrus Octagon House Washington Township Macomb Southeast Michigan Historic house 1860 house used as a station on the Underground Railroad
Lowell Area Historical Museum Lowell Kent West Michigan Local history website
LSSU Arts Center Gallery Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Art website, part of Lake Superior State University, houses the L. F. Noyes Collection of Native American and Western Art
Luce County Historical Museum Newberry Luce Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house Combination jail and sheriff's residence
Luckhard Museum Sebewaing Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history Pioneer & Indian relics[39]
Ludington Light Ludington Mason Northern Michigan Maritime Lighthouse open to the public during the summer season for climbing tours
Lumberman's Monument Oscoda Iosco Northern Michigan Industry - Logging Monument and visitor center with exhibits about logging industry
Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island Mackinac Northern Michigan Multiple Includes Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes, several museum buildings in historic downtown: McGulpin House, American Fur Company Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, Biddle House, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, McGulpin House, and Mission Church
Mackinaw Bridge Museum Mackinaw City Cheboygan Northern Michigan Technology website, construction of the Mackinac Bridge
Manistee County Historical Museum Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Local history website, located in a historic store, exhibits include the Civil War, pioneer life, antiques and maritime history; also operates another facility in the historic Waterworks building, exhibits include logging, railroad, and marine exhibits and memorabilia of Manistee in the 19th century
Mann House Concord Jackson Central Michigan Historic house 1880s Victorian home, furnishings and gardens
Manton Area Historical Museum Manton Wexford Northern Michigan Local history Operated by the Manton Area Historical Society; adjacent Veteran's Memorial Museum[40]
Marilla Museum Copemish Manistee Northern Michigan Open-air website, Pioneer Place: 1860s fully furnished log house, early 20th-century barn and a full-size replica logger's cabin; operated by the Marilla Historical Society
Marine City Pride & Heritage Museum Marine City St. Clair Southeast Michigan Local history website
Marquette Arts and Culture Center Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Art website, community art center, located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library
Marquette Regional History Center Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website
Marquette Harbor Light Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Marquette Maritime Museum
Marquette Maritime Museum Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime website, collection of Great Lakes Lighthouse lenses including 2nd, 3rd and 4th order "Classical" Fresnel Lenses, also operates Marquette Harbor Light
Marshlands Museum and Nature Center Brownstown Wayne Southeast Michigan Natural history Natural and cultural history of Southeast Michigan
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Farmington Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Technology Historical and modern arcade machines, sideshow wonders, fortune tellers, automatons, and curiosities
Mary's City of David Museum Benton Harbor Berrien West Michigan Religious website, open-air museum about the House of David Christian commune
Marysville Historical Museum Marysville St. Clair Southeast Michigan Local history website
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum University Center Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Art Part of Saginaw Valley State University, displays plaster models of Marshall Fredericks bronze sculptures, also changing art exhibits
Marshall Postal Museum Marshall Calhoun West Michigan History Postal artifacts and memorabilia, open by appointment[41][42]
Martha Barker Country Store Museum Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan Store Oopen by appointment[24]
Mason Area Historical Society Museum Mason Ingham Central Michigan Local history website
Mayville Area Museum of History Mayville Tuscola Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website
McGulpin Point Light Mackinaw City Emmet Northern Michigan Lighthouse Open on summer weekends
Meadow Brook Hall Rochester Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic house 110-room, 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m2) mansion, contains paintings by Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck, Rosa Bonheur, Gilbert Stuart, Joshua Reynolds, John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, and sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, Frederic Remington, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, and Herbert Haseltine
Mecosta County Historical Museum Big Rapids Mecosta Northern Michigan Local history Operated by the Mecosta County Historical Society[43]
Menominee County Heritage Museum Menominee Menominee Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Menominee County Historical Society
Menominee Range Historical Museum Iron Mountain Dickinson Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation
Meridian Historical Village Meridian Ingham Central Michigan Open-air website, 19th-century period buildings, open seasonally
Mesick Area Historical Museum Mesick Wexford Northern Michigan Local history website
Meyer May House Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Historic house Restored 1909 house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Michigamme Museum Michigamme Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website
Michigan Art Walk Big Rapids Mecosta Northern Michigan Art website, collection of original artwork created by Michigan artists, located at Ferris State University
Michigan Firehouse Museum Ypsilanti Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Firefighting website, formerly Ypsilanti Antique Auto, Truck and Fire Museum, then Michigan Antique Fire Equipment Preservation Group Museum
Michigan Flywheelers Museum South Haven Van Buren West Michigan Technology website, antique gas and steam engines and tractors
Michigan Historical Museum Lansing Ingham Central Michigan History website, 5 levels of Michigan history, part of the Michigan Historical Center
Michigan Heritage Park Whitehall Muskegon West Michigan Open-air Includes a mastodon site, Native American village, authentic and reproduction furnished buildings representing different eras in state history
Michigan Iron Industry Museum Negaunee Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry website, state's iron mining industry
Michigan Legacy Art Park Thompsonville Benzie Northern Michigan Art Outdoor sculpture park with works that interpret Michigan's history
Michigan Magazine Museum Comins Oscoda Northern Michigan History website, Michigan memorabilia
Michigan Maritime Museum South Haven Van Buren West Michigan Maritime website, Coast Guard and lifesaving, local fishing, maritime lore, Friends Good Will 1810 square topsail sloop
Michigan Masonic Museum and Library Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Masonic website, includes Masonic photographs, jewels, aprons, charts and carpets
Michigan Military Technical Historical Society Eastpointe Macomb Southeast Michigan Military website, history of Michigan's civilian and military personnel in 20th-century conflicts
Michigan Museum of Military Transport Grayling Crawford Northern Michigan Transportation website, military vehicles, currently no permanent facility
Michigan’s Military & Space Heroes Museum Frankenmuth Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Military website, honors Michigan soldiers, sailors and aviators who fought in our nation's seven foreign wars
Michigan Science Center Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Science Hands-on science, technology, engineering exhibits in a fun dynamic environment
Michigan State University Bug House East Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Natural history website, live and mounted insects
Michigan State University Museum East Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Multiple website, part of Michigan State University, natural history, culture including Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and the Great Lakes Quilt Center
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center Lansing Ingham Central Michigan History website, exhibits on government and legal system in Michigan
Michigan Transit Museum Mount Clemens Macomb Southeast Michigan Transportation - Railroad Historic depot restored to its 1900 appearance with exhibits of railroad stock and equipment
Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum Grass Lake Jackson Central Michigan Natural history Over 50 Boone And Crockett world record buck racks, live deer[44]
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Hall of fame Cultural and historical exhibits on the accomplishments and achievements of Michigan women, also an art gallery
Midland Center for the Arts Midland Midland Flint/Tri-Cities Multiple Performing arts and museum complex, includes Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art and Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park
Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park Midland Midland Flint/Tri-Cities Multiple Interactive local history exhibits, history of the Dow Chemical Company, 1874 Historic Gothic Victorian House, collection of historic sleighs and carriages and more
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Children's website
Milford Historical Museum Milford Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic houses website, operated by the Milford Historical Society, 1835 Greek-revival Victorian house and log cabin
Millington - Arbela Historical Society Museum Millington Tuscola Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website
Mill Race Historical Village Northville Wayne Southeast Michigan Open-air website, operated by the Northville Historical Society, relocated 19th-century village buildings
Milwaukee Clipper Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Museum ship Retired passenger ship and automobile ferry
Mission Point Lighthouse Peninsula Township Grand Traverse Northern Michigan Lighthouse
Monroe County Historical Museum Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Commission, exhibits include George Armstrong Custer, local military, Native American and settler history; Martha Barker Country Store Museum and Navarre Anderson Trading Post Complex are open only by appointment
Monroe County Labor History Museum Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan History website, history of organized labor movement in Michigan
Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan Military website
Montague Museum Montague Muskegon West Michigan Local history website, located in a former church, operated by the Montague Historical Association
Montcalm Heritage Village Sidney Montcalm Central Michigan Open air website, operated by Montcalm Community College, 28 buildings with artifacts from local areas depicting life in Michigan in turn the turn of the 20th Century
Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum Montrose Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Technology website, antique and novelty telephones and equipment, local history, operated by the Montrose Area Historical Association
Morton House Museum Benton Harbor Berrien West Michigan Historic house website
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Novi Oakland Southeast Michigan Hall of fame Hall of fame for drivers on land, sea and air, museum features Indy Cars, stock cars, sports cars, dragsters, race trucks and openwheelers
Motown Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Music Also known as Hitsville U.S.A., dedicated to the legacy of the Motown Records, its artists and music
Munising Falls Interpretive Center Munising Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, natural and cultural history of the area
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Art
Museum of Cultural & Natural History Mount Pleasant Isabella Central Michigan Multiple website, part of Central Michigan University, natural history dioramas, cultural artifacts
Museum of New Art Troy Oakland Southeast Michigan Art Contemporary art, commonly known as MoNA, locations in Troy and Armada, Michigan
Museum of Ojibwa Culture St. Ignace Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Native American Exhibits include Ojibwa culture and traditions, first contact with French explorers, and the former mission's archaeological past
Museum on Main Street Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society
Museum Ship Valley Camp Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Museum ship Also known as Steamship Valley Camp, Great Lakes freighter museum ship housing a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) museum with over 100 maritime exhibits, 4 aquariums and two lifeboats from the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
Music House Museum Acme Grand Traverse Northern Michigan Music website, antique musical instruments and music-making machines from 1870 through 1930
Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Art website
Muskegon Heritage Museum Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Local history website, featuring Muskegon's industrial, business and historic homes with working machinery
Myers School Museum Sparta Township Kent West Michigan Railroad 19th-century schoolhouse[45]
Nankin Mills Interpretive Center Westland Wayne Southeast Michigan Nature center Exhibits on local natural and cultural history in a historic grist mill
National Miniatures Trust Museum Hickory Corners Barry West Michigan Toy website, dolls and miniatures, on the grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan History Late 18th-century trading post owned by the Monroe County Historical Museum, open for special events and group tours[24]
Negaunee Historical Museum Negaunee Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, operated by the Negaunee Historical Society, area iron mining, 19th century living room, local history and culture
Nelis' Dutch Village Holland Ottawa West Michigan Culture website, shopping theme park featuring buildings of authentic Dutch architecture, brick walkways, canals, gardens and special presentations depicting life in a typical village in the Netherlands in the late 19th century; includes Kolean Museum featuring Dutch clothing, farm and cheese making equipment
New Buffalo Railroad Museum New Buffalo Berrien West Michigan Railway website
New Presque Isle Light Presque Isle Presque Isle Northern Michigan Lighthouse
Newton House Museum Dowagiac Cass West Michigan Historic house Restored two-story Quaker home of the mid 1800s[46]
North Berrien Historical Museum Coloma Berrien West Michigan Local history website, operated by the North Berrien Historical Society, history of the resorts of the Paw Paw Lakes, fruit farming, businesses, industries, and people of the area
Northeast Oakland Historical Museum Oxford Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website
Oakfield Pioneer Heritage Museum Oakfield Township Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Oakfield Pioneer Heritage Society
Oakland University Art Gallery Rochester Oakland Southeast Michigan Art website, formerly known as Meadow Brook Art Gallery
Oceana County Historical Park Mears Oceana West Michigan Open-air Operated by the Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society, includes five museums: Swift Lathers Museum, Tool Museum, Boynton Cottage Museum, Transportation Museum, Robinson Museum
Ogemaw Historical Museum West Branch Ogemaw Northern Michigan Local history Operated by the Ogemaw Genealogical & Historical Society[47]
Ontonagon Historical Museum Ontonagon Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Ontonagon Historical Society, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park[48]
Ontonagon Light Ontonagon Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Ontonagon Historical Society
Old Bailey School Harrisville Alcona Northern Michigan School Open for special events, operated by the Alcona Historical Society[38]
Old Depot Museum Ironwood Gogebic Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Ironwood Area Historical Society[49][50]
Old Fence Rider Historical Center Edmore Montcalm Central Michigan Local history website, historical collection of Western heritage[51]
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Mackinaw City Cheboygan Northern Michigan Lighthouse Lighthouse and museum
Old Mill Museum Dundee Monroe Southeast Michigan Local history Fashion, furniture, farm life, Native Americans, legacy of Henry Ford
Old Post Office Museum Grand Marais Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society[37]
Old Presque Isle Light Presque Isle Presque Isle Northern Michigan Lighthouse Museum and inoperative lighthouse
Old Rugged Cross Historical Museum Reed City Osceola Northern Michigan Local history Also life of George Bennard, composer of the hymn The Old Rugged Cross[52]
Old Victoria Rockland Township Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house Victorian copper mining town, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Orchard Lake Museum Orchard Lake Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society
Ortonville Historical Society Museum Ortonville Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, housed in an old mill
Otsego County Historical Museum Gaylord Otsego Northern Michigan Local history website, operated by the Otsego County Historical Society
Ottawa Visitor Center Watersmeet Gogebic Upper Peninsula of Michigan Natural history Visitor center for Ottawa National Forest, environmental education programs, maps, area information, interpretive exhibits, accessible trails
Our Savior's Historical Museum Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Local history Historic Danish Evangelical Lutheran church with exhibits on early Scandinavian settlement in the area
Overbrook Gallery Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Art website, located in the Frauenthal Fine Arts Center on the campus of Muskegon Community College, exhibits work by local, Michigan, and out-of-state artists and MCC art students
Padzieski Art Gallery Dearborn Wayne Southeast Michigan Art website, part of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, operated by the Dearborn Community Arts Council
Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum St. Johns Clinton Central Michigan Local history website, also known as the Clinton County Historical Society Museum
Paint Creek Center for the Arts Rochester Oakland Southeast Michigan Art website, visual arts center
Parker Mill Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Mill Late 19th-century working grain mill
Pascoe House Museum Republic Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house website, operated by the Republic Area Historical Society
Paulson House Au Train Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house 1884 Swedish log house
Peninsula Point Light Stonginton Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Visitors can climb the lighthouse tower, operated by Hiawatha National Forest
Pewabic Pottery Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Decorative art Arts & Crafts ceramics and contemporary pottery
Phoenix Church and Museum Phoenix Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Religious Restored 19th-century Catholic church
Pickford Historical Museum Pickford Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Pickford Area Historical Society
Pickle Barrel House Museum Grand Marais Alger Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic house Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society[37]
Pigeon Depot Museum Pigeon Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Pigeon Historical Society
Pine Forest Historical Museum Edmore Montcalm Central Michigan Local history [53]
Pine Grove Historical Museum Pontiac Oakland Southeast Michigan Multiple website, operated by the Oakville County Pioneer and Historical Society, complex include Pine Grove, the former estate of Governor Moses Wisner and outbuildings, the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse, the Carriage House, the Pioneer Museum with tools and farm implements
Pioneer Log Cabin Museum Cassopolis Cass West Michigan Historic house Includes tools, farm equipment, quilts and dolls
Pioneer Log Village Bad Axe Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Open-air website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society, pioneer home, general store, school, chapel, barn and blacksmith shop
Plank Road Museum Breckenridge Gratiot Central Michigan Local history website, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society
Plymouth Historical Museum Plymouth Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website, growth of American industry, the advent of the railroad and the invention of the automobile
Podunk House & Pioneer Museum Fenton Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, home and museum for the Pioneer Memorial Association of Fenton & Mundy Townships; 1837 Greek-revival pioneer family home, museum with tools and artifacts of early settlers
Point Betsie Light Frankfort Benzie Northern Michigan Lighthouse
Point Iroquois Light Whitefish Bay Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Research Society in Hiawatha National Forest
Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse Huron Township Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Lighthouse Two museums, one about shipwrecks in Lake Huron, the other about the lighthouse
Polish Home Army Museum Orchard Lake Oakland Southeast Michigan Military Struggle for the freedom and independence of Poland during World War II
Port Austin History Center Port Austin Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Port Austin Historical Society
Port Huron Museum Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Multiple Four museums: Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Presque Isle County Historical Museum Rogers City Presque Isle Northern Michigan Local history Located in the Craftsman-style Bradley House, includes period rooms, toys, Native American artifacts, country store, tools and other exhibits
Quincy Mine Hancock Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Mining Copper mine, mine buildings and mining exhibits; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Railroad Depot Museum Sparta Township Kent West Michigan Railroad Artifacts from the Muskegon,Saginaw and Toledo Railway, open for festivals and by appointment[45]
Rathbone School Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan School Operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, 19th-century period one-room school, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Raven Hill Discovery Center East Jordan Charlevoix Northern Michigan Multiple Regional science and technology center, also art, history and culture
Region of Three Oaks Museum Three Oaks Berrien West Michigan Local history website
Rentschler Farm Museum Saline Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Agriculture, open-air Operated by the Saline Historical Society, farm living between the years 1900-1950 with a house and 11 farm outbuildings
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Automotive Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004, automobilia, REO Motor Car Company vehicles
Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum Mackinac Island Mackinac Northern Michigan Art Mackinac-related art and photography including Native American artifacts and decorative arts, part of Mackinac Island State Park
River Of History Museum Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime website, history of the St. Mary’s River and its inhabitants
River Raisin National Battlefield Park Monroe Monroe Southeast Michigan Military Battle site during the War of 1812
River Rouge Historical Museum River Rough Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website[5]
University of Michigan School of Art & Design Galleries Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Art Slusser Gallery on North Campus, Work: Ann Arbor, operated by the Stamps School of Art & Design
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Rochester Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Open-air website, 16-acre (65,000 m2) museum complex including a 1927 dairy barn with exhibits about area history
Rock Harbor Light Rock Harbor Keweenaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan Maritime Located in Isle Royale National Park, features maritime displays
Rockford Area Museum Rockford Kent West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Rockford Area Historical Society
Rockland Township Historical Museum Rockland Township Ontonagon Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history [54]
Rockwood Area Historical Museum Rockwood Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history Operated by the Rockwood Area Historical Society[5][55]
Roethke House Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Biographical website, home of poet Theodore Roethke
Romulus Historical Museum Romulus Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history [5][56]
Royal Oak Historical Society Museum Royal Oak Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website, housed in old Northwood Fire Station
Saarinen House + Gardens Bloomfield Hills Oakland Southeast Michigan Historic house website, home and studio designed by Eliel Saarinen, part of the Cranbrook Art Museum
Saginaw Art Museum Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Art website, American, European, Asian, Egyptian and local art
Saginaw Railway Museum Saginaw Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Railroad website, operated by the Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society, trains, railroad technology, model train exhibit
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum Bay City Bay Flint/Tri-Cities Maritime U.S. Navy destroyer USS Edson (DD-946)
Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery University Center Saginaw Flint/Tri-Cities Art website, located in the Arbury Fine Arts Center, contemporary art
Saint Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station Canton Wayne Southeast Michigan Medical website, health education learning center, open for individuals and families to tour the exhibit gallery on the fourth Thursday of each month
Saline Depot Museum Saline Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Railroad website, operated by the Saline Historical Society
Samuel Adams Historical Museum Huron Township Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history Operated by the Huron Township Historical Society[5][57]
Samuel Kingsley House Romulus Wayne Southeast Michigan Historic house 1855 house, stop along the Underground Railroad[5]
Sand Point Light Escanaba Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Delta County Historical Society
Sandcastles Children's Museum Ludington Mason Northern Michigan Children's website
Sanilac County Historic Village and Museum Port Sanilac Sanilac Flint/Tri-Cities Open-air website, eight historic buildings on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus including a 20-room Victorian mansion, 1900 general store, one-room schoolhouse, 1883 log cabin, barn theater, marine shipwreck room, dairy industry museum, carriages, military and Native American exhibits
Saugatuck Center for the Arts Saugatuck Allegan West Michigan Art website, performing and visual arts center
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum Douglas Allegan West Michigan Local history website, operated by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society, also the 1866 Old School House
Scarab Club Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Art Artists' club, gallery, and studio
(SCENE) Metrospace East Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Art Alternative arts center
Schoolcraft County Museum Manistique Schoolcraft Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history Operated by the Schoolcraft County Historical Society
Sebewaing Township Hall Sebewaing Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history Operated by the Sebewaing Area Historical Society; also operates the Charles W. Liken House Museum[58][59]
Selfridge Military Air Museum Selfridge Air National Guard Base Macomb Southeast Michigan Transportation - Aviation Operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, over 15 historic planes and exhibits
Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum Saint Clair Shores Macomb Southeast Michigan Historic house website, late 19th-century period immigrant's house, located behind the St. Clair Shores Public Library, operated by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission[60]
Seul Choix Point Light and Museum Gulliver Schoolcraft Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Gulliver Historical Society
Shiawassee Arts Center Owosso Shiawassee Central Michigan Art website
Shiawassee County Historical Society Owosso Shiawassee Central Michigan Local history website
Shrine of the Pines Baldwin Lake Northern Michigan Decorative arts Rustic pine furniture, also known as the Log Hunting Lodge Museum
Siegfried H. Horn Archaeological Museum Berrien Springs Berrien West Michigan Archaeology website, part of Andrews University, also known as Horn Archaeological Museum, ancient Near-Eastern artifacts, including coins, pottery, sculptures, tools, weapons, figurines, jewelry, seals and glass vessels
Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Medical Part of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry; dental practice and technology in the United States and Michigan from the 18th century to today
Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum Glen Haven Leelanau Northern Michigan Maritime Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; Coast Guard and lifesaving history and equipment
Sloan Museum Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Multiple Regional history, historic automobiles, hands-on science, Longway Planetarium
Southern Michigan Railroad Museum Clinton Lenawee Southeast Michigan Railroad Heritage railroad and museum
South Manitou Island Lighthouse South Manitou Island Leelanau Northern Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Manitou Island Lighthouse Society
Southgate Museum Southgate Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history Operated by the Southgate Historical Foundation in the Grahl House[5][61]
Spirit of the Woods Museum Elk Rapid Antrim Northern Michigan Multiple website, dioramas of native Michigan animals, Native American artifacts
SS City of Milwaukee Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Museum ship Great Lakes railroad car ferry
St. Clair County Farm Museum Goodells St. Clair Southeast Michigan Agriculture website, collection of farm equipment
St. Clair Historical Museum St. Clair Oakland Southeast Michigan Local history website
St. Mary's Historical Museum Ruth Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house Polish settler log cabin, open by appointment[62]
St. Mary's Preparatory Museums Orchard Lake Oakland Southeast Michigan Multiple Includes nine small museums of Polish military and political history, gallery of Polish art
Standish Depot Museum Standish Arenac Flint/Tri-Cities Railroad Stone Detroit and Mackinac Railroad Station, including rolling stock, antique British passenger cars, houses area visitor center
Steam Railroading Institute Owosso Shiawassee Central Michigan Railroad Heritage railroad with steam and diesel locomotives, freight and other cars
Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Music Part of the University of Michigan, over 2500 pieces of historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world
Steiner Museum Fairview Oscoda Northern Michigan Industry - Logging Logging and pioneering history and artifacts[63]
Stockton Center at Spring Grove Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house website
Straight Farmhouse Garden City Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website, home of the Garden City Historical Museum
Stuart House Museum Mackinac Island Mackinac Northern Michigan Local history
Sturgeon Point Light House and Museum Harrisville Alcona Northern Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Alcona Historical Society;[38] on the grounds is the Old Bailey School, a 1907 One-room school house, which was moved there from Mikado, Michigan in 1998.[64]
Tahquamenon Logging Museum Newberry Luce Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Logging website, Michigan's early logging industry, includes a cook shack, original C.C.C. building, open seasonally
Taylor Veterans Museum Taylor Wayne Southeast Michigan Military Located inside Taylor City Hall[65]
Tawas Point Light East Tawas Iosco Northern Michigan Lighthouse Located in Tawas Point State Park
Tecumseh Area Historical Museum Tecumseh Lenawee Southeast Michigan Local history History of the communities around Tecumseh, including Macon, Ridgeway, Tipton and Britton
Ten Cent Barn Museum Ubly Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the Ubly Area Historical Society
Thomas Edison Depot Museum Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Biographical Owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum, life of Thomas Edison
Three Oaks Bicycle Museum Three Oaks Berrien West Michigan Transportation [66]
Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum Gagetown Tuscola Flint/Tri-Cities Agriculture website, agriculture tools, equipment, buildings
Tompkins Historical Society Museum Rives Junction Jackson Central Michigan Local history website
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum Naubinway Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Sports website, antique and vintage snowmobiles
Totem Village Museum St. Ignace Mackinac Upper Peninsula of Michigan Native American Collection of totem poles and lumbering artifacts in a gift shop[67][68][69]
Tower Of History Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, observation tower and exhibits of early Missionaries, local & Native American history
Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum Okemos Ingham Central Michigan Music website, restaurant and collection of tubas, sousaphones, French horns
Trenton Historical Museum Trenton Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website, operated by the Trenton Historical Commission, Victorian house with local history artifacts
Tri-Cities Historical Museum Grand Haven Ottawa West Michigan Local history website, exhibits include Native Americans, early pioneers, lumberjacks, French voyageurs, Victorian period rooms, medicine, agriculture, lumbering, maritime, tourism
Troy Historic Village Troy Oakland Southeast Michigan Open-air Ten historic buildings on a village green, museum of local history
Turner-Dodge House Lansing Ingham Central Michigan Historic house Mansion operated by the city
Tuskegee Airmen National Museum Detroit Wayne Southeast Michigan Military website, located at Fort Wayne, history of blacks in aviation in World War II up until the integration of the Armed Forces, open by appointment
Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit Hamtramck Wayne Southeast Michigan Ethnic Ukrainian culture, art and contributions to the United States
University Art Gallery CMU Mount Pleasant Isabella Central Michigan Art website, part of Central Michigan University
University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Art Features European and Asian art, including some by Pablo Picasso, Helen Frankenthaler, and James McNeill Whistler
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Natural history Part of the University of Michigan, dinosaur exhibits, Michigan wildlife, anthropology, geology and a planetarium. University of Michigan research museums: Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Zoology, University Herbarium
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum Marquette Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Children's website
Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum Calumet Houghton Upper Peninsula of Michigan Firefighting Participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
U.P. Steam & Gas Engine Antique Village & Agriculture Museum Escanaba Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Technology website, operated by the U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association, antique agriculture equipment and artifacts
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Art website
USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) Port Huron St. Clair Southeast Michigan Museum ship 180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender
USCGC Acacia Manistee Manistee Northern Michigan Museum ship USCG seagoing buoy tender
USS LST 393 Veterans Museum Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Museum ship LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
USS Silversides Submarine Museum Muskegon Muskegon West Michigan Maritime Includes the museum, USS Silversides (SS-236) submarine and USS McLane Coast Guard cutter; formerly known as the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum
U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum Ishpeming Marquette Upper Peninsula of Michigan Hall of fame - Sports
Van Buren Historical Society Museum Hartford Van Buren West Michigan Local history [70]
Vicksburg Historic Village Vicksburg Kalamazoo West Michigan Open-air website, operated by the Vicksburg Historical Society, includes the Vicksburg Depot Museum with railroad cars and equipment, a print shop, school house, express office, farm house and barn
Voigt House Victorian Museum Grand Rapids Kent West Michigan Historic house Victorian period house, operated by the Grand Rapids Public Museum
Wakefield Historical Society Museum Wakefield Gogebic Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history [71]
Walker Tavern Brooklyn Lenawee Southeast Michigan History Exhibits focus on Michigan's frontier settlement and stagecoach eras during the first half of the 19th century
Waterloo Farm Museum Waterloo Jackson Central Michigan Agriculture website, operated by the Waterloo Historical Society, includes 10 room farmhouse and many outbuildings, also nearby Dewey School, a one-room schoolhouse
Water Street Historic Block Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Historic houses website, cooperative effort between the Chippewa County Historical Society, Sault Historic Sites, & the City of Sault Ste. Marie; includes Johnston House & Henry Rowe Schoolcraft office
Wayne Historical Museum Wayne Wayne Southeast Michigan Local history website
Webster Township Museum Webster Township Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Open-air Operated by the Webster Township Historical Society, complex includes Town Hall, school, blacksmith shop[72]
W.K. Kellogg Manor House Gull Lake Barry West Michigan Historic house Part of Kellogg Biological Station, 32-acre (130,000 m2) estate includes a Tudor Revival house, carriage house, chauffeur's cottage, boathouse, Dutch windmill, lakeside pagoda and several gardens
Wellington Farm Park Grayling Crawford Northern Michigan Open-air website, rural mid-America during the Great Depression
Westland Historical Park Westland Wayne Southeast Michigan Historic house website, includes Felton Farmhouse, a typical Michigan farmhouse built in the 1850s and the Collins House, which stores the Commission's historical archives
West Shore Fishing Museum Cedar River Menominee Upper Peninsula of Michigan Industry - Fishing Operated by the Bailey Property Preservation Association[73]
Wexford County Historical Museum Cadillac Wexford Northern Michigan Local history Located in the former Cadillac Public Library
Whaley Historic House Museum Flint Genesee Flint/Tri-Cities Historic house website, late Victorian house
Wheels of History Museum Brimley Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Local history website, railroads, logging, fishing exhibits, operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Society
Whitefish Point Light Paradise Chippewa Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lighthouse Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
White Pine Village Ludington Mason Northern Michigan Open-air Operated by the Mason County Historical Society, 25 buildings
White River Light Station Museum Whitehall Muskegon West Michigan Lighthouse
White Rock School Museum White Rock Huron Flint/Tri-Cities Local history website, operated by the White Rock Historical Society
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center Escanaba Delta Upper Peninsula of Michigan Art website, gallery exhibits, art workshops, classes and theatrical productions
William G. Thompson House Museum Hudson Lenawee Southeast Michigan Historic house Late 19th-century home of Detroit mayor William G. Thompson, contains Japanese woodblocks, Chinese Jade and hard stone carvings, cloisonné vases, English and Continental art, antique porcelain and glass,
William L. Clements Library Ann Arbor Washtenaw Southeast Michigan History Part of the University of Michigan, exhibits about American history from the Age of Discovery into the 20th century
Wills Ste. Claire Auto Museum Marysville St. Clair Southeast Michigan Automotive History of Childe Wills and the Wills Sainte Claire automobile
Windmill Island Gardens Holland Ottawa West Michigan Mill 240-year-old working Dutch windmill (De Zwaan) on 36 acres (150,000 m2) of gardens; Posthouse Museum is a replica of a 14th-century wayside inn
Wing House Museum Coldwater Branch Central Michigan Historic house website, late 19th-century period home of the Branch County Historical Society
Witch's Hat Depot Museum South Lyon Oakland Southeast Michigan Open-air website, local history museum in former train depot, includes caboose, freight house and chapel buildings
Wolcott Mill Metropark Ray Township Macomb Southeast Michigan Agriculture Park features historic mill, barn museum of agriculture, working farm
World War II Glider and Military Museum Iron Mountain Dickinson Upper Peninsula of Michigan Military website, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, features a restored Waco CG-4 glider, military uniforms, World War II photographs, Nazi Germany artifacts, military vehicles
Wurtsmith Air Museum Oscoda Iosco Northern Michigan Aviation website, located at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, history of Wurtsmith Air Force Base and aviation in NE Michigan
Wyandotte Museums Wyandotte Wayne Southeast Michigan Historic house Early 20th-century period Ford-MacNichol House, also local history and art exhibits
Yankee Air Museum Ypsilanti Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Aviation Located at Willow Run Airport
Ye Ole Carriage Shop Spring Arbor Jackson Central Michigan Automotive website, open by appointment, "Jackson made" automobiles and a large Coca-Cola collection
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum Ypsilanti Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Automotive Production cars from the Willow Run Plant and Hudson Motors
Ypsilanti Historical Museum Ypsilanti Washtenaw Southeast Michigan Local history Home of the Ypsilanti Historical Society, 1860 house with period rooms and local history exhibits
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways Mount Pleasant Isabella Central Michigan Native American website

Defunct Museums

Regions

Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Regions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Michigan's main regions:

See also

References

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