Kalamazoo - Michigan - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels
Michigan's Southern Paradise, Kalamazoo has some of Michigan's most unique, one-of-a-kind attractions, from flying a fighter jet at the Air Zoo to Wild Africa at the Binder Park Zoo, which has one of the largest giraffe herds in the country. A must see is the Air Zoo which is a highly charged, multi-sensory atmosphere that goes beyond anything you've ever experienced. Here you will find the only 4-D theater in the Midwest, a fleet of advanced full-motion flight simulators, indoor amusement park rides, and over 50 rare aircraft.
For the art lover, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts provides outstanding temporary exhibits, an extensive permanent collection, as well as a library and gift shop. History lovers will want to make a stop at Celery Flats Historical Center where you can trace the town's beginnings as a celery farming area. This museum features a one-room schoolhouse, a grain elevator and a turn of the century mansion. Trace the history of American cars when you visit the Gilmore Car Museum.
Kalamazoo is a place you can enjoy vacation activities any time of the year. From nightlife entertainment to Avant-Garde Theater and traveling Broadway shows, wine tours, ski and golf resorts and snow sports in winter, you'll find it all here. Avid golfers will certainly enjoy the thrills and challenges of the four golf courses here. During the winter, this is a winter wonderland with ice skating, snowboarding, snow shoring and tobogganing.
Whether it's a burger and fries in an authentic 50's diner or a gourmet evening meal at a five-star restaurant, no traveler will ever go hungry in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There is a enormous amount of specialties, such as pasties from the Upper Peninsula, a planked Great Lakes whitefish with a glass of our prize-winning Chardonnay, delicious morel mushrooms, world-famous Michigan cherries and, of course, the heavenly fudge treats.