About this city
Also known as: Furniture City, Beer City USA
Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and a globally dominant corporate, artistic, and medical powerhouse straddling both banks of the Grand River in the western tier of the state. Incorporated in 1850 and named after the rushing rapids over limestone beds, the city rapidly blossomed into the premier furniture manufacturing capital of the United States, earning the nickname 'Furniture City.' Today, Grand Rapids seamlessly balances its heavy industrial legacy with a highly progressive urban identity, boasting a world-class craft brewing network and massive medical research clusters.
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Suggested stay: 2–3 days
View immense outdoor masterworks at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, view modern masterworks downtown during the international ArtPrize competition, and tour the historic Meyer May House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
