Two-hundred-sixty-nine is not just the area code for Kalamazoo County. It is also the starting number of unique, off-the-map activities that people can explore in southwest Michigan! With all that the area has to offer, there are much more than 269 things to do, but we can help you get started on your adventure.

1. Acapulco- acapulcomi.com 16. Bells Brewery + Eccentric Café- 35. Celery Flats- 56. Curious Kids Museum - bellsbeer.com portagemi.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/ curiouskidsmuseum.org Acorn Theatre- acornlive.org 2. Celery-Flats-2 17. Benton Harbor Arts District- 57. D’Nicio’s Parlour 3. Airborne Adventure Park- newterritoryarts.org 36. Central City Tap - airborneadventure.com Pasture Dairy Center at the W.K. findyourtaphouse.com/central- 58. 18. Binder Park Zoo- Kellogg Biological Station - Air Zoo- airzoo.org city.html 4. binderparkzoo.org farm.kbs.msu.edu/pdc/ 37. Chili Cook-Off- Bird Dog- birddogmattawan.com Dowagiac Area History 19. downtownkalamazoo.org 59. Museum - 20. Bishop’s Bog Preserve- 38. Chinn Chinn- chinnchinn.com dowagiacmuseum.info portagemi.gov/Facilities/Facility/ Details/Bishops-Bog-Preserve-1 39. Choppin Co.- choppinco.com 60. Downtown Festivals - downtownkalamazoo.org/events- Bittersweet Ski Resort- Civic Theatre- kazoocivic.com 21. 40. news/ skibittersweet.com 41. Climb Kalamazoo- 61. Downtown Paw Paw - Black Owl Café- climbkalamazoo.org 22. pawpawdda.com kalamazoocoffeecompany.com/ 42. Cody Kresta Vineyard & Winery- black-owl/ 62. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg codykrestawinery.com Discovery Center - 23. Blacksmith Course at Park Cold Brook County Park atlasobscura.com/places/dr-j-h- Trades Center- 43. Disc Golf- kellogg-discovery-center jonareeves.com/classes kalcounty.com/parks/coldbrook/ 63. Drier’s Meat Market - driers.com 24. Big Dipper Ice Cream- 44. Colon Magic Festival- facebook.com/The-Big- 64. 5 Mile Drive-In Movie Theatre - magicgettogether.com 5. Airway Fun Center- Dipper-113770661985158/ 5miledrivein.com airwayfuncenter.com 25. Blue Coast Artists Tour- 45. Comensoli’s Restaurant- 65. Echo Valley Winter Sports Park - comensolis.com 6. All Ears Theatre- bluecoastartists.net echovalleyfun.com/ kalamazooarts.org/organization/all- 46. Community Gardens ears-theatre/ 26. Blueberry Festival- 66. En Gedi Campground River blueberryfestival.com 47. Concerts in the Park- Resort and Canoe Livery and 7. Allegan County Heritage Trail- Event Center Rental - Blueberry picking at kalamazooarts.org/concerts-in- allegancountyheritage.com 27. engediresort.com Brookside Farms- the-park/ 8. Altitude Endeavors- brooksidefarmsmi.com/u-pick 48. Coney Island- altitudeendeavors.com/index.html 28. Blush Salon + Spa- coneyislandkalamazoo.com 9. Antique & Thrift Stores blushsalonspakz.com 49. Confections with Convictions- 10. Arts and Eats Tour- 29. Bookbug/This is a Bookstore- confectionswithconvictions.com/ artsandeats.org bookbugkalamazoo.com 50. Conrad Kaufman Murals- 11. Austin Lake Catamaran Regatta- 30. Brickyard Vintage Bicycle Show fencerows.com/murals/ austinlakecatamaran.com 31. CanDo Acres- 51. Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA - turkeyville.com 12. Barn Theatre- candoacresmi.com/new-page-2/ barntheatreschool.org 32. Candy Cane Hunt- 52. Cosmo’s Cucina - cosmoscucina.com 13. Bates Alley / Beats on Bates kzooparks.org/programs/ 14. Battle Creek Caribbean Festival- 33. Carnegie Center for the Arts- 53. Cowboy Up - thecowboyup.com kelloggarena.com/caribbean- trcarnegie.com 54. Crane’s Pie Restaurant & festival/ 34. Caruso’s Candy - Winery - cranespiepantry.com/ 15. Bee Joyful Shop: Zero Waste Shop- facebook.com/carusoscandy/ 55. Crow’s Nest Restaurant - beejoyfulshop.business.site/ crowsnestkalamazoo.com

6 Travel Guide DiscoverKalamazoo.com 67. Escapology - escapology.com/en 96. Gull Meadow Farms - 124. Kalamazoo Living History Show - 155. Mary‘s City of David - gullmeadowfarms.com facebook.com/ maryscityofdavid.org Face Off Theatre - 68. KalamazooLivingHistoryShow/ kalamazooarts.org/organization/ 97. Gun Lake Casino - 156. Mason Jar Plant Shop- face-off-theatre/ gunlakecasino.com 125. Kalamazoo Nature Center - masonjarplant.wordpress.com/ naturecenter.org 69. Farmers Alley Theatre - 98. Gun Lake Winterfest - 157. Memorial Day Parade farmersalleytheatre.com gunlakewinterfest.com 126. Kalamazoo Philharmonia - Mezzo Coffee Shop - reason.kzoo.edu/philharmonia/ 158. 70. Fenn Valley Vineyard & 99. Harmony Festival - mezzocoffeehouse.com - fennvalley.com facebook.com/HarmonyFest/ 127. Kalamazoo Public Library - kpl.gov 159. Meyer Broadway County Park - 71. Fernwood Botanical Garden & 100. Haunted History of 128. Kalamazoo Restaurant Week - stjosephcountymi.org/parks/ Nature Preserve - Kalamazoo Tours downtownkalamazoo.org parks_meyerbroadway.php fernwoodbotanical.org paranormalmichigan.com/ Kalamazoo State Theatre - Michigan Festival of - hauntedhistoryofkalamazoo 129. 160. 72. Festival Playhouse - kazoostate.com Sacred Music- mfsm.us festivalplayhouse.kzoo.edu 101. Heritage Company Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Michigan Maritime Museum - Architectural Salvage 130. 161. Final Gravity Brewing Company - kalamazoomuseum.org michiganmaritimemuseum.org 73. heritagearchitecturalantiques.com finalgravitybrew.com 102. Heritage Museum & Cultural 131. Kalamazoo Wings- kwings.com 162. Michigan Maritime Museum 74. Firekeepers Casino - Friends Good Will - Center - Kellogg Forest W.K. Kellogg firekeeperscasino.com 132. michiganmaritimemuseum.org/ theheritagemcc.org Experimental Forest - explore/our-fleet/friends-good-will/ 75. Fisher Lake Inn - fisherlakeinn.com 103. Hickory Ridge Golf Course - canr.msu.edu/kelloggforest/ 163. Michigan News Agency - Fly Inn Restaurant - golfhickoryridgemi.com Kids Quest - 76. 133. michigannews.biz facebook.com/theflyinnplainwell/ 104. Hidden Kalamazoo Tours – kidsquest.com/location/fourwinds/ 164. Miller Auditorium - Fontana Crybaby Concerts - www.hiddenkalamazoo.com Kingman Museum - 77. 134. millerauditorium.com fontanamusic.org/event/crybaby- 105. Historic Adventist Village - kingmanmuseum.org concerts/ adventistheritage.org/ahm-sites/ 135. Klassic Arcade 2.0 - 78. Food Dance - fooddance.net historic-adventist-village-battle- klassicarcade.com creek-mi 79. Fort Custer State Recreation 136. Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff - Area Park - 106. Marshall History Museum - krasl.org michigan.gov/dnr marshallhistoricalsociety.org/ attractions/2 137. Ladies Library - 80. Fort St. Joseph Museum - kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/ nilesmi.org 107. Vicksburg Historic Village - women/ladies-library-association/ vicksburghistory.org 81. Four Winds Casino - 138. Lake Michigan Shore fourwindscasino.com 108. Historical Society - Wine Festival - miwinetrail.com villageofschoolcraft.com 82. Fricano’s of Alamo - 139. Latitude 42 Brewing Co. - fricanos.com 109. Honolulu House Museum - latitude42brewingco.com marshallhistoricalsociety.org/ 83. Fuze Bar & Grill - fuzekzoo.com attractions/1 140. Lavender Hill Farm - thelavenderhill.com 84. Gazelle Sports - 110. Hoshel Canoe Park - gazellesports.com stjosephcountymi.org/parks/ 141. Lawton Ridge Winery - lawtonridgewinery.com 85. Gene the Pumpkin Man - parks_hoshelcanoe.php facebook.com/ 111. Journeyman Distillery - 142. Layla’s Cool Pops- GenethePumpkinMan/ journeymandistillery.com laylascoolpops.com 86. Ghosts of Kalamazoo 112. K-Zoo Skate Zoo Skatepark - 143. Leduc Blueberries - Historic Tours - skatezoo.com leducberries.com facebook.com/ghostsofkalamazoo/ 113. Kal-Haven Trail - 144. LFG Gaming Bar - 87. Gilmore Car Museum - kalhaven.org lfgamingbar.com gilmorecarmuseum.org 114. Kalamazoo Beer Exchange - 145. Lexington Green Park - 88. Give A Craft Beer Trail - thebeerexchange.com portagemi.gov/Facilities/Facility/ drinkkzoo.beer Details/Lexington-Green-Park-15 115. Kalamazoo Blues Festival - 89. Glad-Peach Festival - kvba.org/festival/ 146. Lillian Anderson Arboretum - facebook.com/ arboretum.kzoo.edu ColomaGladPeachFestival/ 116. Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - kalbookarts.org 147. Linear Park- 90. Governor’s Mansion Museum - bcparks.org/134/Linear-Park choosemarshall.com/business/ 117. Kalamazoo Candle Company - Lion’s Park Beach- governors-mansion-museum/ kalamazoocandle.com 148. 165. Nikos Landing - nikoslanding.com sjcity.com/play-here/191-lions-park- 91. Great Lakes Acoustic Music 118. Kalamazoo Cat Café - beach 166. Niles Scream Park - haunted.org Association (Cooper’s Glen kzoocatcafe.com Liquid Therapy Canoe & 167. Niskers Char Grill - Music Festival) - 149. 119. Kalamazoo Derby Darlins- Kayak Rental- niskerschargrill.com greatlakesacoustic.org kalamazooderby.com (269) 273-9000 168. Nonla Burger - nonlaburger.com 92. Green Distilling Company - 120. Kalamazoo Garden Tour - Louie’s - louieskzoo.com greendoordistilling.com 150. 169. NSRA Street Rod Nationals - www.kalamazoogardencouncil.org 151. Lunchtime Live - kzooparks.org nsra-usa.com 93. Green Top Tavern - 121. Kalamazoo Growlers - facebook.com/The-Green-Top- 170. O’Duffy’s Pub - oduffyspub.com northwoodsleague.com/ 152. MacKenzie’s Bakery - Tavern-337127626746103 kalamazoo-growlers/ mackenziesbakery.com/bc/ 171. Old Car Festival - facebook.com/vixocf/ 94. Grill House & Rock Bottom Bar - 122. Kalamazoo Hot Dog Walk – 153. Markin Glen/Maple Hill Trail - grillhouse.net hotdogwalk.com kalcounty.com/parks/markinglen/ 172. Old Jail Museum - alleganoldjail.com 95. Gull Lake View 123. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts/Art 154. Marshall Ghost Tours - Golf Club & Resort - Fair - kiarts.org marshallcarriage.com 173. One Well Brewing - gulllakeview.com onewellbrewing.com

Travel Guide DiscoverKalamazoo.com 7 174. Oshtemo Twp Park - 196. Saugatuck Antique Pavillion - 224. The Aroma Labs- 251. VerHage Fruit Farms - oshtemo.org/parks-and-recreation- saugatuckantiquepavilion.com thearomalabs.com verhagesfruitfarmandcidermill.com facilities/ 197. Saugatuck Brewing - 225. The Beaches of South Haven - 252. Vibe@5 Concert Series - 175. Painting w/a Twist - saugatuckbrewing.com southhaven.org/experience/ battlecreekmi.gov/Calendar. paintingwithatwist.com/studio/ beaches-and-waters aspx?EID=1794 Saugatuck Dune Rides - kalamazoo/ 198. saugatuckduneride.com 226. The Distant Whistle Brewhouse - 253. Vicksburg Recreation Area 176. Papa Pete’s - papapete.net distantwhistle.com Disc Golf- Schoolcraft 4th of July Parade - 199. vicksburgmi.org/community/vicksburg- Parkwyn Village - villageofschoolcraft.com/ The Sports Center - 177. 227. parks-recreation/recreation-area- parkwynvillage.com community-information/ domesportscenter.com and-trail/ 178. Pear’s Mill - 200. Schuler’s Restaurant & Pub - 228. The Entertainment District - 254. Vine Neighborhood - cityofbuchanan.com/more- schulersrestaurant.com entertainmentdistrict.co vineneighborhood.org information/attractions/pears-mill 201. Scidmore Park Petting Zoo - 229. The Fields of Michigan- 255. W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary - Pop City Popcorn - threeriversmi.org/city-departments/ thefieldsofmichigan.com 179. birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu/visit/ popcitypopcorn.com parks/scidmore-park/ 230. The Front - 256. W.K. Kellogg Manor House - Prairie View Dog Park - Scooter’s Malt Shoppe- revitegroup.com/the-front-porch 180. 202. conference.kbs.msu.edu/manor- kalcounty.com/parks/prairieview/ facebook.com/Scooters-Malt- The Heritage Guitar Inc. Tours - house/ Shoppe-297149308561/ 231. 181. Principle Food & Drink - heritageguitars.com 257. Walldorff Brewing - principlekzoo.com 203. Shakespeare’s Pub - The Kalamazoo Improv Festival - walldorffbrewpub.com shakespearespub.com 232. 182. Public Art Project - crawlspacecomedy.com/ 258. Warren Dunes State Park - placemaking.mml.org Siegfried H. Horn Museum - kalamazoo-improv-fest/ 204. michigan.org/property/warren- andrewsarchaeology.org/ Quekas - The Michigan Festival of dunes-state-park 183. museum/ 233. quekasmexicanrestaurant.com Sacred Music - 259. Watermark Brewing Co. - 205. Silver Beach Carousel - mfsm.us Ramona Park - watermarkbrewing.com 184. silverbeachcarousel.com portagemi.gov/Facilities/Facility/ 234. The Old Rugged Cross 260. Water Street Coffee Join - Details/Ramona-Park-Beach-20 Skydive Allegan - Memorial Garden - 206. waterstreetcoffee.com skydiveallegan.info the-oldruggedcross.org/index. 185. Rawson’s King Mill Park - php 261. Wax Wings Brewing Co. - stjosephcountymi.org/parks/ Snowshoeing & Cross-Country 207. waxwingsbrewing.square.site/ parks_rawsons.php Skiing at the Lynx Golf Course - 235. The Round Barn Winery, lynxgc.com Brewery & Distillery - 262. Wayland Commons City Park - Ray Ray’s Italian Beef - 186. roundbarn.com/locations/round- cityofwayland.org/government/parks- restaurantsnapshot.com/ South Haven Lighthouse - 208. barn-estate and-recreation RayRaysItalian/ southhavenlight.org 236. The Sangria Shop - 263. Weko Beach Concert Series - Southern Exposure Herb Farm - 209. thesangriashop.com bridgman.org/Calendar. southernmoon.com aspx?EID=475 237. The Spirit of Kalamazoo - 210. Spirit Springs Sanctuary - spiritofkalamazoo.com 264. West Michigan Beer Tours - swmlc.org/project/spirit-springs- westmichiganbeertours.com sanctuary/ 238. The Stamped Robin - stampedrobin.com 265. Wine & Harvest Festival - Spring Valley Park - 211. wineandharvestfestival.com kzooparks.org/springvalley 239. The Zen Dens - thezendens.com 266. Wings Event Center St. Joseph Riverview Park - 212. wingseventcenter.com sjcity.com/play-here/187-riverview- 240. Three Rivers Water Festival - park facebook.com/ 267. WMU Esports Arena - ThreeRiversWaterFestival/ wmuesports.com 213. Stetson Chapel - bookaroom.kzoo.edu/stetson- 241. Tillers International - 268. Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery - chapel/ tillersinternational.org/ michigan.gov/dnr 214. Stokes Homestead - 242. Timber Ridge Ski Resort - 269. Zooroona - zooroonarestaurant.com stokeshomestead.com timberridgeski.com 187. RedBud MX Track - 215. Stray Dog Bar & Grill - 243. UKC Premier Dog Show - redbudmx.com thestraydog.com/ ukcdogs.com/premier 188. Reindeer Ranch - 216. Stubby’s Smokehouse - 244. US 131 Motorsports Park - reindeerranch.ws facebook.com/ us131msp.com stubbyssmokehouse 189. Richmond Center for the 245. US Postal Museum - Visual Arts - 217.  Grill - marshallmich.net/post_office_ wmich.edu/finearts/facilities/ studiogrillkalamazoo.com museum/ richmond 218. Stulberg International 246. US-12 Sale - 190. River Oaks Co Park & String Concert- stulberg.org us12heritagetrail.org Splashpad - kalcounty.com/parks/riveroaks/ 219. Sunday Brunch at 247. USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 National Old Dog Tavern - Championship - 191. Riverview Launch - olddogtavern.com/brunch-menu ustaboys.com riverviewlaunch.com 220. Sweetwater’s Donut Mill - 248. Van Buren State Park - 192. Riviera Theatre - trriviera.com sweetwatersdonuts.com michigan.org/property/van-buren- state-park 193. Rocket Fizz - 221. Taste of Heaven - drizzled.org rocketfizz.com/locations/rocket-fizz- 249. Venetian Festival - kalamazoo-mi/ Tempo Vino Winery - 222. saugatuckvenetianfest.org tempovinowinery.com 194. Saffron - saffronkzoo.com 250. Veni’s Sweet Shop - The Alligator Sanctuary - 223. venissweetshop.com 195. Salt of the Earth - alligatorsanctuary.com saltoftheearthfennville.com

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