That a gem of a place! We are so happy we stopped. The animals are all healthy and well taken care…read moreof. The staff is enthusiastic and super knowledgeable. It is refreshing to see employees so engaged and informative.

If you like butter flies, this is your place. Check out the unique items in the gift shop. Food…read moretrucks in the parking lot.

The staff was very pleasant and helpful. They have free Coco and different flavors of coffee. Also…read morean array of different cookies for the shoppers. They are just beautiful items for sale in their store and the museum is always fun to walk through. A lot of families are in there during the holidays. There are a lot of interesting things for the kids to look at and interact with. Right now they were offering a free visit through the museum And with that a free coupon for your whole family to return from now until March March.

The place was absolutely hilarious!! We thoroughly enjoyed the museum, and, the the gift shop was…read moreincredible. We found lots of really cool souvenirs. We haven't tried the putt putt golf course, yet. However, it looks like it's a blast, as well.

It was a rainy cool day in Northern Michigan so we needed to find an alternative to all our outdoor…read moreplans. A friend suggested we check out Raven Hill Discovery Center, which was 30+ min from our hotel in Bay Harbor. I loaded up the car with my 3 kids ranging in ages 6-11 and figured we would give it a shot. When we got there we seemed to be in the middle of nowhere so I was a little skeptical, but figured after a long drive we had to check it out. We payed $10/person (adults have to pay too since "everyone is a kid at Raven Hill Discovery Center) and the lovely woman who works here gave my kids the rundown of the center. Within minutes the same woman announced it was time to learn about the animals and so we joined the other 10 or so people there to learn about and pet snakes, bearded dragons, etc. We have a bearded dragon back at home, but the kids were excited to see this one and learn about snakes. My 11 and 9 year olds stayed for the entire lesson, but the 6 year old got bored halfway thru and went back out to play in the center. And 20 or so min later his siblings and the rest of the gang joined him. The center itself is small, but packed with really fun and interesting activities such as building magnetic towers, creating a ball maze and more. After an hour or so I dragged my kids out of there, but they could have easily stayed for longer. There also seems to be a ton to do outdoors here, but we skipped that part due to the rain even though it was just drizzling when we left. I can't imagine not being outside when possible in Northern Michigan, but this really is the perfect activity on a cold and/or rainy day and great for kid (and even adults) of all ages!

Don't miss this gem of a place. We went in the Winter and Cheri accommodated us even though they…read moreare closed, we made an appointment and they opened their doors to us. For that we are grateful as the boys (4 & 2) enjoyed each and every aspect. There is so much to touch and play with and learn, we have pictures that will last a long long time. What made it even more amazing is we had the whole place to ourselves. The boys were able to touch snakes, lizards and turtles and Cheri did a great job explaining things and asking our 4 years old questions. The magnet table is such a cool thing, there is enough for all to enjoy. We have to go back when it's warm so we can experience all there is to do outside. My one critic is it's to bad there aren't walkways to get to the stuff outside when there is so on the ground and also thought it would be nice if there is a children's price as well. But we are still thankful for our time and would very much like to go again. Thanks for the family memories Raven Hill.

This place is amazing! Its located in the mall. We accidentally parked near Dunham's but we found…read moreout that its closer to the other doors further down. They have doors that are hard to escape. They charge $10 per person but the membership is a lot cheaper. They also participate in the museums for all and charge $20 for a membership for the year for it. There is an area behind the counter area with a room for strollers and bags. You can also eat food there as well I believe. The kids had so much to do. They had a lot of educational areas and designs. They loved placing the balls in the tubes. They had a little vet area. They also had a kitchen area in the back. They had a car track and water table. They have a giant playscape with two slides. By the checkin they have a small store area as well. The kids had so much fun!

Our kids had a ton of fun here, especially at the water table!…read more We thought that it was an actual, standalone museum, so we were confused when we were walking through the mall, and we accidentally walked right past it because we thought it was a gift shop. Lo and behold, it's actually very roomy and has multiple interactive stations! Besides the water table, they also loved the vet clinic, play structure, food truck, and collecting eggs. This would be a great place for grandparents to take their kids while parents go shopping at the mall.

If I could give this place 10 stars I would!…read more This is quite simply the most stimulating museum experience that I've ever had in my life! The theme of the museum is that it's basically a walk-through the history of the technology of the reproduction of music. It is a guided tour that takes about an hour and a half, and it consists mainly of hearing about the history and development of the technology. And all of the pristine musical instruments are played for you. It is just a delight ! Clean well kept informative, exciting stimulating I just can't think of enough words for this place and I just want more people to know about it. The highlights are a player piano that plays Rhapsody and blue exactly the way George Gershwin would've played it And then a completely operating organ that would've been used (and was used) during the silent movie era This place is just so fun ! I was so happy after I visited and can't wait to come back hopefully for a special event so I can see a silent movie with the appropriate accompaniment! Worth every dime of admission ! They also take donations, so please give generously!

My Detroit to Michigan tour brought me here. Had a nice personal tour where the lady gave us…read morehistory of the Museum and played handful of old time Musical instruments like the pianos and organs. One self playing instrument was a combo duet between a violin and piano in a juke box. Truly amazing! This Pianoforte website explains well, "What is a Self-Playing Piano? Also known as player pianos or Pianolas, older style self-playing pianos uses a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism to play pre-programmed music on your piano using perforated paper or metallic rolls. The keys would move up and down as if the piano were playing by itself." So you can imagine how the piano player was eliminated as a job performer to these new type of jukeboxes and self playing pianos. This little Museum is quite a little hidden gem that you would just pass by on the main road on to your next destination. The state of Michigan, the land of cherries and historical unique musical instruments! Well worth the stop.

I have ancestors that grew up in Crawford county, and while this museum is small, it has a lot of…read moreinformation as to what it was like to live in Crawford County in the late 1800's and early 1900's. There are exhibits showing classrooms, ladies clothing, woodworking, and all sorts of odds and ends. I found an ancestor in one of the class pictures lining the walls upstairs. I bought a book on the Centennial celebration of Frederic, and was thrilled to see pictures of my relatives in it. My grandmother was born in 1901 in Maple Forest Twnshp. My Grandfather was born in 1898 near Pere Cheney. His parents lost three children to the diptheria epidemic there before the town was abandoned. All in all it was a great trip to the past walking through this museum. I loved it.

What a wonderful setup for people of all ages. Just saw the new display which was attached to the…read moreceiling. Very cool place!

So we came across this train museum in downtown Roscommon. Three gentlemen who knew a lot about…read moretrains were in attendance. We were given a tour by Cal Patterson who has set up many of the displays. It's just a small little place but very cute. It is free, but they except donations. well worth a few minutes to pop in and look at some very cool trains. The men in attendance knew a lot about model trains!

The taxidermy museum here was small but well put together. There's a wide variety of animals and…read moreother objects to see. There's fur to touch things to read. I especially enjoyed the small task at each exhibit, such as the find the arrowhead or find the chipmunk. Very neat.

I've been coming to the Spirit of the Woods museum since I was a little kid, around 15 years, and…read moreit is one of the highlights when I come to Elk Rapids! The opportunity to learn and see taxidermy and how the animals would look in their natural habitat is unmatched. The owners are both knowledgeable and will take time to answer any questions you may have. I love the sounds that play as you walk throughout and the different readings you can look at. The gift shop, although not to my taste, has some great and interesting finds you won't see at any old gift shop in ER. I wish there were more Guntzviller's specific items, because I come for the museum and can't afford any of the taxidermy myself (yet).

We stopped in to check it out! Ended up playing the games! It was a great price and alot of fun!read more

They have added some machines since I was last here. There's a snobowling/skeeball which is cool…read more 1.00 I st as of 50c, like at RBB, though it doesn't make an annoying noise so that's a win. There's pac man, halo, a motor cycle game etc. Besides skeeball, I did a round of ninja turtles, guitar hero (2$, fyi), and John Wick pinball. The LoTR and the Transformers pinball machines were also of interest, but I was out of quarters. You can buy a tap card to load $ on if you lack quarters. On the guitar hero, it's been a decade, or two since I have played even beginner level was tricky. I loved playing pat benatar, fun song! Might have to return to play "Yellow," by Coldplay!!