Sights and landmarks in Traverse City

Sights and landmarks in Traverse City

1. See

   City Opera House

   1891 opera house under renovation and restoration. Theatre productions and dancing.

2. See

   Dennos Museum Center

   Exhibitions and programs in the visual arts, sciences, and performing arts since 1991. Features three changing exhibit galleries, a sculpture court, a hands-on Discovery Gallery, an Inuit art gallery, the Milliken Auditorium and a museum store.

3. See

   J. H. Rogers Observatory

   A 1500-square-foot building offering public viewings once or twice a month; check the website for schedules.

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   Music House Museum

   A one-of-a-kind collection of rare antique musical instruments and music-making machines, from 1870 through 1930.

   Open 10AM to 4PM most days, May through December

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   Old Mission Point Lighthouse

   Built in 1870 on the 45th parallel, and decommissioned in 1933, it now houses township employees. Located at the tip of the Old Mission peninsula, north of Traverse City.

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   Old Town Playhouse

   Created in 1960 to bring amateur theatre to northern Michigan, now boasting a 358-seat mainstage auditorium and an 80-seat studio theatre.

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   Turtle Creek Casino and Hotel

   Card games, roulette and craps. On-site Misheekeh Restaurant and Creekside Cafe.

   Open 24 hours a day, year-round

8. See Not mapped

   Traverse Symphony Orchestra

   Founded in 1951, now Northwestern Lower Michigan’s largest resident performing arts organization and only professional orchestra.

9. See

   Turtle Creek Stadium

   Occasionally hosts events

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Traverse City (CC BY-SA 4.0).