Sixteen years ago, the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau created this event to increase community awareness of our attractions and the tourism industry's impact on the area. So once again we open the doors for you to explore what’s in your own backyard, right here in mid-Michigan.

Did you know, over 5 million people visit Greater Lansing each year and spend over $431 million dollars on lodging, meals, entertainment and transportation?

How it Works:

For only $1 you can purchase a “Be A Tourist passport” which allows you FREE admission to more than 60 area attractions, local businesses, and special activities on June 5, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. **Ages 3 and under do not require a passport. Get from place to place with CATA. For only 50 cents you will receive a stamp which will allow you to ride the Be A Tourist routes for the rest of the day for no extra charge.

                             

2009 Participating Attractions/Events included:

AAA Michigan Adado Riverfront Park Absolute Gallery   Archives Book Shop Artisan’s Circle BoarsHead Theater    The Book Burrow    Burchfield Park    Burgdorf’s Winery    CATA Transportation Center Construction University Cooley Gardens Cooley Law School Cozy Koi Bed & Breakfast Creation Station             Curious Book Shop Downtown Lansing Library (CADL)                   EDRU Skate*A*Rama          Elderly Instruments           Fenner Nature Center                    FRAG Center Friedland Industries Greater Lansing Potter’s Guild Hunter Park Community GardenHouse    Impression 5 Science Center Lansing Art Gallery Lansing Board of Water & Light

Lansing City Market        Lansing Fire Station #41    Lansing Historic Walking Tour    Lansing Lions Club                             Lansing Model Railroad Club            Lansing Sailing Club  Meridian Historical Village                 Michigan Historical Museum    Michigan Museum of Surveying         Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame Mystic Shake       Nokomis Learning Center                   Old Town - Chalk of the Town            Paramount Coffee Company                Potter Park Zoo        Preuss Pets       Ranney Skatepark        R.E. Olds Transportation Museum      Saper Galleries & Custom Framing            Shigematsu Memorial Garden atLansing Community College    State Capitol Building        Turner-Dodge House and Park             Van Atta’s Greenhouse    Vietnam Veterans Monument    Washington Square    Woldumar Nature Center

MSU Attractions

Breslin Student Events Center              Kresge Art Museum MSU Bikes Service Center    MSU Bug House    MSU Community Music School

MSU Dairy Store        MSU Horticulture Gardens& 4-H Children’s Garden    MSU Museum        WKAR TV & Radio                               W.J. Beal Botanical Gardens