List of museums in Michigan

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This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Location	County	Region	Type	Summary
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum	Houghton	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Geology	Located on the campus of Michigan Technological University, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park, state minerals
Adventure Mine	Greenland Township	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Mining	Underground tours of a preserved copper mine
Air Zoo	Portage	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Aerospace	Formerly the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, part aviation museum and part amusement park, includes Michigan Space Science Center, simulators, historic airplanes, aviation exhibits, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame
Alberta Village Museum	Alberta	Baraga	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	website, Ford's sawmill village & logging industry
Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center	Clinton Township	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Multiple	website, changing exhibits of art, science, culture and history, formerly Macomb Cultural Center, part of Macomb Community College
Alden B. Dow Home & Studio	Midland	Midland	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	Private residence of noted 20th-century architect Alden B. Dow
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art	Midland	Midland	Flint/Tri-Cities	Multiple	Science gallery and gallery space featuring changing visual art and science exhibitions; part of the Midland Center for the Arts
Alden Depot Park and Museum	Alden	Antrim	Northern Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Helena Township Historical Society
Alger County Heritage Center	Munising	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Includes American Fur Company log cabin furnished for the 1830s
Algonac Clay Historical Society Museum	Algonac	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, exhibits on local cultural and maritime history, also operates the Clay Township Log Cabin
Allegan Old Jail Museum	Allegan	Allegan	West Michigan	Historic house	Operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, jail and Victorian sheriff's house
Allen House Museum	Bad Axe	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society, 1902 Dutch colonial home
All Around the African World Museum	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	African American
Allen Park Historical Museum	Allen Park	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Alpine Township Historical Museum	Alpine Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Alpine Township Historical Commission, 1860 former town hall
Amasa Historical Society Museum	Amasa	Iron	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history
American Museum of Magic	Marshall	Calhoun	Central Michigan	Magic	Magical paraphernalia and illusions, including devices that once belonged to magician Harry Blackstone, Sr.
Andrew J. Blackbird Museum	Harbor Springs	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Native American	Native American artifacts
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Science
Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum	Bay City	Bay	Flint/Tri-Cities	Toy	website, over 60 motorized fire trucks, over 12,000 antique and collectible toys, particularly fire, police and rescue vehicles
Anton Art Center	Mount Clemens	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Art	Community art center, exhibitions of local, national and international artists
Arab American National Museum	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Ethnic	Arab civilization, Arab experience in America
Arcadia Historical Museum	Arcadia	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
Arenac County Historical Museum	Au Gres	Arenac	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Arenac County Historical Society
Argus Museum	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Photography	Products manufactured by the Argus camera company
Art Center of Battle Creek	Battle Creek	Calhoun	West Michigan	Art	website, hosts 10-12 varied shows each year, including annual Michigan Artist Competition exhibition
Astor House Museum	Copper Harbor	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, antique dolls, toys, American Indian artifacts, mining and fishing artifacts
Au Sable Light Station	Grand Marais	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, operated by the National Park Service
Au Sable-Oscoda Historical Museum	Oscoda	Iosco	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
Automotive Hall of Fame	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Hall of fame	Notable figures in the development of the automobile industry
Averill Historical Museum of Ada	Ada	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Ada Historical Society
Bammert Blacksmith Shop	Eagle Harbor Township	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Technology	website, tools & equipment, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Baraga County Historical Museum	Baraga	Baraga	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Baraga County Historical Society
Barryton Area Museum	Barryton	Mecosta	West Michigan	Local history	One room schoolhouse and local history museum
Bay County Historical Museum	Bay City	Bay	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website
Beaumier Upper Peninsula Heritage Center	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, located in 105 Cohodas Hall at Northern Michigan University, history and culture of the Upper Peninsula
Beaver Island Historical Society Museums	St. James	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Multiple	website, includes Old Mormon Print Shop Museum of local history, the Maritime Museum about fishing on the island, and Protar Home, a historic log cabin
Bellaire Historical Museum	Bellaire	Antrim	Northern Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Bellaire Area Historical Society in the lower level of the Bellaire Community Hall
Belleville Area Museum	Belleville	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Benzie Area Historical Museum	Benzonia	Benzie	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum	Bergland	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website
Berkley Historical Museum	Berkley	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, located in the old Fire Hall at City Hall
Bernard Historical Museum	Delton	Barry	West Michigan	Open-air	website, operated by the Bernard Historical Society, includes Bernard Hospital, Brown School, Country Store, Seamstress Cottage, Little House, Blacksmith Shop, Implement Building, Windmill
Bessemer Historical Society Museum	Bessemer	Gogebic	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan	Alpena	Alpena	Northern Michigan	Multiple	website, art, science, natural history, history, planetarium; also known as Jesse Besser Museum. Contains Fishing Tug Katherine V, last extant wooden Great Lakes fishing tug. The Besser Museum Sky Theater
Big Sable Point Light	Ludington	Mason	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center	Birmingham	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, regional art center, four galleries showcase contemporary art from the Midwest and beyond
Birmingham Historical Museum & Park	Birmingham	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, features the 1822 John West Hunter House, decorated for the period 1820–1880, and the 1928 Allen House with exhibits on local history
Blanchard House	Ionia	Ionia	Central Michigan	Historic house	website, 1880s Italianate mansion, owned and operated by the Ionia County Historical Society, includes a museum of local Ionia history
Bottle-Cap Museum	Grayling	Crawford	Northern Michigan	Ephemera	website, Coca-Cola memorabilia inside Dawson and Stevens Classic 50's Diner
Bowne Township Historical Museum	Bowne Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Bowne Twp. Historical Commission, also Bowne Center School
Boyne City Historical Museum	Boyne City	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Local history
Brethren Heritage Museum	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Local history	Open by appointment with the Brethren Heritage Association
Bunert One-Room School House Museum	Warren	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	School	Operated by the Warren Historical Society, late 19th-century one-room school
Byron Area Historic Museum	Byron Center	Kent	West Michigan	Local history
Caledonia Historical Museum	Caledonia	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Caledonia Historical Society
Call of the Wild & Bavarian Falls Park	Gaylord	Otsego	Northern Michigan	Natural history	website, museum with mounted animal displays, hands-on learning center and family amusement park
Cannery Boathouse Museum	Glen Haven	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Maritime	Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, exhibit of Great Lakes small craft
Cannon Historical Museum	Cannon	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Cannon Township Historical Society
Canton Historical Society and Museum	Canton	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	History	Local history, housed in a historic one room schoolhouse
Capac Historical Society Museum	Capac	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, collections include the Kempf Model City (a mechanical city, 40 feet (12 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide), also G.T. RR Caboose
Capitol Hill School	Marshall	Calhoun	West Michigan	School	website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society, 19th-century schoolhouse, toy displays, open by appointment
Cappon House & Settlers House Museums	Holland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Historic house	Operated by the Holland Museum, 19th-century Victorian home of Holland's first mayor and a restored Dutch settler's home
Card Wildlife Education Center	Big Rapids	Mecosta	Northern Michigan	Natural history	website, part of Ferris State University, wildlife dioramas
Carl T. Johnson Hunting And Fishing Center	Cadillac	Wexford	Northern Michigan	Natural history	Wildlife dioramas, history of hunting and fishing in Michigan
Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Local history	History, pre-history and culture of the Blue Water area, includes maritime exhibits, musical instrument collection, art, log cabin
Carnegie Center for the Arts	Three Rivers	St. Joseph	West Michigan	Art	website, also W.R. Monroe Museum is adjacent, changing exhibits of arts, nature, science and history
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw	Houghton	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Multiple	Rotating exhibits about local history, natural history, science and culture
Caseville Historical Society Museum	Caseville	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website
Castle Farms	Charlevoix	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Historic house	1918 castle-style house and gardens, open for tours
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	Operated by the Historical Society of Saginaw County
Catholic Heritage Museum	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Religious	Artifacts of the churches of the Saginaw Catholic Diocese
Cedar Springs Museum	Cedar Springs	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Cedar Springs Historical Society in the 19th-century one-room Payne School
Celery Flats Interpretive Center	Portage	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Agriculture	Celery cultivation and Dutch immigration, located in Portage Creek Bicentennial Park
Cell Block 7 Prison Museum	Jackson	Jackson	Central Michigan	Prison	Prison exhibit within the walls of an operating penitentiary
Central Mine and Village	Eagle Harbor Township	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	Historic mining village, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	African American	African American cultural history and important figures
Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum	Hastings	Barry	West Michigan	Open-air	Recreated typical late 19th- to early 20th-century village
Chassell Heritage Center	Chassell	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Cheboygan History Center	Cheboygan	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Multiple	website, operated by the History Center of Cheboygan County, includes log cabin, 1882 sheriff residence with attached jail cells, jail addition built in 1912–14, Spies Heritage Hall with local history exhibits
Chelsea Historical Museum	Chelsea	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Chelsea Area Historical Society
Chesaning Area Historical Museum	Chesaning	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Chesaning Area Historical Society
Chippewa Nature Center	Midland	Midland	Flint/Tri-Cities	Nature center	Visitor center with natural history and Native American exhibits, Homestead Farm and Log Schoolhouse, wigwam, arboretum, trails
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum	Roscommon	Crawford	Northern Michigan	History	Located in North Higgins Lake State Park and interpreted in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Clarkston Heritage Museum	Clarkston	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Clarkston Community Historical Society
Clawson Historical Museum	Clawson	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum	Ishpeming	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining	Mining artifacts, minerals, exhibits
Clinton Township Historical Village Museum	Clinton Charter Township	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	website
Cobblestone Farm and Museum	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Mid 19th-century period farm and house
Coe House Museum	Grass Lake	Jackson	Central Michigan	Historic house	19th-century Victorian house, operated by the Grass Lake Historical Society
Colonial Michilimackinac	Mackinaw City	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Living	Fortified fur-trading village as it appeared in the 1770s
Conklin Antique Reed Organ Museum	Hanover	Jackson	Central Michigan	Multiple	website, operated by the Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society, local history, antique reed organ collection
Coopersville Farm Museum	Coopersville	Ottawa	West Michigan	Agriculture	website, farming, agriculture and rural living
Coopersville Area Historical Society & Museum	Coopersville	Ottawa	West Michigan	Local history
Copper Harbor Lighthouse	Copper Harbor	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
Copper Range Historical Museum	South Range	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Copper Range Historical Society, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Coppertown USA Mining Museum	Calumet	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining	website, copper mining and the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Cornish Pump Engine & Mining Museum	Iron Mountain	Dickinson	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining	Largest steam-driven pumping engine built in the US, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation
Corunna Historical Village	Corunna	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Open-air	website, operated by the Corunna Historical Commission, open only four times a year
Cranbrook Art Museum	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Art	Contemporary art, part of the Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook House and Gardens	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	1908 English Arts and Crafts-style mansion and 40 acres (160,000 m2) of gardens
Cranbrook Institute of Science	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Natural history	Natural history, science, planetarium, nature center
Crawford County Historical Museum	Grayling	Crawford	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Crawford County Historical Society in an 1882 depot
Crisp Point Light	Paradise	Luce	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Crisp Point Light Historical Society
Crocker House Museum	Mount Clemens	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Macomb County Historical Society, late Victorian home-life experience
Crooked Tree Arts Center	Petoskey	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Art	website, visual and performing arts center
Cross in the Woods & Nun Doll Museum	Indian River	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Religious	Catholic shrine with museum of dolls dressed in various nun's habits
Crossroads Village	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Living	website, over 35 buildings showing late 19th-century small village life, operated by the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission; site of Huckleberry Railroad
Curious Kids' Museum	St. Joseph	Berrien	West Michigan	Children's	website
Curwood Castle	Owosso	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Historic house	Home of novelist and conservationist James Oliver Curwood
Davis Brothers Farm Shop Museum	Oregon Township	Lapeer	Flint/Tri-Cities	Agriculture	website, operated by the Lapeer County Historical Society, farm equipment, exhibits and demonstrations
Davison Area Historical Museum	Davison	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Davison Area Historical Society
Dearborn Historical Museum	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Historic houses	Includes Commandant's Quarters and McFadden-Ross House
Deckerville Historical Museum	Deckerville	Sanilac	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history
Dee Stadium Hockey History Museum	Houghton	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Sports	History of the site and area ice hockey, located in the Kenner Ruohonen Memorial History Room, open in the summer
Dekker Huis/ Zeeland Museum	Zeeland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Zeeland Historical Society
Delaware Copper Mine	Copper Harbor	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining	Copper mine tours and exhibits
Delta County Historical Museum	Escanaba	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Delta County Historical Society, located next to Sand Point Light
Dennos Museum Center	Traverse City	Grand Traverse	Northern Michigan	Art	Part of Northwestern Michigan College, features an Inuit art collection
Depot Museum of Transportation	Grand Haven	Ottawa	West Michigan	Transportation	website, operated by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum of Grand Haven, housed in a restored 1870s railroad depot, exhibits on maritime, railroad and land transportation
Depot Museum	Clio	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	Operated by the Clio Historical Association
Depot Museum & Customs House	Grosse Ile	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
DeTour Passage Historical Museum	DeTour	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Includes clothing, pictures, record books, maritime and Native American artifacts
Detroit Historical Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Detroit Historical Society, includes a 19th-century street scene, local businesses including automobile companies, leaders, culture and heritage
Detroit Institute of Arts	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Art	American and European paintings, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts from the 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Islamic, African and Asian art
DeVos Art Museum	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Art	website, part or the Art and Design Department at Northern Michigan University
Dexter Area Museum	Dexter	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Dexter Area Historical Society in a late 19th-century former church
Dossin Great Lakes Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Maritime	Located at Belle Isle Park in the SS William Clay Ford Pilot House, operated by the Detroit Historical Society
Dowagiac Area History Museum	Dowagiac	Cass	West Michigan	Local history	website, formerly the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College, history of Dowagiac, Cass County and Sister Lakes
Drake Memorial House	Breckenridge	Gratiot	Central Michigan	Historic house	website, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society
Drummond Island Historical Museum	Drummond Island	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history
Durand Union Station	Durand	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Railroad	Also known as Michigan Railroad History Museum, trains in WW II, Wallace Circus train wreck, Presidential whistle stops in Durand, model trains
Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station	Eagle Harbor Township	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	Operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, includes boat and life-saving equipment
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums	Eagle Harbor Township	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Multiple	Keweenaw County Historical Society operates the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including the Maritime Museum, mining, Commercial Fishing Museum and Keweenaw History Museum; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Eagle River Museum	Eagle River	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, themes include the Cliff Mine, the towns of Eagle River and Phoenix, the Phoenix mine, and the former amusement area known as Crestview
East Jordan Portside Art and Historical Society Museum	East Jordan	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
Eaton County's Museum at Courthouse Square	Charlotte	Eaton	Central Michigan	History	website, local history, Native American artifacts, courthouse exhibits
Eby Log Cabin	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Open during the Monroe County Fair, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House	Grosse Pointe Shores	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Mansion with fine and decorative arts, many outbuildings and gardens on 87 acres (350,000 m2)
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, part of Wayne State University
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum	East Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Art	Part of Michigan State University, contemporary art
Elk Rapids Historical Museum	Elks Rapids	Antrim	Northern Michigan	Local history	operated by the Elk Rapids Area Historical Society in a former church
Ella Sharp Museum	Jackson	Jackson	Central Michigan	Multiple	website, wildlife art, local history, changing art exhibits, 19th-century Ella Sharp House and interpretive center, a one-room schoolhouse, log house and tower barn
Empire Area Museum Center	Empire	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Open-air	website, complex includes main museum, school house, 1911 Hose House, barn, gas station
Eyaawing Museum	Peshawbestown	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Native American	History and culture of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Engine House No. 5 Museum	Allendale Charter Township	Ottawa	West Michigan	Firefighting	website
Fallasburg Historical Village	Vergennes Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Fallasburg Historical Society, includes the Fallasburg Bridge, a schoolhouse, village cemetery, the Fallasburg Historical Museum and the Misner House Museum
Fayette Historic Townsite	Garden	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Living	Late Victorian life
Felt Mansion	Holland	Allegan	West Michigan	Historic house	Mid 20th-century mansion
Fenton Museum	Fenton	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	Operated by the Fenton Historical Society
Ferndale Historical Museum	Ferndale	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Ferndale Historical Society
Ferris State University Fine Art Gallery	Big Rapids	Mecosta	Northern Michigan	Art	website
Fife Lake Area Historical Museum	Fife Lake	Grand Traverse	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Fife Lake Area Historical Society
Finnish American Heritage Center	Hancock	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Art	Part of Finlandia University, Finnish art gallery, culture, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Fire Barn Museum	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Firefighting	website, operated by Lakeshore Museum Center, firefighting equipment, gear
First Congregational Living Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Church	Exhibits about church architecture and history, also houses Underground Railroad Living Museum, a storytelling experience
Flat River Historical Museum	Greenville	Montcalm	Central Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Flat River Historical Society
Flat Rock Historical Museum	Flat Rock	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Flat Rock Historical Society
Flint Children's Museum	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Children's
Flint Institute of Arts	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Art	Collections of American, European, Native American, African, and Asian art including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts
Florence B. Dearing Museum	Hartland	Livingston	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Hartland Area Historical Society
Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery	Alma	Gratiot	Central Michigan	Art	website, part of Alma College
Flushing Depot Museum	Flushing	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Flushing Area Historical Society
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Automotive	Birthplace of the Ford Model T and the world's oldest car factory building open to the public (built 1904)
Forever Curious Children's Museum	Fennville	Allegan	West Michigan	Children's	website, formerly known as Allegan County Children's Museum, trying to open a location in Allegan
Forsyth Township Historical Museum	Forsyth Township	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Forsyth Township Historical Society
Fort de Buade Museum	St. Ignace	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Native American	website, specializes in Native American objects of the pre-contact period, through the eras of the French, British and Americans of the area
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Lighthouse	Tours operated through Port Huron Museum
Fort Mackinac	Mackinac Island	Mackinac	Northern Michigan	Fort	14 original buildings and military exhibits, costumed interpreters
Fort St. Joseph Museum	Niles	Berrien	West Michigan	Local history	Located in the carriage house of the Henry A. Chapin House, exhibits include Fort St. Joseph, the Underground Railroad in southern Michigan, railroads in Niles' history, Lakota Indian collection
Fort Wayne	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Fort	Includes 1848 limestone barracks building, 1845 Star Fort, Commanding Officers house, Spanish–American War guard house and the Tuskegee Airmen Museum
Fort Wilkins and Copper Harbor Lighthouse	Copper Harbor	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Fort	19 restored buildings, costumed interpreters, copper mining sites and lighthouse, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Forty Mile Point Light	Rogers City	Presque Isle	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Society
Frankenmuth Historical Museum	Frankenmuth	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Frankenmuth Historical Association
Franklin Historical Museum	Franklin	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Franklin Historic Society
Frank Murphy Memorial Museum	Harbor Beach	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	Home of Michigan politician Frank Murphy
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Art	Botanical gardens with a conservatory, sculpture park and museum with over 170 sculptures by artists including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jonathan Borofsky, Alexander Calder, Anthony Gormley, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Marshall Fredericks, Arnaldo Pomodoro and Kenneth Snelson
Gaines Township Museum	Gaines Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	Historic one-room school, operated by the Gaines Charter Township Historical Society
Galesburg Historical Museum	Galesburg	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Local history
Ganton Art Gallery	Spring Arbor	Jackson	Central Michigan	Art	website, part of Spring Harbor University
Gardner House Museum	Albion	Calhoun	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Albion Historical Society, Victorian house displays antique tools, artifacts, pictures and furniture
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center	Chelsea	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Natural history	Geology and area habitats
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Presidential library	Library about Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Biographical	Museum about Gerald R. Ford
Gibraltar Historical Museum	Gibraltar	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center	Norton Shores	Muskegon	West Michigan	Natural history	Visitor center for Hoffmaster State Park
Gilmore Car Museum	Barry Township	Barry	West Michigan	Automotive	Restored historic barns exhibiting nearly 200 vehicles spanning more than 100 years of automotive heritage
Gitchee Gumee Museum	Grand Marais	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Natural history	website, agates and minerals, local history
Gladwin County Historical Museum	Gladwin	Gladwin	Northern Michigan	Open-air	website, includes 2 restored cabins and a schoolhouse, farm and blacksmith tools, furniture, dishes, clothing, books, photos, operated by the Gladwin County Historical Society
Governor Charles Croswell House	Adrian	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Mid 19th-century house
Governor's Mansion Museum	Marshall	Calhoun	West Michigan	Historic house	Operated by the Mary Marshall Chapter D.A.R., mid-19th-century Greek Revival mansion built in anticipation that Marshall would become the State Capital of Michigan
Governor Warner Mansion	Farmington	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, Victorian Italianate mansion and gardens, home of Fred M. Warner
Grand Army of the Republic Hall	Marshall	Calhoun	West Michigan	Military	website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society, Civil War artifacts, local history
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum	Grand Blanc	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Grand Blanc Heritage Association
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum	Grand Ledge	Eaton	Central Michigan	Local history	website
Grand Rapids Art Museum	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Art	Renaissance to Modern art, with strength in European and American 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture
Grand Rapids Children's Museum	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Children's	website
Grand Rapids Public Museum	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	Includes a carousel and planetarium
Grand Traverse Lighthouse	Northport	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Leelanau State Park
Grand Valley State University Art Galleries	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Art	website, six galleries in both Grand Rapids and Allendale
Grattan Museum	Grattan	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Grattan Historical Society
Great Lakes Children's Museum	Traverse City	Grand Traverse	Northern Michigan	Children's	website
Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum	Rogers City	Presque Isle	Northern Michigan	Maritime	website, local maritime history from Native American traders to 21st century captains, includes Great Lakes Maritime Hall of Fame
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center	Alpena	Alpena	Northern Michigan	Maritime	Headquarters for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, features exhibits on shipwrecks and the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Quilt Center	East Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Art	Part of Michigan State University, quilts as art and history
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum	Paradise	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, artifacts retrieved from local shipwrecks, also includes lighthouse keeper's quarters for Whitefish Point Light
Greenmead Historical Park	Livonia	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	1841 Greek Revival farmhouse and outbuildings on 92 acres (370,000 m2)
Grice House Museum	Harbor Beach	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	19th-century house, barn and school
Grosse Pointe War Memorial	Grosse Pointe Farms	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Military
Grosvenor House Museum	Jonesville	Hillsdale	Central Michigan	Historic house	19th-century Victorian mansion
Hack House Museum	Milan	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Milan Area Historical Society
Hackley & Hume Historic Site	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Historic house	website, operated by Lakeshore Museum Center, Charles H. Hackley House and Hume House, 1890s period Victorian houses
Hadley House Museum	Holly	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by Holly Historical Society
Hadley Mill Museum	Hadley Township	Lapeer	Flint/Tri-Cities	Mill	Operated by the Hadley Township Historical Society
Hamburg Historical Museum	Hamburg	Livingston	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Hammond House Museum	Union City	Branch	Central Michigan	Historic house	19th-century house, operated by the Union City Historical Society
Hanka Finnish Homestead Museum	Pelkie	Baraga	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	Self-sufficient Finnish homestead farm, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Harbor Springs History Museum	Harbor Springs	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
Harbour House Museum	Crystal Falls	Iron	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house
Harsha House Museum	Charlevoix	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Charlevoix Historical Society
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum	Grayling	Crawford	Northern Michigan	Industry	Logging camp buildings, exhibits and period rooms
Heddon Museum	Dowagiac	Cass	West Michigan	Sports	website, Heddon fishing lures, reels, rods, advertising
Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Features 56 rooms on 5 acres (20,000 m2) of gardens and grounds
The Henry Ford	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Multiple	Museum complex: living, science, history, automotive, transportation, technology and biographical about Henry Ford; formerly known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Heritage House	Essexville	Bay	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	Early 20th-century Victorian period house
Heritage Museum and Cultural Center	St. Joseph	Berrien	West Michigan	Local history	website, located in the Priscilla U. Byrns Heritage Center
Historic Adventist Village	Battle Creek	Calhoun	West Michigan	Religious	website, restored or replicated buildings featuring the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Historic Bowens Mills	Yankee Springs Township	Barry	West Michigan	Open-air	website, 19-acre (77,000 m2) historical park with grist mill, school house, 1860s house, log cabin, water wheel
Historic Chapin Mansion	Niles	Berrien	West Michigan	Historic house	1880s Aesthetic Period mansion
Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park	Mackinaw City	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Multiple	Living history and natural history programs, period settings, discovery centers with interactive technological exhibits, archaeological ruin exhibits and artifact vitrines, interpretive panels, nature trails
Historic Pelkie Grade School	Pelkie	Baraga	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	School	website, operated by the Sturgeon Valley Historical Society
Historic Village at Goodells County Park	Goodells	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	website, includes St. Clair County Farm Museum, Lynn Township Schoolhouse, Murphy/Ryan Farmhouse, C.C. Peck and Company bank
History Center at Courthouse Square	Berrien Springs	Berrien	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Berrien County Historical Association, includes 1839 Courthouse, 1830 Log House, 1870 Sheriff's House
Holland Museum	Holland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Local history	Dutch paintings and decorative arts, Lake Michigan maritime history, industry, immigration
Holocaust Memorial Center	Farmington Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Ethnic	Includes Museum of European Jewish Heritage, International Institute of the Righteous
Honolulu House	Marshall	Calhoun	West Michigan	Historic house	Operated by the Marshall Historical Society, 1880s-period house
Houghton County Historical Museum	Lake Linden	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	Operated by the Houghton County Historical Society, site includes a railroad, one room schoolhouse, the Houghton County Historical Society Heritage Center and a WPA-era log cabin; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Houghton Lake Area Historical Village and Playhouse	Prudenville	Roscommon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	website, life in a typical logging village of Northern Michigan in the late 19th century, operated by the Houghton Lake Area Historical Society
Hudson Historical Museum	Hudson	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Local history
Huron City Museums	Huron City	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Open-air	website, operated by the William Lyon Phelps Foundation, includes Victorian house, log cabin, church, general store, carriage shed, life-saving station and barns
Huron Lightship (LV-103)	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Maritime	Part of Port Huron Museum
Hyser Rivers Museum	Plainfield Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Plainfield Township Historical Preservation Committee
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum	Mackinaw City	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Maritime	Museum ship United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw WAGB-83
Imlay City Historical Museum	Imlay City	Lapeer	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website
Impression 5 Science Center	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Science	Hands-on science exhibits for children
Inland Seas Education Center	Suttons Bay	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Natural history	website, history, ecology and economics of the Great Lakes
Inland Water Route Historical Society Museum	Alanson	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Hall of fame	website, open by appointment only
Iosco County Historical Museum	East Tawas	Iosco	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Iosco County Historical Society
Iron County Historical Museum	Caspian	Iron	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Multiple	website, 22 buildings including a Heritage Hall, two Mining Halls, a cultural center, Lee LeBlanc Wildlife Art Gallery, Giovanelli Italianati Art Gallery, Homestead and Lumbercamp with log buildings, The Carrie Jacobs Bond Victorian house & Museum Book & Gift Shop
IXL Historical Museum	Hermansville	Menonimee	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Open-air	Former lumber and hardwood manufacturing village
Japanese Cultural Center and Tea House	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Culture	website, Japanese garden, tea house, culture demonstrations
Jenison Historical Museum	Jenison	Ottawa	West Michigan	Historic house	website, located in the Husband-Hanchett-Tiffany House, operated by the Jenison Historical Association
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia	Big Rapids	Mecosta	Northern Michigan	Culture	Part of Ferris State University, racist memorabilia
John Pahl Historical Village	Allegan	Allegan	West Michigan	Open-air	Operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, located within the Allegan County Fairgrounds, open during the fair and by appointment
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Art
Kalamazoo Valley Museum	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Multiple	History, science, technology, operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kaleva Bottle House Museum	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Historic house	House built of bottle wall construction in 1941
Kaleva Train Depot Museum	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Railroad	website
Kalkaska County Museum	Kalkaska	Kalkaska	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Kalkaska County Historical Society in a historic depot
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Archaeology	Part of the University of Michigan, Mediterranean civilizations
Kempf House Museum	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, Victorian Greek-Revival house showing how a German-American family lived in the 1890s
Kent City Museum	Kent City	Kent	West Michigan	Railroad	website, operated by the Kent City Area Historical Group
Keweenaw Heritage Center	Calumet	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, located in the former St. Anne's Church
Keweenaw National Historical Park	Calumet	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining
Kids 'N' Stuff Children's Museum	Albion	Calhoun	West Michigan	Children's	website
Kimball House Museum	Battle Creek	Calhoun	West Michigan	Historic house	website, operated by the Historical Society of Battle Creek, Victorian-era mansion, features room about Sojourner Truth
Kingman Museum	Battle Creek	Calhoun	West Michigan	Natural history	Exhibits include paleontology, geology specimens, wildlife mounts, a preserved human embryo and fetus exhibit, Native American artifacts and a planetarium
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Museum	Gwinn	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Transportation - Aviation	website, adjacent to Sawyer International Airport, contributions made by the men, women and machines of K I Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan to America's Cold War defense mission
Knowlton's Ice Museum of North America	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	History	website, over 3,000 items used in the cutting, harvesting, storing, selling and use of natural ice as used by the ice industry of years ago
Krasl Art Center	St. Joseph	Berrien	West Michigan	Art	website, visual arts center with exhibit galleries
Kruizenga Art Museum	Holland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Art	Teaching museum on Hope College's campus
Kreft Center Gallery	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, part of Concordia University
Lake Odessa Museum	Lake Odessa	Ionia	Central Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society, area and railroad history, includes a Pere Marquette Depot built in 1887, a restored Grand Trunk caboose, the Freight Station Museum which houses local historical displays and the Hosford House
Lakeshore Museum Center	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Multiple	website, area natural and cultural history, lumber industry, and Scolnik House, a Depression-era period house
Lakeview Area Museum	Lakeview	Montcalm	Central Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Lakeview Historical Society
Lansing Art Gallery	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Art	Gallery and education center for visual arts
Lapeer County Heritage Museum	Lapeer	Lapeer	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Lapeer County Historical Society
Laurium Manor Inn	Laurium	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	Tours of the Victorian era hotel, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Leelanau Historical Museum	Leland	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Local history	Includes exhibit of Anishinaabe black ash baskets and quillwork on birch bark
Lenawee Historical Society Museum	Adrian	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Local history
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum	Cedarville	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association, exhibits on lumbering, fishing, tourism, quilting, weaving, recreational activities
Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum	Cedarville	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	website, operated by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association, includes vintage boats, marine artifacts, antique outboard motors, photos and a boat building workshop
Lewiston Area Historical Museum	Lewiston	Montmorency	Northern Michigan	Local history
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum	South Haven	Van Buren	West Michigan	Historic house	Home and memorial to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey
Lighthouse Keepers House and Museum	Grand Marais	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society
Lincoln Park Historical Museum	Lincoln Park	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Lincoln Park Historical Society
Lincoln Train Depot	Lincoln	Alcona	Northern Michigan	Railroad	Includes a restored caboose and switching engine, operated by the Alcona Historical Society
Linden Mills Historical Museum	Linden	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Linden Mills Historical Society
Little Sable Point Light	Mears	Oceana	West Michigan	Lighthouse
Little Traverse History Museum	Petoskey	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, special exhibits on Ernest Hemingway, operated by the Little Traverse Historical Society
Loren Andrus Octagon House	Washington Township	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	1860 house used as a station on the Underground Railroad
Lowell Area Historical Museum	Lowell	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website
LSSU Arts Center Gallery	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Art	website, part of Lake Superior State University, houses the L. F. Noyes Collection of Native American and Western Art
Luce County Historical Museum	Newberry	Luce	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	Combination jail and sheriff's residence
Luckhard Museum	Sebewaing	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	Pioneer & Indian relics
Ludington Light	Ludington	Mason	Northern Michigan	Maritime	Lighthouse open to the public during the summer season for climbing tours
Lumberman's Monument	Oscoda	Iosco	Northern Michigan	Industry - Logging	Monument and visitor center with exhibits about logging industry
Mackinac Island State Park	Mackinac Island	Mackinac	Northern Michigan	Multiple	Includes Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes, several museum buildings in historic downtown: McGulpin House, American Fur Company Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, Biddle House, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, McGulpin House, and Mission Church
Mackinaw Bridge Museum	Mackinaw City	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Technology	website, construction of the Mackinac Bridge
Manistee County Historical Museum	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, located in a historic store, exhibits include the Civil War, pioneer life, antiques and maritime history; also operates another facility in the historic Waterworks building, exhibits include logging, railroad, and marine exhibits and memorabilia of Manistee in the 19th century
Mann House	Concord	Jackson	Central Michigan	Historic house	1880s Victorian home, furnishings and gardens
Manton Area Historical Museum	Manton	Wexford	Northern Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Manton Area Historical Society; adjacent Veteran's Memorial Museum
Marilla Museum	Copemish	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Open-air	website, Pioneer Place: 1860s fully furnished log house, early 20th-century barn and a full-size replica logger's cabin; operated by the Marilla Historical Society
Marine City Pride & Heritage Museum	Marine City	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Marquette Arts and Culture Center	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Art	website, community art center, located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library
Marquette Regional History Center	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website
Marquette Harbor Light	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Marquette Maritime Museum
Marquette Maritime Museum	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	website, collection of Great Lakes Lighthouse lenses including 2nd, 3rd and 4th order "Classical" Fresnel Lenses, also operates Marquette Harbor Light
Marshlands Museum and Nature Center	Brownstown	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Natural history	Natural and cultural history of Southeast Michigan
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum	Farmington Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Technology	Historical and modern arcade machines, sideshow wonders, fortune tellers, automatons, and curiosities
Mary's City of David Museum	Benton Harbor	Berrien	West Michigan	Religious	website, open-air museum about the House of David Christian commune
Marysville Historical Museum	Marysville	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum	University Center	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Art	Part of Saginaw Valley State University, displays plaster models of Marshall Fredericks bronze sculptures, also changing art exhibits
Marshall Postal Museum	Marshall	Calhoun	West Michigan	History	Postal artifacts and memorabilia, open by appointment
Martha Barker Country Store Museum	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Store	Open by appointment
Mason Area Historical Society Museum	Mason	Ingham	Central Michigan	Local history	website
Mayville Area Museum of History	Mayville	Tuscola	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website
McGulpin Point Light	Mackinaw City	Emmet	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Open on summer weekends
Meadow Brook Hall	Rochester Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	110-room, 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m2) mansion, contains paintings by Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck, Rosa Bonheur, Gilbert Stuart, Joshua Reynolds, John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, and sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, Frederic Remington, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, and Herbert Haseltine
Mecosta County Historical Museum	Big Rapids	Mecosta	Northern Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Mecosta County Historical Society
Menominee County Heritage Museum	Menominee	Menominee	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Menominee County Historical Society
Menominee Range Historical Museum	Iron Mountain	Dickinson	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation
Meridian Historical Village	Meridian	Ingham	Central Michigan	Open-air	website, 19th-century period buildings, open seasonally
Mesick Area Historical Museum	Mesick	Wexford	Northern Michigan	Local history	website
Meyer May House	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Historic house	Restored 1909 house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Michigamme Museum	Michigamme	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website
Michigan Art Walk	Big Rapids	Mecosta	Northern Michigan	Art	website, collection of original artwork created by Michigan artists, located at Ferris State University
Michigan Firehouse Museum	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Firefighting	website, formerly Ypsilanti Antique Auto, Truck and Fire Museum, then Michigan Antique Fire Equipment Preservation Group Museum
Michigan Flywheelers Museum	South Haven	Van Buren	West Michigan	Technology	website, antique gas and steam engines and tractors
Michigan Historical Museum	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	History	website, 5 levels of Michigan history, part of the Michigan Historical Center
Michigan Heritage Park	Whitehall	Muskegon	West Michigan	Open-air	Includes a mastodon site, Native American village, authentic and reproduction furnished buildings representing different eras in state history
Michigan Heroes Museum	Frankenmuth	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Military	website, honors Michigan soldiers, sailors, aviators and astronauts who fought in our nation's foreign wars and bravely explored outer space; formerly known as Michigan's Military & Space Heroes Museum
Michigan Iron Industry Museum	Negaunee	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry	website, state's iron mining industry
Michigan Legacy Art Park	Thompsonville	Benzie	Northern Michigan	Art	Outdoor sculpture park with works that interpret Michigan's history
Michigan Magazine Museum	Comins	Oscoda	Northern Michigan	History	website, Michigan memorabilia
Michigan Maritime Museum	South Haven	Van Buren	West Michigan	Maritime	website, Coast Guard and lifesaving, local fishing, maritime lore, Friends Good Will 1810 square topsail sloop
Michigan Masonic Museum and Library	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Masonic	website, includes Masonic photographs, jewels, aprons, charts and carpets
Michigan Military Technical Historical Society	Eastpointe	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Military	website, history of Michigan's civilian and military personnel in 20th-century conflicts
Michigan Museum of Military Transport	Grayling	Crawford	Northern Michigan	Transportation	website, military vehicles, currently no permanent facility
Michigan Science Center	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Science	Hands-on science, technology, engineering exhibits in a fun dynamic environment
Michigan State University Bug House	East Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Natural history	website, live and mounted insects
Michigan State University Museum	East Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Multiple	website, part of Michigan State University, natural history, culture including Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and the Great Lakes Quilt Center
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	History	website, exhibits on government and legal system in Michigan
Michigan Transit Museum	Mount Clemens	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Transportation - Railroad	Historic depot restored to its 1900 appearance with exhibits of railroad stock and equipment
Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum	Grass Lake	Jackson	Central Michigan	Natural history	Over 50 Boone And Crockett world record buck racks, live deer
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Hall of fame	Cultural and historical exhibits on the accomplishments and achievements of Michigan women, also an art gallery
Midland Center for the Arts	Midland	Midland	Flint/Tri-Cities	Multiple	Performing arts and museum complex, includes Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art and Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park
Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park	Midland	Midland	Flint/Tri-Cities	Multiple	Interactive local history exhibits, history of the Dow Chemical Company, 1874 Historic Gothic Victorian House, collection of historic sleighs and carriages and more
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Children's	website
Milford Historical Museum	Milford	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic houses	website, operated by the Milford Historical Society, 1835 Greek-revival Victorian house and log cabin
Millington - Arbela Historical Society Museum	Millington	Tuscola	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website
Mill Race Historical Village	Northville	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	website, operated by the Northville Historical Society, relocated 19th-century village buildings
Milwaukee Clipper	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Museum ship	Retired passenger ship and automobile ferry
Mission Point Lighthouse	Peninsula Township	Grand Traverse	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse
Monroe County Historical Museum	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Commission, exhibits include George Armstrong Custer, local military, Native American and settler history; Martha Barker Country Store Museum and Navarre Anderson Trading Post Complex are open only by appointment
Monroe County Labor History Museum	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	History	website, history of organized labor movement in Michigan
Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Military	website
Montague Museum	Montague	Muskegon	West Michigan	Local history	website, located in a former church, operated by the Montague Historical Association
Montcalm Heritage Village	Sidney	Montcalm	Central Michigan	Open air	website, operated by Montcalm Community College, 28 buildings with artifacts from local areas depicting life in Michigan in turn the turn of the 20th Century
Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum	Montrose	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Technology	website, antique and novelty telephones and equipment, local history, operated by the Montrose Area Historical Association
Morton House Museum	Benton Harbor	Berrien	West Michigan	Historic house	website
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America	Novi	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Hall of fame	Hall of fame for drivers on land, sea and air, museum features Indy Cars, stock cars, sports cars, dragsters, race trucks and openwheelers
Motown Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Music	Also known as Hitsville U.S.A., dedicated to the legacy of the Motown Records, its artists and music
Munising Falls Interpretive Center	Munising	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, natural and cultural history of the area
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Art
Museum of Cultural & Natural History	Mount Pleasant	Isabella	Central Michigan	Multiple	website, part of Central Michigan University, natural history dioramas, cultural artifacts
Museum of New Art	Troy	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Art	Contemporary art, commonly known as MoNA, locations in Troy and Armada, Michigan
Museum of Ojibwa Culture	St. Ignace	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Native American	Exhibits include Ojibwa culture and traditions, first contact with French explorers, and the former mission's archaeological past
Museum on Main Street	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society
Museum Ship Valley Camp	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Museum ship	Also known as Steamship Valley Camp, Great Lakes freighter museum ship housing a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) museum with over 100 maritime exhibits, 4 aquariums and two lifeboats from the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
Music House Museum	Acme	Grand Traverse	Northern Michigan	Music	website, antique musical instruments and music-making machines from 1870 through 1930
Muskegon Museum of Art	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Art	website
Muskegon Heritage Museum	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Local history	website, featuring Muskegon's industrial, business and historic homes with working machinery
Myers School Museum	Sparta Township	Kent	West Michigan	Railroad	19th-century schoolhouse
Nankin Mills Interpretive Center	Westland	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Nature center	Exhibits on local natural and cultural history in a historic grist mill
National Miniatures Trust Museum	Hickory Corners	Barry	West Michigan	Toy	website, dolls and miniatures, on the grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	History	Late 18th-century trading post owned by the Monroe County Historical Museum, open for special events and group tours
Negaunee Historical Museum	Negaunee	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Negaunee Historical Society, area iron mining, 19th century living room, local history and culture
Nelis' Dutch Village	Holland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Culture	website, shopping theme park featuring buildings of authentic Dutch architecture, brick walkways, canals, gardens and special presentations depicting life in a typical village in the Netherlands in the late 19th century; includes Kolean Museum featuring Dutch clothing, farm and cheese making equipment
New Buffalo Railroad Museum	New Buffalo	Berrien	West Michigan	Railway	website
New Presque Isle Light	Presque Isle	Presque Isle	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse
Newton House Museum	Dowagiac	Cass	West Michigan	Historic house	Restored two-story Quaker home of the mid-1800s
North Berrien Historical Museum	Coloma	Berrien	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the North Berrien Historical Society, history of the resorts of the Paw Paw Lakes, fruit farming, businesses, industries, and people of the area
Northeast Oakland Historical Museum	Oxford	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Oakfield Pioneer Heritage Museum	Oakfield Township	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Oakfield Pioneer Heritage Society
Oakland University Art Gallery	Rochester	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, formerly known as Meadow Brook Art Gallery
Oceana County Historical Park	Mears	Oceana	West Michigan	Open-air	Operated by the Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society, includes five museums: Swift Lathers Museum, Tool Museum, Boynton Cottage Museum, Transportation Museum, Robinson Museum
Ogemaw Historical Museum	West Branch	Ogemaw	Northern Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Ogemaw Genealogical & Historical Society
Ontonagon Historical Museum	Ontonagon	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Ontonagon Historical Society, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Ontonagon Light	Ontonagon	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Ontonagon Historical Society
Old Bailey School	Harrisville	Alcona	Northern Michigan	School	Open for special events, operated by the Alcona Historical Society
Old Depot Museum	Ironwood	Gogebic	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Ironwood Area Historical Society
Old Fence Rider Historical Center	Edmore	Montcalm	Central Michigan	Local history	website, historical collection of Western heritage
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse	Mackinaw City	Cheboygan	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Lighthouse and museum
Old Mill Museum	Dundee	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Fashion, furniture, farm life, Native Americans, legacy of Henry Ford
Old Post Office Museum	Grand Marais	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society
Old Presque Isle Light	Presque Isle	Presque Isle	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Museum and inoperative lighthouse
Old Rugged Cross Historical Museum	Reed City	Osceola	Northern Michigan	Local history	Also life of George Bennard, composer of the hymn The Old Rugged Cross
Old Victoria	Rockland Township	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	Victorian copper mining town, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Orchard Lake Museum	Orchard Lake	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society
Ortonville Historical Society Museum	Ortonville	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, housed in an old mill
Otsego County Historical Museum	Gaylord	Otsego	Northern Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Otsego County Historical Society
Ottawa Visitor Center	Watersmeet	Gogebic	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Natural history	Visitor center for Ottawa National Forest, environmental education programs, maps, area information, interpretive exhibits, accessible trails
Our Savior's Historical Museum	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Local history	Historic Danish Evangelical Lutheran church with exhibits on early Scandinavian settlement in the area
Overbrook Gallery	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Art	website, located in the Frauenthal Fine Arts Center on the campus of Muskegon Community College, exhibits work by local, Michigan, and out-of-state artists and MCC art students
Padzieski Art Gallery	Dearborn	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, part of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, operated by the Dearborn Community Arts Council
Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum	St. Johns	Clinton	Central Michigan	Local history	website, also known as the Clinton County Historical Society Museum
Paint Creek Center for the Arts	Rochester	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Art	website, visual arts center
Parker Mill	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Mill	Late 19th-century working grain mill
Pascoe House Museum	Republic	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	website, operated by the Republic Area Historical Society
Paulson House	Au Train	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	1884 Swedish log house
Peninsula Point Light	Stonginton	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Visitors can climb the lighthouse tower, operated by Hiawatha National Forest
Pentwater Historical Museum	Pentwater	Oceana	West Coast resort town	History of the area	visitors can use Guide by Cell for narration
Pewabic Pottery	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Decorative art	Arts & Crafts ceramics and contemporary pottery
Phoenix Church and Museum	Phoenix	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Religious	Restored 19th-century Catholic church
Pickford Historical Museum	Pickford	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Pickford Area Historical Society
Pickle Barrel House Museum	Grand Marais	Alger	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic house	Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society
Pigeon Depot Museum	Pigeon	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Pigeon Historical Society
Pine Forest Historical Museum	Edmore	Montcalm	Central Michigan	Local history
Pine Grove Historical Museum	Pontiac	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Multiple	website, operated by the Oakville County Pioneer and Historical Society, complex include Pine Grove, the former estate of Governor Moses Wisner and outbuildings, the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse, the Carriage House, the Pioneer Museum with tools and farm implements
Pioneer Log Cabin Museum	Cassopolis	Cass	West Michigan	Historic house	Includes tools, farm equipment, quilts and dolls
Pioneer Log Village	Bad Axe	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Open-air	website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society, pioneer home, general store, school, chapel, barn and blacksmith shop
Plank Road Museum	Breckenridge	Gratiot	Central Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society
Plymouth Historical Museum	Plymouth	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, growth of American industry, the advent of the railroad and the invention of the automobile
Podunk House & Pioneer Museum	Fenton	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, home and museum for the Pioneer Memorial Association of Fenton & Mundy Townships; 1837 Greek-revival pioneer family home, museum with tools and artifacts of early settlers
Point Betsie Light	Frankfort	Benzie	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse
Point Iroquois Light	Whitefish Bay	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Research Society in Hiawatha National Forest
Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse	Huron Township	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Lighthouse	Two museums, one about shipwrecks in Lake Huron, the other about the lighthouse
Polish Home Army Museum	Orchard Lake	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Military	Struggle for the freedom and independence of Poland during World War II
Port Austin History Center	Port Austin	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Port Austin Historical Society
Port Huron Museum	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Multiple	Four museums: Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Presque Isle County Historical Museum	Rogers City	Presque Isle	Northern Michigan	Local history	Located in the Craftsman-style Bradley House, includes period rooms, toys, Native American artifacts, country store, tools and other exhibits
Quincy Mine	Hancock	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Mining	Copper mine, mine buildings and mining exhibits; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Railroad Depot Museum	Sparta Township	Kent	West Michigan	Railroad	Artifacts from the Muskegon, Saginaw and Toledo Railway, open for festivals and by appointment
Rathbone School	Eagle Harbor Township	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	School	Operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society, 19th-century period one-room school, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
Raven Hill Discovery Center	East Jordan	Charlevoix	Northern Michigan	Multiple	Regional science and technology center, also art, history and culture
Region of Three Oaks Museum	Three Oaks	Berrien	West Michigan	Local history	website
Rentschler Farm Museum	Saline	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Agriculture, open-air	Operated by the Saline Historical Society, farm living between the years 1900–1950 with a house and 11 farm outbuildings
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Automotive	Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004, automobilia, REO Motor Car Company vehicles
Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum	Mackinac Island	Mackinac	Northern Michigan	Art	Mackinac-related art and photography including Native American artifacts and decorative arts, part of Mackinac Island State Park
River Of History Museum	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	website, history of the St. Mary's River and its inhabitants
River Raisin National Battlefield Park	Monroe	Monroe	Southeast Michigan	Military	Battle site during the War of 1812
River Rouge Historical Museum	River Rough	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
University of Michigan School of Art & Design Galleries	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Art	Slusser Gallery on North Campus, Work: Ann Arbor, operated by the Stamps School of Art & Design
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm	Rochester Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	website, 16-acre (65,000 m2) museum complex including a 1927 dairy barn with exhibits about area history
Rock Harbor Light	Rock Harbor	Keweenaw	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Maritime	Located in Isle Royale National Park, features maritime displays
Rockford Area Museum	Rockford	Kent	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Rockford Area Historical Society
Rockland Township Historical Museum	Rockland Township	Ontonagon	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history
Rockwood Area Historical Museum	Rockwood	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Rockwood Area Historical Society
Roethke House	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Biographical	website, home of poet Theodore Roethke
Romulus Historical Museum	Romulus	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history
Royal Oak Historical Society Museum	Royal Oak	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, housed in old Northwood Fire Station
Saarinen House + Gardens	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, home and studio designed by Eliel Saarinen, part of the Cranbrook Art Museum
Saginaw Art Museum	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Art	website, American, European, Asian, Egyptian and local art
Saginaw Railway Museum	Saginaw	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Railroad	website, operated by the Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society, trains, railroad technology, model train exhibit
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum	Bay City	Bay	Flint/Tri-Cities	Maritime	U.S. Navy destroyer USS Edson (DD-946)
Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery	University Center	Saginaw	Flint/Tri-Cities	Art	website, located in the Arbury Fine Arts Center, contemporary art
Saint Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station	Canton	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Medical	website, health education learning center, open for individuals and families to tour the exhibit gallery on the fourth Thursday of each month
Saline Depot Museum	Saline	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Railroad	website, operated by the Saline Historical Society
Samuel Adams Historical Museum	Huron Township	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Huron Township Historical Society
Samuel Kingsley House	Romulus	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	1855 house, stop along the Underground Railroad
Sand Point Light	Escanaba	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Delta County Historical Society
Sandcastles Children's Museum	Ludington	Mason	Northern Michigan	Children's	website
Sanilac County Historic Village and Museum	Port Sanilac	Sanilac	Flint/Tri-Cities	Open-air	website, eight historic buildings on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus including a 20-room Victorian mansion, 1900 general store, one-room schoolhouse, 1883 log cabin, barn theater, marine shipwreck room, dairy industry museum, carriages, military and Native American exhibits
Saugatuck Center for the Arts	Saugatuck	Allegan	West Michigan	Art	website, performing and visual arts center
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum	Douglas	Allegan	West Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society, also the 1866 Old School House
Scarab Club	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Art	Artists' club, gallery, and studio
(SCENE) Metrospace	East Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Art	Alternative arts center
Schoolcraft County Museum	Manistique	Schoolcraft	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Schoolcraft County Historical Society
Schmaltz Geology Museum and Dinosaur Park	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Natural History (geology and fossils)	Part of Western Michigan University
Sebewaing Township Hall	Sebewaing	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	Operated by the Sebewaing Area Historical Society; also operates the Charles W. Liken House Museum
Selfridge Military Air Museum	Selfridge Air National Guard Base	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Transportation - Aviation	Operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, over 15 historic planes and exhibits
Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum	Saint Clair Shores	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, late 19th-century period immigrant's house, located behind the St. Clair Shores Public Library, operated by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission
Seul Choix Point Light and Museum	Gulliver	Schoolcraft	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Gulliver Historical Society
Shiawassee Arts Center	Owosso	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Art	website
Shiawassee County Historical Society	Owosso	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Local history	website
Shrine of the Pines	Baldwin	Lake	Northern Michigan	Decorative arts	Rustic pine furniture, also known as the Log Hunting Lodge Museum
Siegfried H. Horn Archaeological Museum	Berrien Springs	Berrien	West Michigan	Archaeology	website, part of Andrews University, also known as Horn Archaeological Museum, ancient Near-Eastern artifacts, including coins, pottery, sculptures, tools, weapons, figurines, jewelry, seals and glass vessels
Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Medical	Part of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry; dental practice and technology in the United States and Michigan from the 18th century to today
Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum	Glen Haven	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Maritime	Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; Coast Guard and lifesaving history and equipment
Sloan Museum	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Multiple	Regional history, historic automobiles, hands-on science, Longway Planetarium
Southern Michigan Railroad Museum	Clinton	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Railroad	Heritage railroad and museum
South Manitou Island Lighthouse	South Manitou Island	Leelanau	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Manitou Island Lighthouse Society
Southgate Museum	Southgate	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Operated by the Southgate Historical Foundation in the Grahl House
Spirit of the Woods Museum	Elk Rapid	Antrim	Northern Michigan	Multiple	website, dioramas of native Michigan animals, Native American artifacts
SS City of Milwaukee	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Museum ship	Great Lakes railroad car ferry
St. Clair County Farm Museum	Goodells	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Agriculture	website, collection of farm equipment
St. Clair Historical Museum	St. Clair	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
St. Mary's Historical Museum	Ruth	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	Polish settler log cabin, open by appointment
St. Mary's Preparatory Museums	Orchard Lake	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Multiple	Includes nine small museums of Polish military and political history, gallery of Polish art
Standish Depot Museum	Standish	Arenac	Flint/Tri-Cities	Railroad	Stone Detroit and Mackinac Railway Station, including rolling stock, antique British passenger cars, houses area visitor center
Steam Railroading Institute	Owosso	Shiawassee	Central Michigan	Railroad	Heritage railroad with steam and diesel locomotives, freight and other cars
Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Music	Part of the University of Michigan, over 2500 pieces of historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world
Steiner Museum	Fairview	Oscoda	Northern Michigan	Industry - Logging	Logging and pioneering history and artifacts
Stockton Center at Spring Grove	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	website
Straight Farmhouse	Garden City	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, home of the Garden City Historical Museum
Stuart House Museum	Mackinac Island	Mackinac	Northern Michigan	Local history
Sturgeon Point Light House and Museum	Harrisville	Alcona	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Alcona Historical Society; on the grounds is the Old Bailey School, a 1907 One-room school house, which was moved there from Mikado, Michigan in 1998.
Tahquamenon Logging Museum	Newberry	Luce	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Logging	website, Michigan's early logging industry, includes a cook shack, original C.C.C. building, open seasonally
Taylor Veterans Museum	Taylor	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Military	Located inside Taylor City Hall
Tawas Point Light	East Tawas	Iosco	Northern Michigan	Lighthouse	Located in Tawas Point State Park
Tecumseh Area Historical Museum	Tecumseh	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Local history	History of the communities around Tecumseh, including Macon, Ridgeway, Tipton and Britton
Ten Cent Barn Museum	Ubly	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the Ubly Area Historical Society
Thomas Edison Depot Museum	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Biographical	Owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum, life of Thomas Edison
Three Oaks Bicycle Museum	Three Oaks	Berrien	West Michigan	Transportation
Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum	Gagetown	Tuscola	Flint/Tri-Cities	Agriculture	website, agriculture tools, equipment, buildings
Tompkins Historical Society Museum	Rives Junction	Jackson	Central Michigan	Local history	website
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum	Naubinway	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Sports	website, antique and vintage snowmobiles
Totem Village Museum	St. Ignace	Mackinac	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Native American	Collection of totem poles and lumbering artifacts in a gift shop
Tower of History	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, observation tower and exhibits of early Missionaries, local & Native American history
Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum	Okemos	Ingham	Central Michigan	Music	website, restaurant and collection of tubas, sousaphones, French horns
Trenton Historical Museum	Trenton	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website, operated by the Trenton Historical Commission, Victorian house with local history artifacts
Tri-Cities Historical Museum	Grand Haven	Ottawa	West Michigan	Local history	website, exhibits include Native Americans, early pioneers, lumberjacks, French voyageurs, Victorian period rooms, medicine, agriculture, lumbering, maritime, tourism
Troy Historic Village	Troy	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	Ten historic buildings on a village green, museum of local history
Turner-Dodge House	Lansing	Ingham	Central Michigan	Historic house	Mansion operated by the city
Tuskegee Airmen National Museum	Detroit	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Military	website, located at Fort Wayne, history of blacks in aviation in World War II up until the integration of the Armed Forces, open by appointment
Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit	Hamtramck	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Ethnic	Ukrainian culture, art and contributions to the United States
University Art Gallery CMU	Mount Pleasant	Isabella	Central Michigan	Art	website, part of Central Michigan University
University of Michigan Museum of Art	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Art	Features European and Asian art, including some by Pablo Picasso, Helen Frankenthaler, and James McNeill Whistler. Outdoor sculptures include Orion and Daedalus.
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Natural history	Part of the University of Michigan, dinosaur exhibits, Michigan wildlife, anthropology, geology and a planetarium. University of Michigan research museums: Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Zoology, University Herbarium
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum	Marquette	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Children's	website
Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum	Calumet	Houghton	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Firefighting	Participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park
U.P. Steam & Gas Engine Antique Village & Agriculture Museum	Escanaba	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Technology	website, operated by the U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association, antique agriculture equipment and artifacts
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Art	website
USCGC Bramble (WLB-392)	Port Huron	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Museum ship	180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender
USCGC Acacia	Manistee	Manistee	Northern Michigan	Museum ship	USCG seagoing buoy tender
USS LST 393 Veterans Museum	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Museum ship	LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
USS Silversides Submarine Museum	Muskegon	Muskegon	West Michigan	Maritime	Includes the museum, USS Silversides (SS-236) submarine and USS McLane Coast Guard cutter; formerly known as the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum
U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum	Ishpeming	Marquette	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Hall of fame - Sports
Van Buren Historical Society Museum	Hartford	Van Buren	West Michigan	Local history
Vicksburg Historic Village	Vicksburg	Kalamazoo	West Michigan	Open-air	website, operated by the Vicksburg Historical Society, includes the Vicksburg Depot Museum with railroad cars and equipment, a print shop, school house, express office, farm house and barn
Voigt House Victorian Museum	Grand Rapids	Kent	West Michigan	Historic house	Victorian period house, operated by the Grand Rapids Public Museum
Wakefield Historical Society Museum	Wakefield	Gogebic	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history
Walker Tavern	Brooklyn	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	History	Exhibits focus on Michigan's frontier settlement and stagecoach eras during the first half of the 19th century
Waterloo Farm Museum	Waterloo	Jackson	Central Michigan	Agriculture	website, operated by the Waterloo Historical Society, includes 10 room farmhouse and many outbuildings, also nearby Dewey School, a one-room schoolhouse
Water Street Historic Block	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Historic houses	website, cooperative effort between the Chippewa County Historical Society, Sault Historic Sites, & the City of Sault Ste. Marie; includes Johnston House & Henry Rowe Schoolcraft office
Wayne Historical Museum	Wayne	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Local history	website
Webster Township Museum	Webster Township	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	Operated by the Webster Township Historical Society, complex includes Town Hall, school, blacksmith shop
W.K. Kellogg Manor House	Gull Lake	Barry	West Michigan	Historic house	Part of Kellogg Biological Station, 32-acre (130,000 m2) estate includes a Tudor Revival house, carriage house, chauffeur's cottage, boathouse, Dutch windmill, lakeside pagoda and several gardens
Wellington Farm Park	Grayling	Crawford	Northern Michigan	Open-air	website, rural mid-America during the Great Depression
Westland Historical Park	Westland	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	website, includes Felton Farmhouse, a typical Michigan farmhouse built in the 1850s and the Collins House, which stores the commission's historical archives
West Shore Fishing Museum	Cedar River	Menominee	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Industry - Fishing	Operated by the Bailey Property Preservation Association
Wexford County Historical Museum	Cadillac	Wexford	Northern Michigan	Local history	Located in the former Cadillac Public Library
Whaley Historic House Museum	Flint	Genesee	Flint/Tri-Cities	Historic house	website, late Victorian house
Wheels of History Museum	Brimley	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Local history	website, railroads, logging, fishing exhibits, operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Society
Whitefish Point Light	Paradise	Chippewa	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Lighthouse	Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
White Pine Village	Ludington	Mason	Northern Michigan	Open-air	Operated by the Mason County Historical Society, 25 buildings
White River Light Station Museum	Whitehall	Muskegon	West Michigan	Lighthouse
White Rock School Museum	White Rock	Huron	Flint/Tri-Cities	Local history	website, operated by the White Rock Historical Society
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center	Escanaba	Delta	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Art	website, gallery exhibits, art workshops, classes and theatrical productions
William G. Thompson House Museum	Hudson	Lenawee	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Late 19th-century home of Detroit mayor William G. Thompson, contains Japanese woodblocks, Chinese Jade and hard stone carvings, cloisonné vases, English and Continental art, antique porcelain and glass,
William L. Clements Library	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	History	Part of the University of Michigan, exhibits about American history from the Age of Discovery into the 20th century
Wills Ste. Claire Auto Museum	Marysville	St. Clair	Southeast Michigan	Automotive	History of Childe Wills and the Wills Sainte Claire automobile
Windmill Island Gardens	Holland	Ottawa	West Michigan	Mill	240-year-old working Dutch windmill (De Zwaan) on 36 acres (150,000 m2) of gardens; Posthouse Museum is a replica of a 14th-century wayside inn
Wing House Museum	Coldwater	Branch	Central Michigan	Historic house	website, late 19th-century period home of the Branch County Historical Society
Witch's Hat Depot Museum	South Lyon	Oakland	Southeast Michigan	Open-air	website, local history museum in former train depot, includes caboose, freight house and chapel buildings
Wolcott Mill Metropark	Ray Township	Macomb	Southeast Michigan	Agriculture	Park features historic mill, barn museum of agriculture, working farm
World War II Glider and Military Museum	Iron Mountain	Dickinson	Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Military	website, operated by the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, features a restored Waco CG-4 glider, military uniforms, World War II photographs, Nazi Germany artifacts, military vehicles
Wurtsmith Air Museum	Oscoda	Iosco	Northern Michigan	Aviation	website, located at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, history of Wurtsmith Air Force Base and aviation in NE Michigan
Wyandotte Museums	Wyandotte	Wayne	Southeast Michigan	Historic house	Early 20th-century period Ford-MacNichol House, also local history and art exhibits
Yankee Air Museum	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Aviation	Located at Willow Run Airport
Ye Ole Carriage Shop	Spring Arbor	Jackson	Central Michigan	Automotive	website, open by appointment, "Jackson made" automobiles and a large Coca-Cola collection
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Automotive	Production cars from the Willow Run Plant and Hudson Motors
Ypsilanti Historical Museum	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw	Southeast Michigan	Local history	Home of the Ypsilanti Historical Society, 1860 house with period rooms and local history exhibits
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways	Mount Pleasant	Isabella	Central Michigan	Native American	website

Defunct museums

• Alamo Township Museum, Alamo Township - Closed 2021 [1]
• AutoWorld, Flint
• Anonkas Witch Museum, Caro
• Basement 414, Lansing, closed in 2012
• Cereal City, Battle Creek, closed January 2007
• Detroit Children's Museum, Detroit, closed in 2012
• Detroit Science Center, closed in fall of 2011. The Michigan Science Center opened in 2012 in the same facility
• Fred Bear Museum, Grayling, largest private collection of archery artifacts in the world. Moved to Florida in 1985 & closed in 2003
• Father Marquette National Memorial, museum building destroyed in 2000, features national memorial and a 15-station outdoor interpretive trail
• Keewatin Maritime Museum, 1907 Edwardian steamship, moved to Port McNicoll, Ontario in 2012
• Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, now the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University
• Labor Museum & Learning Center, Flint
• Lund's Scenic Garden, Maple City, Michigan, closed in November, 1987
• Michigan Museum of Surveying, Lansing, moved to Springfield, Illinois in 2007 to become the National Museum of Surveying & closed in 2013
• Minibeast Zooseum and Education Center, Lansing
• Walter P. Chrysler Museum, Auburn Hills, closed in 2012
• Weird Michigan Wax Museum, Moran Township

Regions

Regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Regions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Michigan's main regions:

• Central Michigan
• Flint/Tri-Cities
  • The Thumb, a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities area
  • Greater Tri Cities
• Northern Michigan
• Southeast Michigan / Metro Detroit
• West Michigan including Michiana
• Upper Peninsula of Michigan

See also

• Arboreta in Michigan (category)
• Aquaria in Michigan (category)
• Botanical gardens in Michigan (category)
• Historic landmarks in Michigan
• Houses in Michigan (category)
• Forts in Michigan (category)
• Museums list
• List of historical societies in Michigan
• Nature Centers in Michigan
• Observatories in Michigan (category)
• Registered Historic Places in Michigan

Resources

• Michigan Travel & Tourism: Museums
• Michigan Museums Association
• Motor Cities National Heritage Area
• Northeast Michigan Online, Museums
• Hunt's Guide to the Upper Peninsula