Motor Cities Heritage

1. Flint – Auto City, Vehicle City, Buick City, & Birthplace of General Motors

• • • Historic Saginaw Street
      1. Halo Burger and Vernor’s Mural
      2. Mott-Warsh Collection
      3. Flint Sign
      4. Vehicle City – Historical Marker
      5. Automotive Pioneers of Michigan Statues
      6. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building
      7. First National Bank of Flint
      8. Dryden Building
      9. University of Michigan-Flint University Pavilion and Ice Rink
      10. Riverbank Park
    • Flint Cultural Center
      1. Flint Institute of Arts
      2. Flint Institute of Music
      3. Whiting Auditorium
      4. Longway Planetarium
      5. Alfred P. Sloan Museum
      6. Buick Gallery and Research Center
      7. Flint Repertory Theatre – Flint Youth Theatre
      8. Applewood Estate – Ruth Mott Foundation
      9. Whaley House Museum
      10. Flint Public Library
    • Carriage Town Historic District – Durant-Dort Carriage Company
      1. Durant-Dort Carriage Company
      2. Durant-Dort Office Building
      3. Kettering University Archives
    • Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad, plus Bluebell Beach
    • For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum
    • Flint Public Art Project – Flint Murals
    • The Capitol Theatre
    • Stepping Stone Falls
    • Flint Farmers’ Market
    • University of Michigan-Flint and Mott Community College

2. Shiawassee County

• • • Durand Union Station (Durand)
    • Curwood Castle (Owosso)
    • Steam Railroading Institute (Owosso)
    • Owosso Downtown Historic District
    • Shiawassee County Courthouse (Corunna)
    • Shiawassee River paddling trip
    • Corunna Historical Village (Corunna)
    • Byron Historic Commercial District
    • King Kone (ice cream cone-shaped building) (Perry)
    • Circus Train Wreck Memorial & Knights Templar Train Wreck Historic Markers (Durand)

3. Clinton County

• • • Saint Johns Mint Festival
    • Elsie – Michigan’s Dairy Capital
    • Downtown Saint Johns
    • Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Saint Johns)
    • Clinton County Arts Council (Saint Johns)
    • Clinton County Courthouse (Saint Johns)
    • City of DeWitt Mayoral Memorial Gazebo
    • Maple River State Game Area
    • Rose Lake State Wildlife Research Area
    • Looking Glass River

4. Ionia County

• • • Portland Riverwalk – City of Two Rivers
    • Ionia County Free Fair
    • Portland Downtown Historic District – Portland’s Historic Opera Block & Scout Park
    • John C. Blanchard House (Ionia)
    • Ionia County Courthouse
    • Ionia Grand Trunk Railroad Depot
    • Ionia Community Library
    • Ionia Theatre
    • Ionia Armory Community Center
    • Belding “Silk City” – Richardson Silk Mill, Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library, & Pere Marquette Railway Belding Depot

5. Barry County

• • • Gilmore Car Museum (Hickory Corners)
    • Yankee Springs Recreation Area – Chief Noonday Group Camp Historic District & Long Lake Group Camp Historic District
    • Barry County Courthouse (Hastings)
    • Thornapple River
    • Thornapple Plaza & CK&S Bridge Historical Marker (Hastings)
    • Historic Charlton Park (Hastings)
    • Putnam District Library (Nashville)
    • McKeown Bridge Park (Hastings)
    • Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Hastings)
    • GQT Hastings 4 movie theater (Hastings)

6. Eaton County

• • • The Grand Ledges at Fitzgerald Park (Grand Ledge)
    • The Rapids of Eaton Rapids
    • Island City Historic District – Shade Tree-Lined Main Street (Eaton Rapids)
    • Charlotte Central Historic District – Historic 1885 Eaton County Courthouse Museum
    • Charlotte Michigan Central Railroad Station
    • Downtown Grand Ledge
    • Grand River Boardwalk & Island Park (Grand Ledge)
    • Michigan’s G.A.R. Memorial Hall & Museum (Eaton Rapids)
    • Vermontville Opera House
    • Joe’s Gizzard City (Potterville)

7. Ingham County

• • • Lansing
      1. Michigan State Capitol
      2. North Lansing Historic Commercial District (Old Town)
      3. R. E. Olds Transportation Museum & Impression 5 Science Center
      4. REO Town – Grand Trunk Western Station
      5. Michigan History Center
      6. Turner-Dodge House & Heritage Center
      7. Potter Park Zoo
      8. Woldumar Nature Center
      9. Union Depot
      10. Frandor Shopping Center
    • Michigan State University (East Lansing)
      1. Beaumont Tower Carillon
      2. Michigan State University Museum (Smithsonian-affiliate)
      3. W. J. Beal Botanical Garden
      4. Toumey Woodlot (National Natural Landmark)
      5. Wharton Center for Performing Arts
      6. Abrams Planetarium
      7. Dairy Complex, Food Processing Plant, and Dairy Store
      8. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
      9. Spartan Statue
      10. Labor and Industrial Relations Library & Vincent Voice Library – Lansing Auto Town Collection
    • East Lansing
      1. Pinball Pete’s
      2. Curious Book Shop
      3. Flat Black & Circular music store
    • Mason
      1. Ingham County Courthouse
      2. Mason Depot Diner
      3. Rayner Park
      4. Hayhoe Riverwalk
      5. Little Pink School House
      6. Bestsellers Books and Coffee Co.
      7. Barnhill’s Westside Deli
      8. Mason Antiques District
    • Holt
      1. Burchfield Park
      2. Riverbend Natural Area
      3. McNamara Canoe Landing
    • Leslie
      1. Leslie Band Shell
      2. Leslie Depot Diner
      3. Russell Park
    • Williamston
      1. Williamston Downtown Historic District – City Hall
      2. Williamston Depot Museum
      3. Red Cedar Roadside Park – Grand River Trail Historic Marker
    • Okemos – No. 2 Plank Road Tollgate House
    • Stockbridge – Town Square
    • Haslett – Lake Lansing

8. Livingston County

• • • Brighton State Recreation Area – Bishop Lake (Brighton)
    • Island Lake Recreation Area – Hot Air Balloon Port (Howell)
    • Hell (Pinckney)
    • Livingston County Courthouse (Howell Downtown Historic District)
    • Howell Carnegie Library (Howell Downtown Historic District)
    • Howell Depot Museum (Howell Downtown Historic District)
    • Howell Opera House (Howell Downtown Historic District)
    • Historic Howell Theater (Howell Downtown Historic District)
    • University of Michigan Edwin S. George Reserve (Pinckney)
    • Lingenfelter Collection (private car collection) (Brighton)

9. Oakland County

• • • Edsel & Eleanor Ford’s Haven Hill Estate (White Lake)
    • Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills)
    • William E. Scripps Estate (Orion Charter Township)
    • Meadow Brook Hall (Matilda Dodge Wilson) (Rochester)
    • Highland Recreation Area – Haven Hill State Natural Area (National Natural Landmark)
    • Pontiac Commercial Historic District
    • Downtown Holly Commercial District
    • North Milford Village Historic District
    • Oxford Downtown Historic District
    • Ortonville A&W Drive-In

10. Macomb County

• • • Edsel & Eleanor Ford House (Grosse Pointe Shores)
    • Packard Proving Grounds (Shelby Charter Township)
    • Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society (Eastpointe)
    • Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum (Warren)
    • General Motors Heritage Center (Sterling Heights)
    • Michigan Transit Museum (Mount Clemens)
    • Romeo Historic District
    • Wolcott Mill – Wolcott Mill Metropark (Romeo)
    • New Baltimore – Anchor Bay
    • Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Charter Township)