Family Activities
Traverse City offers something for everyone in your family. Attend the National Cherry Festival in the summer and race down the hills on skis or tubes in the winter. Whatever your family enjoys doing together, Traverse City is the perfect vacation spot for families.
Enjoy all things cherry at the National Cherry Festival, ranked “A Top Ten Foodie Event” by USA Today. Taste cherry pie, cherry juice, and other cherry-flavored foods at the festival. This is a family favorite for Traverse City locals and visitors.
Walk: The Cherry Festival is less than a five-minute walk from our hotel, a perfect walk for the entire family.
The entire family can get hands-on at this interactive and educational museum. With exhibits geared toward children of all ages, the Great Lakes Children’s Museum provides hours of entertainment.
Drive: Great Lakes Children’s Museum is less than a 10-minute drive from our hotel.
Address: 13240 S. West Bay Shore Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49684
Inside the Music House Museum are a collection of instruments spanning from the late 18th century to 1950. Listen to some of the rarest instruments be played and learn about the evolution of music. Forbes.com recognized the Music House as one of the top 10 reasons to visit Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Drive: The Music House Museum is a 15-minute drive from our hotel.
ELEV8 Climbing & Fitness is Northern Michigan's Premier Climbing gym with full service climbing, yoga, fitness, and youth offerings. With activities and offerings for all ages, there's something for everyone in the family!
Drive: ELEV8 Climbing & Fitness is a 5-minute drive from our hotel.
Warm summer nights and baseball—the two go together perfectly. Take the family to a Traverse City Baseball game and enjoy a great game and camaraderie.
Drive: The Traverse City Baseball stadium is a 15-minute drive from our hotel.
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