Michigan’s Coolest Museums

The Discoverer website has come up with their list of the "Coolest Museums in Every State". We have so many interesting museums in our state. Which one is the "coolest" according to their website?

The Discoverer named the Detroit Institute of Arts as the "coolest" museum in Michigan. They described the museum this way: "Did you know Detroit has one of the top-rated art museums in the country? The Detroit Institute of Arts contains over 100 galleries displaying more than 65,000 works of art from ancient to modern times. The massive building hosts an auditorium that seats over 1,000 people, and an art reference library." I have never been to the Detroit Institute of Arts, but I will have to check it out.

We have other great museums around our state. Some of the museums located right in West Michigan include:

• The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids Public Museum in Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids Art Museum in Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives in Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids Children's Museum in Grand Rapids
• USS Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon
• Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners
• The Air Zoo in Portage
• Lakeshore Museum Center and Hackley & Hume Historic Site in Muskegon
• Holland Museum in Holland

A few others that have I enjoyed that require a road trip include:

• The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn
• Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise
• The Fayette Historic Townsite in Fayette
• Michigan History Museum in Lansing
• Cross in the Woods Shrine and Nun Doll Museum in Indian River

And then there are the museums I have never visited, but they sound interesting, so I'm adding them to my list:

• Mineral Museum of Michigan in Houghton
• Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum Inc. in Mackinaw City
• Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena
• Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum in Bay City
• Michigan Heroes Museum in Frankenmuth
• The Motown Museum in Detroit
• Log Cabin Society of Michigan in Sodus
• Pickle Barrel House Museum in Grand Marais
• Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti
• American Museum of Magic in Marshall
• Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum in Bay City
• Cell Block 7 Prison Museum in Jackson
• Tahquamenon Logging Museum in Newberry