| For a complete listing of attractions, visit the Ann Arbor Area Visitors website. |
| To explore more of Michigan, visit Travel Michigan. |
Music |
The Ark
316 South Main Street
(734) 761-1451
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One of the premier music clubs in Ann Arbor, and among the top in the world, the Ark is a nonprofit 400-seat club which continues to attract well-known performers, particularly in the folk and roots music genres.
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The University Musical Society
911 North University Street
(734) 764-2538, (800) 221-1229
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UMS is one of the oldest performing arts presenters in the country, and was named in 1999 as as one of the five most influential arts presenters in the United States. The ticket office is in the Michigan League.
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Books |
| Ann Arbor is said to have more bookstores per capita than any city in the world except for Oxford, England. A few of the most popular are below. |
Afterwords
219 South Main Street
(734) 996-2808
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Remainders, overstocked and recently out-of-print books. |
Borders
612 East Liberty Street
(734) 668-7652
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The flagship store, located a block away from the site of the original Borders. |
Common Language
215 South Fourth Avenue
(734) 663-0036
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Gay, lesbian, and feminist books, videos and music.
| David's Books
516 East William Street
(734) 665-8017
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Wide selection of used, out-of-print, and rare books.
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Dawn Treader
514 East Liberty Street
(734) 995-1008
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Selling used and rare books for twenty-two years, with over seventy thousand titles. |
Shaman Drum Bookshop
311 - 315 South State Street
(734) 662-7407, (800) 490-7023
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Ann Arbor's premier academic, scholarly, literary and independent bookstore. |
Films |
Michigan Theatre
603 East Liberty Street
(734) 668-8463
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A restored historic moviehouse which opened in 1928; features an original 1927 Barton theater pipe organ in one of its two screening rooms. Shows primarily contemporary foreign, independent American, and documentary films.
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State Theatre
233 South State Street
(734) 761-8667
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An art-deco cinema dating from 1942, featuring both new films and films which have finished their run at the Michigan. |
Museums |
| For a complete listing of museums in and around town, see the guide here. |
Museum of Art
map | website
525 South State Street
(734) 764-0395
Features historical and modern Western and Asian art, as well as rotating special exhibits. |
Outdoor activities |
Gallup Livery
map | website
3000 Fuller Road
(734) 662-9319
Canoe rentals (as well as kayaks, pedal boats and rowboats) are available in Gallup Park, for rowing on the Huron River. |
Nichols Arboretum
map | website
1610 Washington Heights
(734) 998-9540
Nichols Arboretum, known as "the Arb", is a 123-acre park adjacent to North Campus with walking trails, gardens, plant collections and natural landscapes. |
If you plan to extend your stay in the Ann Arbor area, there are plenty of things to see and do around the state of Michigan. Some of the highlights are listed below. |
Detroit area |
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
map | website
20900 Oakwood Boulevard
(313) 271-2455
The Henry Ford Museum covers 12 indoor acres featuring exhibits displaying American inventions and life from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Greenfield Village features many historic buildings from the late 19th century, such as Thomas Edison's Menlo Park complex, the Wright brothers' cycle shop, and Noah Webster's home. |
Cranbrook Institute
map | website
39221 Woodward Avenue
(248) 645-3323
Official Conference Excursion! Cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions, a natural history and science museum, and one of the oldest manor houses in Michigan situated on over 40 acres of lush gardens. |
Detroit Institute of Arts
map | website
5200 Woodward Avenue
(313) 833-7900
The fifth-largest fine arts museum in the country, offering over 100 galleries with art from ancient to modern times. Among the DIA's renowned works are French Impressionist, German Expressionist, American and Flemish paintings. |
Fisher Theater
map | website
3011 West Grand Boulevard
(313) 872-1000
A renovated 1928 theatre which has become a favorite venue of many of Broadway’s brightest stars. |
Fox Theater
map | website
2211 Woodward Avenue
(313) 471-6616
A restored 1928 movie palace - the largest surviving one from the 1920s, and one of the top-grossing theatres of its size - which is now host to movies, concerts, touring Broadway shows and world-class entertainment acts. |
Greektown
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Monroe Street
Detroit's Greek community, with shops, restaurants and the Greektown casino. |
