Flagstar Strand Theater, Pontiac, MI

Pontiac is home to the Flagstar Strand Theater, originally named the Strand Theater and built back in 1921 with 1,200 seats. Interestingly, the Strand's site itself calls it not only “a… Read More

10 Best Arcades in Michigan!

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Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Farmington Hills, MI

Listed previously in our look at great Michigan museums, Marvin's in Farmington Hills is hard to pass up as an arcade as well thanks to the fact that most of the exhibits both come from arcades and… Read More

Best Paint & Wine Spots in Michigan 2025!

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Tipsy Ypsi - Paint and Pour, Ypsilanti, MI

Paint and Pour in Ann Arbor—it's also recently expanded into several locations in and around Detroit—offers an unusual experience in the market. Not only does it have brick-and-mortar… Read More

The 10 Best Rainy Day Activities to Do Michigan!

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Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI

The notion of going to a museum might leave the kids a little rebellious, but we've already seen that there are plenty of exciting options when it comes to museum fare that are almost fun enough to… Read More

The 6 Best Karaoke Bars in Michigan!

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Renegade's Bar and Grill, Garden City, MI

Karaoke every night but Tuesday! That's the oddly specific pledge of Renegade's Bar and Grill, formerly Rockstarz Karaoke Bar and Grill in Garden City. Featuring a substantial new food menu along… Read More

The 10 Best Live Music Venues in Michigan!

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Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI

It's impossible to make a list like this without talking about the massive Pine Knob Music Theatre (formerly DTE Music Energy Theatre) in Clarkston. It's not only one of the largest such venues… Read More

The 7 Best Trivia Nights in Michigan!

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One-Eyed Betty's, Ferndale, MI

At Ferndale's One-Eyed Betty's, trivia on Sundays is serious business—as serious as fun gets, anyway—but it's also home to pinball machines, champagne on draft, and 44 different rotating… Read More

The 10 Best Science Centers in Michigan!

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Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI

When a location can bill itself as “Michigan's Museum of Natural History,” you know you've got something special on your hands. Bloomfield Hills' Cranbrook Institute of Science does just… Read More

7 Best Escape Rooms in Michigan!

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Decode Detroit, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor is one of three locations—including a future room coming to escape-room-heavy Detroit—that hosts a Decode Detroit outlet. Decode Detroit has just one game, a three-part… Read More

8 Best Bowling Alleys in Michigan!

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Station 300 Saline, Saline, MI

League bowling, open bowling, lessons and even billiards. At Saline's Station 300 (formerly Maplewood Lanes), it doesn't matter what your skill set is or even if your skills lie in bowling. There's… Read More

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