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城市概覽

Grand Rapids tourist information website

如何抵達

By plane 1 Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR IATA). The airport for Grand Rapids and Kent County with daily flights (sometimes several) from most of the country's major hubs. Although it has customs facilities for direct international flights, in practice it has very few. Most flights are on Delta Air Lines, connecting through the Delta hub in nearby Detroit. There are non-stop flights to Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport from the following cities (some cities may be seasonal or only offer service certain days of the week): Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Orlando, Toronto, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Newark, Fort Lauderdale and Washington.

By car Major highways to Grand Rapids include I-196 (from the Chicago area), I-96 (from Muskegon, or from Lansing/Detroit), and US-131 (from Kalamazoo, or from northern Michigan).

By train

2 Grand Rapids station (Vernon J. Ehlers Station), 440 Century Ave. (updated Apr 2021) Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Route stopping in Grand Rapids: Pere Marquette operates daily between Grand Rapids and Chicago with stops in Holland, Bangor, and Saint Joseph. Travel time to Grand Rapids from Holland is 1 hour, from Benton Harbour is 2.25 hours, and from Chicago is 4 hours.

By bus Greyhound and Indian Trails offer bus service to Grand Rapids from various Michigan cities.

當地交通

Like most mid-sized U.S. cities, an automobile is the most convenient means of getting around, with convenient free parking available most places outside of downtown. Parking downtown can be inconvenient and somewhat costly on weekdays and during major events (e.g. arena concerts). Parking is not enforced after 6PM on weekdays and on the weekends (besides Monroe Center NW on Saturday). Walking within the immediate downtown area is pleasant enough in good weather, and generally safe. Several taxi companies operate in the city, and cabs can be picked up at designated locations such as the airport, or by calling their dispatcher; cabs are usually not hailed on the street, except around the time bars close on weekends. Pedicabs are also becoming popular within the downtown area, and operate during special events and weekend evenings. "The Rapid" bus service has a terminal downtown, and routes throughout the city and its suburbs, running early mornings through late evenings on weekdays. Several routes run with less frequent service on Saturdays and Sundays. The buses are clean, safe, and generally on-time. Street addresses identify the quadrant of the city by adding NW, NE, SW, or SE after the full street name. There are a few numbered streets just northwest of downtown, but most of the numbered streets are from 28th Street and out on the south side; the far north side instead has Three Mile Road, Four Mile Road, etc. Generally speaking, east-west roads are called "Street" and north-south roads are called "Avenue", Interwoven bicycle paths and trails make getting around by bike within the city simple.

必看景點

In the city 1 Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street NW, ☏ +1 616-929-1700. M–F 9AM–5PM, Sa Su 10AM–5PM. Offers the sights and sounds of centuries gone by, coming alive once again. Downtown on the west bank of the Grand. Adults $14, seniors (62+) $10, students and children $5, 2 & Under Free. (updated Jan 2026) 2 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl Street NW (downtown on the west bank of the Grand River), ☏ +1 616-254-0400, [email protected]. Daily 9AM-5PM, closed Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Day. Chronicles the United States' "accidental" presidency, the only Chief Executive never elected to serve, who restored a measure of trust to the office following its greatest crisis. Permanent and changing exhibits, highlights include Watergate break-in tools, State Gifts, Bicentennial materials, Oval Office, and interactives. Betty Ford Daylily on display, seasonally, in Betty Ford Garden. President and Mrs. Ford's final resting places are just north of the museum. Free parking is available. Adults $8; seniors and military service members $7; college students with ID $6; youths 6–18: $4; children under 5 free. 3 Grands Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), 101 Monroe Center, ☏ +1 616-831-1000, [email protected]. In addition to its permanent collection, features special exhibitions. Members free, adults $12, seniors (62+) and students with ID $10, youth (6-17) $6, children (5 and under) free. (updated Jan 2026) Public Art. As the website suggests, "The Greater Grand Rapids area has quietly built an impressive collection of modern and contemporary sculpture over the course of the last thirty years." Highlights around downtown include La Grande Vitesse, a particularly good example of an Alexander Calder stabile resplendent in trademark bright red-orange, Fish Ladder, a sculpture-cum-overlook platform with views of the riverfront and migrating fish, and Project X, an earthwork by minimalist artist Robert Morris built into a hillside in Belknap Pa

體驗活動

1 Grand Rapids Symphony, ☏ +1 616-454-9451. DeVos Performance Hall. 2 Grand Rapids Ballet, ☏ +1 616-454-4771. Michigan's only professional ballet company. 3 Opera Grand Rapids, 1320 East Fulton, ☏ +1 616-451-2741. One of two opera companies in the state (Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit being the other), Opera GR is Michigan's longest-running professional company. 4 Van Andel Arena, 130 West Fulton, ☏ +1 616-742 6600. 5 West Michigan Whitecaps, 4500 West River Drive. Comstock Park. Minor League Baseball. Single A affiliate of Detroit Tigers Grand Rapids Griffins. American Hockey League. Farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. 6 Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (GRCT), 30 N. Division, ☏ +1 616-222-6650. The GRCT is the largest community theatre in Grand Rapids and one of the largest in the entire United States. Each season: 110 performances of the six main stage productions; 20 performances of the two productions for children; and special events. GRCT is one of the oldest community theatres in Michigan and in the United States. GRCT has a history of continuity and is one of the more self-sufficient arts organizations. 7 Circle Theatre, 1703 Robinson Road SE, ☏ +1 616-456-6656. Circle Theatre continues to produce a season of main stage and Magic Circle productions during the summer months of May through September. The rest of the calendar year is focused on the academic theatre programs of Aquinas College and the Catholic high schools. 8 Actors' Theatre, 160 Fountain St NE, ☏ +1 616-234-3946. Actors' Theatre is committed to bring West Michigan the best in entertaining, innovative, challenging and thought-provoking theatre. 9 Dog Story Theatre, 340 State St SE. Blackbox theatre that rents space to different acting troupes, so there's