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Come visit Northeast Michigan's center for art, history and science with our displays of fine art, Native American history, geology, industry, and a recreated 1890's Avenue of shops. Our 19th century historic buildings including the Green School, Spratt Church, Maltz Exchange Bank, and McKay Log Cabin. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sundays from 12pm to 4pm. A brand new, state-of-the-art digital planetarium theater was installed in 2016. Planetarium shows are offered Tuesday - Saturday. Please visit http://www.bessermuseum.org/skytheater for current show schedules.
W2528AKstevek | August 2023
Great place
Great place to visit if in the area the planetarium was awesome and educational the outdoor grounds were fun to walk around
royalbutts | June 2023
A must-see learning experience!
A truly fantastic museum with creative installations — fun and learning for all! We stayed for one hour but I recommend two, maybe more. Great diversity of traditional & modern art, recreated...
Bronson804 | October 2021
Bus Tour
So much to see, make sure you visit the downstairs part, totally worth seeing. And really nice that they have an elevator
D4694WYsarahp | April 2021
Favorite part of the trip.
We visited while on a drive through Alpena. We weren’t expecting much. A $5 per person hodge-podge of art, history, and a planetarium? Strange.
I was so wrong. This place is a gem.
Husband and I...
JessikaJessika | August 2020
Wonderful - open during COVID!
One of the only places we found open in Alpena to visit during COVID, but worth a stop any time. My kids adored the planetarium and the outside area is a real treat. Toddlers will love the nature...
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