Attractions
Founded in 1873, W.J Beal Botanical Garden is the oldest continuously operated garden of this type in the United States. It includes over 5,000 species organized in economic, systematic, landscape and ecological groupings.
The oldest tree on MSU's campus. The tree, a white oak (quercus alba) that survived a damaging 2016 storm is estimated to be around 375-500 years old.
Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers, Michigan's Capitol holds a special place in American history as one of the first state capitols to be topped by a lofty cast iron dome.
The Brenke Fish Ladder was built in 1981 to help fish swimming up the Grand River pass the dam without injury. A peaceful setting on the Grand River in Lansing's charming Old Town neighborhood.
The Lansing River Trail now stretches all the way from Waverly Road to Old Town! You can also catch it from Potter Park into MSU and soon onto Lake Lansing Parks. Altogether, there is over 20 miles of paved trail.
This vibrant and artsy neighborhood is the perfect destination to spend a day of shopping, dining and is totally photo-worthy.
Located on a bend in the Grand River and just south of I-496, the REO Town neighborhood is right on track to become Lansing's hottest place to live, work and play.
The MSU Libraries house a collection of over 6 million print and electronic volumes, 235,000 maps, 85,844 sound recordings and films/videos and nearly 7,000,000 microfilm/microfiche.
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