About this city
Also known as: The Celery City, The Mall City
Kalamazoo is a dynamic, culturally vibrant academic and corporate powerhouse nestled flatly within the rolling river valleys of southwestern Michigan. Incorporated in 1884, the city derived its memorable name from a native Potawatomi Indian word associated with bubbling boiling water. Kalamazoo transformed phenomenally over the past century from a world leader in celery farming into a white-collar nexus for global pharmaceutical innovation, cutting-edge aviation museum curating, and pioneering craft beer revolutions.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
View hundreds of historic flyable aircraft and space capsules at the Air Zoo Aerospace Science Museum, sample pioneering microbrews at Bell's Eccentric Cafe, and view master paintings at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
