Michigan city guides
Ann Arbor Guides is one of 23 independent Michigan city guides. Each one covers a single city: ranked best-of guides, verified business listings with hours and contact details, neighborhood pages and a local events calendar. Cities next to Ann Arbor, MI are marked as nearby.
Metro Detroit
Royal Oak, MI · royaloakguide.com
Downtown Royal Oak packs restaurants, bars, patios and independent shops into a walkable grid around Main and Washington, with the Detroit Zoo and the Royal Oak Music Theatre drawing crowds year-round.
Ferndale, MI · ferndaleguides.com
Ferndale's Nine Mile and Woodward corners are dense with bars, live music, coffee shops and vintage stores, and the city sits directly between Royal Oak and Detroit.
Birmingham, MI · birminghamguides.com
Birmingham is the upscale end of the Woodward corridor: fine dining, cocktail rooms, designer retail and the Booth Park and Rouge River trail system.
Clawson, MI · clawsonguide.com
Clawson is a compact neighbor of Royal Oak with a small 14 Mile business district known for its bakeries, breweries and long-standing family restaurants.
Troy, MI · troyguides.com
Troy combines Somerset Collection shopping with one of the region's deepest ranges of international restaurants, plus large parks and a big office corridor.
Rochester, MI · rochesterguides.com
Rochester's Main Street is a walkable downtown of restaurants, patios and boutiques next to the Clinton River Trail and Oakland University.
Sterling Heights, MI · sterlingheightsguide.com
Sterling Heights is Macomb County's largest city, with Eastern European and Middle Eastern restaurants, big-box shopping along Hall Road and the Dodge Park riverfront.
Warren, MI · warrencityguide.com
Warren spans a wide stretch of Macomb County with neighborhood diners, bakeries, auto-industry landmarks and the Halmich and City Square park systems.
Detroit, MI · detroitguides.com
Detroit anchors the region: Corktown, Midtown, Eastern Market and Downtown each have their own restaurant, bar and music scenes alongside the major museums and stadiums.
Grosse Pointe, MI · grossepointeguides.com
The Grosse Pointes line Lake St. Clair with village shopping districts along Kercheval, lakeside parks and a quiet, long-established restaurant scene.
Southfield, MI · southfieldguide.com
Southfield's office towers come with a broad spread of soul food, Middle Eastern and Caribbean restaurants, plus the Southfield Municipal Campus and nature center.
Farmington Hills, MI · farmingtonhillsguide.com
Farmington Hills pairs the historic Farmington downtown and its farmers market with wide residential neighborhoods, golf courses and the Heritage Park trails.
Livonia Guide
NearbyLivonia, MI · livoniaguide.com
Livonia is a large west-side suburb built around Plymouth and Middlebelt roads, with family restaurants, bowling, recreation centers and Laurel Park shopping.
Plymouth Guides
NearbyPlymouth, MI · plymouthguides.com
Plymouth centers on Kellogg Park, where a compact downtown of restaurants, patios, coffee shops and festivals sits within a few blocks.
Berkley, MI · berkleyguide.com
Berkley's Twelve Mile and Coolidge business district sits directly west of Royal Oak, with neighborhood bars, bakeries, coffee shops and long-running family restaurants.
Madison Heights, MI · madisonheightsguide.com
Madison Heights runs along John R and Thirteen Mile between Royal Oak and Warren, known for diners, bakeries, auto shops and the Civic Center park campus.
Hazel Park, MI · hazelparkguide.com
Hazel Park's John R corridor has become one of the area's better-value food strips, with independent kitchens, bars and bakeries a few minutes from Ferndale and Royal Oak.
Northville Guide
NearbyNorthville, MI · northvilleguide.com
Northville's brick-street downtown packs restaurants, patios and boutiques around the Town Square, with Maybury State Park and the Hines Park trail nearby.
Novi Guides
NearbyNovi, MI · noviguides.com
Novi combines Twelve Oaks Mall and the Grand River retail corridor with a deep range of Japanese, Korean and Indian restaurants and the Rotary Park trails.
Dearborn, MI · dearbornguide.com
Dearborn is home to The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village plus the country's best-known concentration of Middle Eastern bakeries, grills and cafes along Warren and Michigan Avenue.
Ann Arbor & Lansing
Ann Arbor Guides
You are hereAnn Arbor, MI · annarborguides.com
Ann Arbor's university downtown carries one of Michigan's strongest restaurant, bar and bookstore scenes, from Main Street to Kerrytown and the Arboretum.
Lansing, MI · lansingguide.com
Michigan's capital spreads from the Capitol and REO Town to Old Town's galleries and breweries, with East Lansing and Michigan State University next door.
West Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI · grandrapidsguides.com
Grand Rapids anchors West Michigan with a brewery scene centred on Monroe North and Eastown, the Frederik Meijer Gardens and ArtPrize each fall.