This is a free museum in the University of Michigan. All the artifacts are dig by the professor and…read morestudents. The collection is displayed on two floors. The first floor is the ancient Middle East, Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. The upstair has Roman and special collections. The collection is very ancient and interesting. The visit takes 30 minutes.

I went here the other day to check out the museum. Needed to write an essay for an English college…read moreclass; so, I came here. The people there are super nice and knowledgeable. I'll definitely come back.

Doing tourist things after hearing that this was a must visit for people with small kids. This…read morewas on the list of to-do's as we had a short weekend visit to the Canton area. .....Great place to see all of the exhibts.. Not a bad time at all. We got to see play and do so MANY things all active and the girls loved the play areas ...all of them. The bathrooms were clean and strategically placed...I was pleasantly surprised. The parking is somewhat close....& I liked the exercise...our girls napped so hard after the visit. I am in firm belief that the overall planning and logistics of this place are professionally done & handled well! This venue is a must visit if in the area and you like hands on action. The girls had a blast and that is what matters most!! 10/10 times I will return.. for the price I paid... I could see myself doing this again with a longer stay in the area! Sidenote the people in guest service station were super awesome... All workers that interacted with our family had smiles on their faces and were so helpful. ***Especially since we had Museum Pass in another state (Oklahoma City) and they participate in the reciprocating membership deal. I still paid for 2 full price even though I figured it should have be the cheaper ... But it was interpreted wrong I guess by me within 90 mile... I feel for the price I paid...it eas kinda worth it. We will return! *Questions reach out* Respectfully, Bryan and Family Oklahoma City

This is such an innovative way of having a museum. My husband and I wanted to bring the kids here…read morefor the first time. The bad news is there was an art fair and no parking only $20 parking. That did not kill our vibe. Tickets are $16 a person and under 2 is free. We purchased the tickets and we parked our stroller. The kids walked up the stairs and went into this water room. My son loved it so much. He was squealing and running around. My daughter loved played with the balls and throwing them in the water. Once we were done with this floor, we decided to go up the stairs. We were shocked to see a massive preschool room suitable for ages 4 and under. They have tons of toys for the kids. They had another water station. My kids were dry at first. However, a little boy sprayed water at my son and soaked him as his mom watched and said nothing. This didnt make our experience bad because luckily we had a change of clothes. I only say this to warn you to bring a change of clothes just in case they get wet. We didn't really go to the third floor. My husband said it was more for older kids when he went to check. The kids were having too much fun inside the playroom. We will definitely be back and hopefully not on a day where an event is taking place.

The Old Detroit Observatory IS old, but it's not in Detroit. It's in Ann Arbor…read more You can't walk in at any time, so visit their website to find their open hours. Aim for an evening when the sky is clear, as they'll open up the dome and point the telescope at something, often the moon. Sometimes this place is empty, sometimes packed, but every time I've gone observing here I've been awestruck. The moon through their main telescope, if nothing else, is the kind of thing you see and never forget. It will change you to see the moon up close. You will almost want to cry, it is that beautiful. Honestly. You can also stroll around downstairs and look at the meridian circle, an astronomical tool that used to be the way we found the exact time. Ann Arbor's train station, for example, hired the ODO to use its meridian circle to find the time--this way the trains wouldn't crash because one clock said 10 and one said 10:02. Anyway, it's something like the only one left in the country so it's very special to be able to see it. You can also look around at their collection of astronomical tools. Bonus, check out the old map of Ann Arbor. This is special, sweet place. And no one seems to know about it. Take a date here. Bring your visiting friends or family members. Or just come by yourself and chat up other people who are getting to see something absolutely incredible.

Lovely theatre inside one of the UofM buildings. I had never been before so I got a little confused…read moretrying to find the place (it's on the 2nd floor of the building) and then when I did I discovered I had to visit the box office which was back on another floor to buy my tickets. The line was a bit long and I had arrived REALLY close to curtain so I was stressed but once I got to the front it was relatively painless. I sat in balcony and had a lovely view of the stage. The seats were fairly comfortable (I didn't even need to get up and stretch during intermission!) and I thought the sound in the space was fantastic. The decor is not ornate like a lot of theatres around here but it's still lovely and filled with a lot of beautiful dark wood detailing. Parking in the area can be kind of sticky but I did luck out and found a meter spot right next to the building. But don't count on that. There's a parking garage a little west of there. Leave early to give yourself ample time to park there and hit the box office if you don't already have your tickets in your hot little hand.

The Mendelssohn Theatre, is this place tucked away in the back of the UofM building. I've been here…read more4 times now and each time I wasn't quite sure if that was the place. Amazingly enough every time I went here I got a groupon discount for the opera or a play, so its always been a really good deal at something like 2 for $20. A great date night outing with your special someone if you happen to catch an event (or a groupon). Once you do find this place, it is a very beautiful theatre, with a strong 'well worn' feeling to its stage, the type of feeling that tells you "great things happened here!". The Opera's we've seen were all very enjoyable, and each time we had a blast. The last one however, had some issues with the guy manning the projector for the translation (italian to english). In some cases he would either be too slow, and then quickly skip through sections of dialogue and in other cases you could 'swear' that they spoke more than the 8 words being projected. Either way, overall a great experience. Technical difficulties happen, so I'm not too hung up about it, it didn't detract from the overall store of the Opera.

Funny and unexpected scenes. All actors professional. I love moving around in the arbread more

I started college in Ann Arbor in 2010 and one of the first places I visited on campus was the Arb,…read moreso please tell me why it took me 13 summers until I finally attended Shakespeare in the Arb after finding out about it on day 0 of my college years! I am positively KICKING myself for not having come here every year to watch these productions because it was SPECTACULAR! This summer (2023) they did Much Ado About Nothing and it was just delightful! Bring a camping chair or blanket to sit, something mobile and comfortable, as seating is not provided AND you will be getting up and moving with the play as you go! THAT'S RIGHT -- this is a moving play and they take you to different pockets of the Arb to serve as backdrop to different scenes throughout the play. It was so delightful and exciting for them to do that and I so beyond enjoyed this aspect in particular about it. There is no photography allowed, so you'll just have to take my word on all of this! But truly, the marriage of the theater and the environment was perfect and I can't wait to turn this into a new Ann Arbor tradition to attend every summer from here on out! I am so curious to see how a Shakespearean tragedy would suit this atmosphere! The comedy was delightful and I'm kicking myself some more that Midsummer Night's Dream, which they JUST did in 2022, will probably not be returning to Shakespeare in the Arb anytime soon as that is possibly my favorite of Shakespeare's plays of all time!

This historic Kemph House fits into Division Street and is barely noticeable to passerby's. But…read morewhat a gem. My friend and I had a tour of the Kemph House and loved it. The non-profit volunteers have maintained it immaculately and consistent with the Kemph's. The house was owned by the Kemph's, a German American family starting in the 1850s! He taught piano and organ. She taught voice - all in this house. The house is owned by the city of Ann Arbor but is maintained and run by a group of non-profit volunteers who are dedicated to our Ann Arbor history. Both are absolutely wonderful and dedicated to our heritage. I recommend donating money to the Kemph House, a non-profit group.

I went to UM and never knew this place existed. A year after graduation imagine my surprise when…read moreduring a recent and much-needed trip to Raja Rani's lunch buffet I passed a Greek revival house from the 1850s and noticed it was a museum! Curious, my friends and I walked up to the door and saw a sign saying it was open. We knocked on the door and were met with a tour guide who proceeded to give us a private tour of the former UM music professor's house. The Kempfs were a German-American family living in Ann Arbor in the late 1800s (the house was built in 1853). The museum has many original artifacts and the tour guides explained about life in Ann Arbor in the late 1800s and early 1900s (no electricity at first!) One of the items I found really interesting was the baby grand piano in one of the rooms, which the guide explained to be the only piano UM owned at the time. Meaning if the university wanted it for a function they had to take off the legs, move it to the required location, put the legs back on and re-tune, and do the same after the event! The house is not terribly big and the tour was maybe half an hour, but the tour-givers were really great, very nice and enthusiastic and willing to answer all of our questions. I thought it was super-interesting since I love history stuff, and loved learning more about my beloved Ann Arbor before it was the town we know today. If you have some time, I definitely recommend stopping by for a tour! By the way, tours are free but of course they accept donations.

This is a museum art. It is at the middle of campus. I would suggest visit at Sunday which parking…read moreon the street is free at that day. The museum is free. The building has three floors. The outside has a few sculptures. The visit takes about 1.5 hours. The collection is interesting. The display actually has some display on half floor. The collection has some Asian art.

I attended an evening reception at the museum. I had not been inside the museum since my undergrad…read moredays. A lot has changed including new additions that were not in existence when I was a student. For a small university museum, there is a wonderful Asian art collection and Picasso paintings. If you are a student or a visitor to the U of M campus, the museum is worth a visit.

This is the second year we've been here. It's a Halloween must if you like to get scared. I'd say…read morekids over 8-10 yrs old. This place is pretty Erie. It's well done. The actors don't touch you and role play pretty well. Warning it is pretty scary and your heart will pound. You also have to do a pretty substantial walk. It's prob .5 to .75mi long. Some of the trail can be difficult and some of the buildings get tight. Prepare to get scared and be uncomfortable. Pro tip let the group in front of you get 3-4min ahead of your group. Don't be in a rush to get thru it if you really want to get scared.

There is no organization when purchasing tickets online and showing up at your establishment. Had…read moremultiple people with us in our party and after four hours of still waiting, there was no end in sight leaving at 11:30 at night paying for tickets and not having the opportunity to walk through is unconscionable. There are many other opportunities for a haunted house that are ran more efficiently. We witnessed multiple people leaving in anger.