Grand Rapids is Michigan's West Coast

Welcome to Grand Rapids... a city that combines urban sophistication with small-town warmth.

Welcome to a city of sophisticated urban elegance with a small town welcome.

As Michigan's second largest city with more than one million residents in the metro area, Grand Rapids offers all the metropolitan attractions and entertainment imaginable. One of the greatest qualities about this beautiful city is the surrounding areas of natural wonders with safe, clean, and affordable. amenities.

Named America's 6^th Best Fishing city, Grand Rapids is named after the river that runs through the heart of the city. While rapids are not found in the Grand River today as it winds its way through downtown, there are many fishermen casting for trout, salmon and steel-head amidst the vibrant energy of our city streets.

With a clean, safe, and easy to walk downtown landscape Grand Rapids can be enjoyed by foot.

Grand Rapids boasts over seventy five hotels, museums, night clubs, restaurants, entertainment venues, and sports arenas in a five minute walking radius

Grand Rapids also provides some famous attractions like Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park , John Ball Zoo, Woodland Mall, and Rivertown Crossings . These attractions are known state and world wide for size, length of time in business, and popularity.

Grand Rapids provides water within minutes, fishing, boating and swimming. Biking, hiking and running trails crisscross the region, passing from skyscraper canyons through forests and wetlands. And championship golf courses abound.

As the gateway city to Michigan's West Coast, Grand Rapids is also the perfect home base for exploring the wonders of Lake Michigan: world-class beaches, charming resort villages, fertile farms and some of the most gorgeous sunsets on the face of the Earth.

Only in Grand Rapids can you find such an incredible variety and diversity of things to do, all so close together and easy to get to. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Source: www.visitgrandrapids.org