Location: East Lansing
Top Things to do in East Lansing
Top 10 Things to do in East Lansing, Michigan (MI)
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan directly east of Lansing, the state capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, with the rest in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the 2010 census, an increase from 46,420 in 2000. It is best known as the home of Michigan State University.
Restaurants in East Lansing
1. 4-H Children's Garden
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 83 reviews
Children are the focus of this garden - they even helped in the planning of the 60 small, themed gardens.
Reviewed By MarmeladeGypsy - Lansing, United States
The MSU Children's Garden is number one on my list of places to take visitors to the Lansing area -- and to just go for a lovely time in a beautiful and clever garden. Note the pizza garden (with peppers and tomatoes); the Peter Rabbit garden (with all kinds of salad items); the Alice in Wonderland maze; the Monet bridge; a xylophone you play with your feet and many other lovely spots. There are benches for sitting and it's a delightful spot for a picnic. It's adjacent to the horticulture gardens for a lovely walk.
2. Michigan State University
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 325 reviews
MSU's huge country-like campus offers a lovely setting for running, biking or just hanging out, and also has places to visit, like the Beal Botanical Gardens, Sanford Natural Area, the 70,000-capacity Spartan football stadium, an art center, planetarium and, of course, the MSU Dairy Store for ice cream.
Reviewed By brade288
Amazing Experience!! Visited the MSU campus for a college visit and absolutely everything was positive. We have been corresponding with the school for about three months as my son is an accepted student. Our first experience was with LARRY ALTERMAN. He is the recruiter in our area. From his accepted students orientation to following up to see how our visit went, Larry is a wealth of MSU knowledge. Straight forward, informative, answered every question and spoke to the students as a parent would. He is truly amazing. The day of the tour we all met at Brody Square for lunch complements of MSU. This was accompanied by a presentation an Q&A on everything MSU. After this we took the walking tour of campus with KRISTIN. She gave a well informed tour from the students perspective. Very informative and knowledgeable. Her phrases "Cool, cool" and "Let's rock and roll" will stay in our heads. She was full of energy and a terrific guide. MEGAN in the advisors office at the business school and MADDIE, a student from the advisors office were both consistent with all information from their perspectives. I kept waiting for someone to trip up and change my opinion of this whole experience but it never happened. It was an A+++ all the way through. The campus is large but manageable for a Big10 school. Almost had a small school feel. We visited academic buidlings, dorms, wellness facilities, Spartan Stadium, etc. Wear comfortable shoes and definitely dress warm in the winter. As we have been through the college experience prior with our other kids, the MSU experience was by far the most informative and stress free from all the schools we have ever dealt with. Amazing follow up from everyone which is rare these days. Definitely the best college experience ever!!
3. Collegeville/East Lansing
4. Saper Galleries and Custom Framing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By MarmeladeGypsy - Lansing, United States
At Roy Saper's art gallery, one will find a diverse selection of art from around the world in a variety of media, including photography, mixed media, glass, painting, sculpture, contemporary and traditional. Filled with light, items are well displayed and whether one is buying or just considering, it is certainly worth an art lover's time. (Excellent for gift shopping for someone special.)
5. Michigan State University Horticultural Gardens
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By TravelingTitus - East Lansing, United States
This is a fun place to take children or a date. Obviously, this is a warmer weather place to go. Easiest to see after students are gone.
6. Challenges East Lansing Escape Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Challenges East Lansing is the Capital City's premier escape room experience. You are locked in a themed room for one hour and have to solve puzzles and find clues to ESCAPE!
Reviewed By nessren13 - Grand Rapids, United States
We have played two of the rooms here and enjoyed them both. The game masters were friendly and professional and have helpful hints. The Naughty List had lots of fun electronic elements and Shipwrecked had great ambiance. We played as a group of two and escaped both rooms. If you are not experienced with escape rooms I would recommend 4 people in the rooms. The rooms are well designed and authentic looking.
7. Timber Ridge Golf Course
8. Forest Akers Golf Course (West Course)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Considered one of the best public golf courses in Michigan, the West Course has been redesigned to extend the length of the course to over 7,000 yards, new rye fairway grass and all new bunkers.
9. Wharton Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By CaRrOl055 - White Lake, United States
Had tickets at “Will Call.” Extremely easy to obtain tickets. No waiting. No fuss. We had handicap seating. They opened doors early for us and made sure my husband (who had a scooter) was comfortably placed. We had terrific seats. Very comfortable and excellent acoustics for a musical performance.
10. St. Thomas Aquinas Church
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