Traverse City

Traverse City ranks 4th on the list of the best day trips from Michigan. The Leelanau Peninsula is home to two dozen wineries that feature varietals like Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc. You should visit Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum and leave time for a hike through wooded trails to a hidden beach on Cathead Bay.

On summer Saturdays, you can tour a new shipwreck exhibition and hear the fog horn waft. Then, you will visit The Happy Woman in quaint Suttons Bay to browse the pastel-painted buildings along St. Joseph Street and check out creative science and toy shops, boutiques like whimsical, and galleries like The Painted Bird. For lunch, 9 Bean Rows Restaurant grows all its own vegetables and makes its bread from local wheat. And finally, you can craft your own afternoon wine tour from the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. L. Mawby Vineyards is the place for sparkling wine, which is their specialty.

Location: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States

Website: https://www.traversecity.com/
Distance from Michigan: 40 miles
Travel time: 50 minutes
TripAdvisor Review: 1476 reviews