Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum is a museum in City of Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan which is located on Sheldon Avenue Northeast. Grand Rapids Children’s Museum is situated nearby to Veterans Memorial Park, as well as near Grand Rapids Public Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Veterans Memorial Park and Van Andel Arena.
Van Andel Arena
Stadium
Photo: Timize, Public domain.
Van Andel Arena is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. Van Andel Arena is situated 1,300 feet west of Grand Rapids Children’s Museum.
Grand Rapids Public Library
Library
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Rapids Public Library located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan and also includes seven branch libraries throughout the city. The library system has 170 full and part-time employees and has a service area of roughly 197,000 people. Grand Rapids Public Library is situated 570 feet northeast of Grand Rapids Children’s Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.
Grand Rapids
Heritage Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Kent county, Public domain.
Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States.
East Grand Rapids
Town
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East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,371. The city is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, including Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township, but the city is administered autonomously. East Grand Rapids is situated 3½ miles southeast of Grand Rapids Children’s Museum.
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: 11 Sheldon Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids, MI
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.96368° or 42° 57′ 49″ northLongitude
-85.66725° or 85° 40′ 2″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
86JPX87M+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 162804574OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
7254987
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