Great Lakes & Upper South in the News: Be a Tourist in Your Own Town: Nearly 80 area attractions to explore from the Lansing State Journal While $1 doesn’t go very far these days, on Saturday it can take you all over the Lansing area to sample local attractions, one-of-a-kind tours, and area hot spots. This is the 20-year anniversary of “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town.” The event was created in 1994 by the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau to showcase Greater Lansing’s attractions to local residents. “The event is the biggest and best we’ve had to date, and we’ve got almost 80 attractions,” said Tracy Padot, vice president, marketing communications at the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau. Padot says they are hoping for good weather and are expecting more than 15,000 “tourists.” So if you’re looking for an adventure, hop aboard one of CATA’s four “Be A Tourist” public bus routes and “get your tour on.” Among the new attractions this year: Red Cedar Spirits is offering tours of their distillery and Le Chat Gourmet Culinary Arts will be doing cooking demonstrations. Zap Zone! on the west side of town has joined in, as well as the Board of Water & Light Depot in REO Town. Want to check out an old favorite? Experience a “Moment in Wine!” at Burgdorf’s Winery, celebrate International Migratory Bird Day and see baby birds hatching at Potter Park Zoo, create and challenge your understanding of science at Impression 5 Science Center, and try your hand at different survival techniques at the Michigan Historical Museum. Throughout the month of June, “tourists” can have their passport stamped at participating attractions but can get into the attractions (free) with the passport the day of the event only. They must pay full admission price for the remainder of the month. Once they receive 10 stamps, they are eligible to enter a prize drawing for overnight stays, gift certificates to local restaurants and more. How to go How to go “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town” • When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday • How much? A passbook is $1 (free for ages 3 and younger). The passport allows you free admission to nearly 80 area attractions, local businesses and special activities. • Get your passport: Through today, from any of the 15 area selling locations: AAA Michigan, Arts Council of Greater Lansing, CATA Transportation Center, Celebration Cinema, Greater Lansing Visitor Center - East, Greater Lansing Visitor Center - Lansing, Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing City Market, NCG Cinema, Potter Park Zoo, Preuss Pets, Studio C!, Van Atta’s Greenhouse and Flower Shop, Zap Zone Lansing. On Saturday passports are available at Information Station at Michigan Historical Museum, Greater Lansing Visitor Center-Lansing, Greater Lansing Visitor Center-East Lansing, Information Station in Old Town on Turner Street, Impression 5 Science Center, Information Station at Potter Park Zoo, CATA Transportation Center. • Parking and bus fare: Passport holders can park on the MSU campus, in Old Town, at the downtown City of Lansing parking ramps or at the Michigan Historical Museum and hop aboard one of four CATA Be A Tourist public bus routes. Round trip fares are only 50 cents per person (exact change please). Most of the attractions are on the bus routes, but some are not and you will need to drive to get to those. • More information and a complete list of activities and locations Be a Tourist attractions Be a Tourist attractions Absolute Gallery AL!VE: Your Community Well-Being Place Allen Market Place Archives Book Shop Board of Water & Light John Dye Plant Board of Water & Light Depot in REO Town The Book Burrow Burchfield Park Burgdorfs Winery Capital Area District Library (Downtown) CATA Maintenance & Bus Facility CATA Transportation Center City Limits Bowling Center - Mason & East Lansing The Coffee Barrel Cooley Gardens Curious Book Shop Downtown East Lansing Downtown Lansing EagleMonk Brewery Edru Skate Elderly Instruments Fenner Nature Center Fun Tyme Adventure Parks Fun Tyme Adventure Parks Friedland Industries, Inc. General Motors - Ride & Drive Girl Scouts - Heart of Michigan Greater Lansing Potters Guild Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame The Lansing Center - 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing Greater Lansing Visitor Center - Lansing Greater Lansing Visitor Center - East Lansing REO Transportation Museum and Lansing City Hall lobby. Historical Society of Greater Lansing Hunter Park GardenHouse Impression 5 Science Center Just B Yoga Kathys Pier Delight La Fille Gallery Lansing Art Gallery Lansing City Market Lansing Central Fire Station Lansing Model Railroad Club Lansing Sailing Club Le Chat Gourmet Cooking School LCC Shigematsu Memorial Garden LCC TV & Radio LCC Veterans Memorial Meridian Historical Village Michigan Historical Museum Michigan Womens Museum & Hall of Fame Mt. Hope Cemetery Modern Skate & Surf Nokomis Learning Center Old Town Chalk of the Town Potter Park Zoo Preuss Pets REACH Studio Art Center Red Cedar Spirits Wentworth Park, E. Michigan & Grand Ave., Lansing R. E. Olds Transportation Museum Reutter Park Royal Scot Golf and Bowl Saper Galleries (SCENE) Metrospace State Capitol Building Van Attas Greenhouse & Flower Shop Vietnam Veterans Monument, Ottawa & Allegan, Lansing Woldumar Nature Center Zap Zone Lansing MSU Abrams Planetarium MSU CeLTA Language School Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum MSU Bikes Service Center MSU Bug House MSU Community Music School MSU Dairy Store Link: lansingstatejournal/viewart/20140530/THINGSTODO/305300018/Be-Tourist-Your-Own-Town-Nearly-80-area-attractions-explore
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 14:08:08 +0000
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