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Traverse City

Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side. Slightly to the west, the Leelanau Peninsula, with its charming small towns, forms the "pinkie finger" of the Michigan peninsula, jutting into Lake Michigan. Both peninsulas are prime winemaking regions within the state, and as such are one of the main tourist attractions in the region. Over a million visitors come each year to tour the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a scenic lakeside park with impressively large sand dunes. It's also

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    City Opera House

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

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    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.

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    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

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    Traverse Symphony Orchestra

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

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    Turtle Creek Stadium

    Occasionally hosts events