Tours

They guide us through beach towns. They guide us through factories. They guide us through history. And they guide us through amazing displays of natural beauty. Michigan's tours. From the Soo Locks to the Rouge Factory. From Tahquamenon Falls to Sleeping Bear Dunes. From the past to the future. Let's do more than just visit. Let's learn. Let's understand. Let's experience. Because insightful tours guide us to Pure Michigan.

Michigan State Capitol, Lansing

Step back into the Victorian era with a visit to Michigan's award-winning Capitol Building. Designed by Elijah E. Myers, one of the foremost architects of public buildings during the Gilded Age (1865-1914), construction of the Capitol Building took six years and contains over nine acres of hand-painted surfaces. It was dedicated to the citizens of Michigan in 1879.

Photo courtesy of Greater Lansing CVB

Quincy Mine, Hancock

A cooperating site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park, the mine offers many options for touring. Tour the Museum, the inside of the No. 2 Shaft House which processed material brought up from the deep mine shaft, the Nordberg Steam Hoist--the world's largest steam-powered hoist engine--and ride the Cog Rail Tram. Don’t forget the ride by tractor-pulled wagon seven levels underground into the mine.

Photo courtesy of Byron Freeman

Tour the Rouge Plant

Take a fascinating factory tour of the Rouge plant where Ford F-150s are currently being built. When Henry Ford built the Rouge, he created a factory that dramatically improved workplace quality and pay.

Photo courtesy of The Henry Ford

Soo Locks Boat Tours, Sault Ste. Marie

An experience to remember; ride through "locking through,” the Soo Locks alongside the big ships. Take a relaxing dinner cruise or a fascinating lighthouse cruise exploring this important waterway, navigation markers line the shoreline of historic Sault Ste. Marie.

Photo courtesy of Sault Ste. Marie CVB

Guided Tours, Detroit Institute of Arts

Get to know the new DIA. Meet in the Farnsworth Lobby for free guided tours. The heart of a great museum is its collection and the DIA is proud to claim one of the largest, most significant art collections in the nation.

Photo courtesy of DIA