Top Things to do in Berrien County
Top Hotels in Berrien County
- 1. Best Western Benton Harbor-St. Joseph
- 2. The Inn at Harbor Shores Resort
- 3. Four Winds Casino Resort
- 4. SpringHill Suites by Marriott St. Joseph Benton Harbor
- 5. Boulevard Inn
- 6. Tru by Hilton Saint Joseph
- 7. Holiday Inn Express & Suites St. Joseph
- 8. Fairfield Inn & Suites New Buffalo
- 9. Baymont by Wyndham New Buffalo
- 10. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Benton Harbor-St. Joseph
What to do and see in Berrien County, Berrien County: The Best Hidden Gems Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Berrien County, United States including Zoya Escape Rooms, Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve, Journeyman Distillery, Sarett Nature Center, Galien River County Park, The Lavender Hill, North Pier Brewing Company, Chocolate Garden, Grand Mere State Park.
Restaurants in Berrien County
1. Zoya Escape Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
Do you crave adventure, mystery, suspense? If yes, come and see if you can solve an Escape Room at Zoya Escape Rooms!Great for family, friends, companies and events, tourists, and enthusiasts! Fun for ages 10-110, groups of 3-8 are suggested. Zoya Escape rooms offer two themed room at this time. We have Spies Like You and Dangerous Stuff, Day One. The Egyptian Tomb is under construction and should be available before the end of 2017. Find clues, unlock lock, solve puzzles, and escape in under one hour! Do you think you have what it takes to ESCAPE? For more information visit our website and Facebook.
Reviewed By nessren13 - Grand Rapids, United States
This unassuming building houses three excellent escape rooms and friendly staff. Our group of four experienced escapers booked two rooms here and ended up doing all three. Our game master gave a very thorough introduction, which was obviously geared for newer players (not a complaint). That type of introduction would have been very helpful when I was starting out. This place has very well designed rooms with high-end electronic elements and impressive props. They also have a hint/clue system I have never encountered before (in over 100 rooms) and I loved it. It allows you to determine when hints are available as well as let you decide if you want to take them and, most impressively, also lets you know if you are running behind in the room to let you know if you really need to take a hint yet or not. Love this feature. If you are spending time in West Michigan or driving up the lakeshore, I highly recommend making a stop here. You won't be disappointed.
2. Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
A living museum of delicate ecosystems.
Reviewed By marjieP
There is so much to see and do SAFELY at Fernwood Botanical Gardens! If you're not a member, buy a membership. It's inexpensive for so much PLUS you have reciprocity in many gardens throughout the states. There a Frog Pond. There's a hiking path, formal gardens, a prairie, herb gardens, statuary and sculpture throughout the acreage, water wheel, creeks, nature center, and an education center. The education center has a window wall through which you can view birds feeding, flying, squirrels, etc. PLUS a library, seating area for reading, and a huge meeting room. Fernwood is also an excellent place for weddings, large gatherings with social distancing and masks during COVID times. On Saturdays, 8-10 AM members can walk their dogs, sit at a fire pit. OMG I forgot: There's a RailRoad Garden with trestles, waterfalls, creeks, replicas of local landmarks including Notre Dame , Buchanan Pears Mill, the wonderful old depot in Niles, drawbridge. $ HO gauge trains have tracks that weave in and out of 'mountains'. It's just a good Place to BE, summer and winter ( Cross Country Skiing in Winter !) another oops: the Children's Garden : a mobile huge Elephant sculpture, Giant Daffodil Sculpture, a Captain's prow with a slide, hopscotch, sand box , etc. et. I better stop.. Go see for yourself. I'd say to stay the day, but if you only want to go for an hour... do that.
3. Journeyman Distillery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 149 reviews
Journeyman Distillery is a small craft distillery located in the historic Featherbone Factory in Three Oaks, Michigan. Journeyman spirits are certified organic, certified kosher, and made with locally sourced Midwest grains. Our line of spirits include whiskey, gin, vodka, rum and more. Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM, Friday-Saturday: 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM (Sunday Brunch: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM). Distillery Tours offered daily
Reviewed By Shari427 - Tinley Park, United States
Breath of fresh air in wine country ...great change of pace to do a $5 flight tasting of their great liquor. The food is awesome! We recommend the charcuterie board and pretzel appetizers...the purple rain mixed drink is also super fun and yummy! Fun industrial scene with golf putting out back...spread out and large restaurant and bar scene. Definitely don’t miss it! It’s great and one of our favorite stops.
4. Sarett Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By FrankD834 - South Bend, United States
A coworker had mentioned Sarett to me as a place I should check out for hiking. He has family that lives in that area and had visited many times over the years. I dragged my 16yo daughter out of the house and off we went. The center itself is closed due to the virus, but all the trails are open and the butterfly house is open with reserved time slots. We just hiked. First we headed out to the Tree Top Walkway and checked it out. It is an impressive structure that looks like a railroad trestle. After that, we headed to the low country trails as I wanted to the the River Trail. The River Trail is rugged, but not too difficult. There are a lot of boardwalk and bridges down in the swampy areas. There are parts of the trail that are completely surrounded by tall grass, which feels like you are walking through a tunnel. It is pretty amazing and makes you feel like you are in the wild, even though there is a road 100 yards from the trail. The trail open up as you get close to the Paw Paw river, but watch your step, there is a bunch of poison ivy in the area. We did do a few of the off-shoot trails from River too, like Tamarack and a few small paths to swampy areas. We had a great time and my daughter loved it, which is pretty good since she's too cool for about everything these days. She wants to go back in the fall when the leaves change. I'm all for that.
5. Galien River County Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By kkmckendree - Battle Creek, United States
So very pretty and nice relaxing walk during the fall! The boardwalk and viewing tower are tranquil and views are wonderful!
6. The Lavender Hill
7. North Pier Brewing Company
8. Chocolate Garden
9. Grand Mere State Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By BossSunKen - Saint Joseph, United States
First off I could not hold my laughter about the negative reviews complaining for the hike to the beach, its only a mile or 2 and honestly it helps filter out much of the crowd who ruins the day for others. Second, just know what you are going to, a state park mainly for Michiganders with NO ADMISSION (you do need a parks and rec pass that you get with your vehicle registration) that has actual hiking trails, nature, and limited construction and limited paved paths. If you want to park next to the beach, use a sidewalk and then go order your pizza and ice cream at a snack stand well then you better go elsewhere there are plenty of options. If you want to burn some calories, get some fresh air, and like myself walk your dog its perfect! there should be more options like this! Pros: Variety of trails Long beach walk Allows pets Beautiful scenery Small inland lakes No entrance Fee (this is why there is minimal upkeep and no one cleaning the beach daily) Not as many tourists or Karens as the other parks/beaches Amazing Sunset views Cons: Some trails do get flooded after the rain (take a different one) Bathrooms & trash cans only at the entrance, just come prepared Inconsiderate visitors do litter on the beach since there is no park supervision
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