Minibeast Zooseum & Education Center 6907 West Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906, 517-886-0630, Unique learning center devoted to "minibeasts," macroinvertebrate animals, including everything from worms to insects. Features an interpretive center, science store, and an outdoor classroom. more... 

State Capitol Building (circa 1879) North Capitol and West Michigan Avenues, Lansing, MI 48909, 517-373-2353, Step back in time to the Victorian era at Michigan's award-winning Capitol with features including a glass floor rotunda and nine acres of decorative handpainted surfaces. Tours are available every half hour.

Turner-Dodge House & Heritage Center (circa 1858) 100 East North Street, Lansing, MI 48906, 517-483-4220, Beautiful Classic Revival architectural style house with features including magnificent Ionic columns, French glass windows, hand-crafted oak woodwork, 12 foot embossed, tin ceilings, and five fireplaces. Historic tours are available as well as lectures, educational programs, and special events. more...

Courthouse Square Association 100 West Lawrence Avenue, Lansing, MI 48813, Located 17 Miles Southwest in Charlotte, 517-543-6999, Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Courthouse Square consists of the 1885 Eaton County Courthouse and the 1873 Sheriff's Residence. The courthouse features a restored courtroom, plus exhibits relating to the heritage and culture of the mid-Michigan region. more...

Meridian Historical Village 5151 Marsh Road, Lansing, MI 48805, Located in Okemos, 517-347-7300, This village provides a glimpse into 19th century and features seven historical buildings including a one-room schoolhouse, farmhouse, barn, blacksmith shop, an inn, and the only remaining plank road tollgate house in Michigan. more... 

East Lansing Public Library 950 Abbott Road, Lansing, MI 48823, 517-351-2420, Public library providing a variety of books, new and traditional resources, educational programs, and miscellaneous community services. more... 

Kresge Art Museum Located at Michigan State University, 517-353-9834, You will find over 5,000 years of art at this museum including collections and special exhibits in a variety of artistic and cultural themes. Also provides lectures, tours, and educational programs for adults and children. Located between the MSU Auditorium and the Alumni Chapel more...

Lansing Art Gallery 113 South Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-374-6400, The first permanent art gallery in Lansing, this nonprofit arts organization serves local and state wide artists through monthly exhibitions, educational programs, a gallery, and a gift shop. more...

Michigan Library and Historical Center 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48909, 517-373-3559, Highlights of this center include 26 permanent galleries on four levels depicting the history of Michigan from prehistoric times through the late 20th century. Also features a walk-through copper mine, a one-room schoolhouse, a 1957 Auto Show, and a S & H Greenstamps Store. more...

Michigan State University Museum West Circle Drive, Lansing, MI 48824, Located at Michigan State University, 517-355-7474 or 517-355-2370, This museum features three floors of permanent and changing exhibits on natural and cultural history. It is the state's only land-grant university museum. Educational programs and museum store also available. more...

Michigan Womens Historical Center & Hall of Fame 213 West Main Street, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-484-1880, Charming museum that celebrates Michigan women in its permanent and changing exhibits including works by outstanding Michigan women artists and photographers. more...

Museum of Surveying 220 South Museum Drive, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-484-6605, This museum is the only museum of its kind in the U.S. and it features a collection of historical surveying artifacts. more... 

Nokomis Native American Cultural Learning Center 5153 Marsh Road, Lansing, MI 48864, Located in Okemos, 517-349-5777, Through programs, exhibitions and special events, The Nokomis Native American Cultural Learning Center helps fulfill its mission of preserving and presenting the history, arts, and culture of the Anishinaabe people - the Ojibwa, Odawa, and Potawatomi nations. more... 

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum 240 Museum Drive, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-372-0529, Established by one of Lansing's most prominent citizens, Ransom Eli Olds, this museum is a tribute to the auto industry with features including the very first Oldsmobile built in 1897, antique REOs, and other memorabilia. more... 

Cooley Gardens 213 West Main Street, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-4277, Planted over 100 years ago, this is a garden lover's paradise and features a pavilion, park benches, and picnic tables.

Fenner Nature Center 2020 Mount Hope, Lansing, MI 48917, 517-483-4224, An interactive learning center with features including self-guided nature trails, a visitor center with exhibits, a natural history library, and a gift shop. more...

Frances Park 2600 Moores River Drive, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-4277, Formal rose garden park featuring 155 varieties of roses plus woodland and Grand River trails. 

Louis F. Adado Riverfront Park and Trail System 300 North Grand Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-4277, Designed as a downtown festival park, this scenic walkway connects comfortable parks, historic sites, and activity centers for over eight miles.

Michigan's 4-H Children's Garden 103 Bogue Street, Lansing, MI 48823, Located at Michigan State University, 517-355-0348, Designed especially for children, this delightful garden features a tree house, garden house, an amphitheater, and over 60 themed gardens. It is one of five parts of the Horticultural Demonstration Gardens at MSU. The garden is open dawn to dusk, from April 1 through October 31.  more... 

Potter Park Zoo 1301 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912, 517-702-4730, Beautifully landscaped 100 acre park, garden, and zoo featuring more than 400 animals from around the world including rhinos, red pandas, tigers, snow leopards, wolves, and penguins. more... 

W.J. Beal Botanical Gardens 201 Marrill Hall, Lansing, MI 48823, Located at Michigan State University, 517-355-1855, Founded in 1874, this is the oldest continuously operated garden of this type in the U.S. It features over 5,000 species organized in economic, systematic, landscape, and ecological groupings. more...

Abrams Planetarium Located at Michigan State University, 517-355-4676, This sky theatre helps you rediscover the wonders of the universe through astronomy and space science. This planetarium features an exhibit hall, a blacklight gallery of astronomical art, and a hemispherical domed sky theater with a Digistar, the world's only computer-graphics-based planetarium projector which allows elaborate three-dimensional simulations. Public shows are available on the weekends. more...

Impression 5 Science Center 200 Museum Drive, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-485-8116, Sophisticated hands-on science center featuring a wonderful array of physical and natural world exhibits for all ages. more... 

Tour Connection 5859 Saginaw Highway, Lansing, MI 48917, 517-882-5275, Provides guided and escorted tours of Greater Lansing with customized tour itineraries and motorcoach charters available.