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Niles Haunted House Scream Park 101 South Broadway Street, Niles, MI 49031, 269-445-9184, Michigan's largest haunted theme park raises money for area charities. Open September and October, this park offers 44 acres of spooky fun. more... |
| Libraries & Research Centers |
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Niles District Library 620 East Main Street, Niles, MI 49120, 269-683-8545, Visit this library and enjoy extensive children's and reference materials, as well as information on local history and genealogy, and a state of the art computer lab. more... |
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Courthouse Museum (circa 1839) 313 North Cass Street, Niles, MI 49103, located in Berien Springs, 269-471-1202, This building is Michigan’s oldest courthouse and the state’s only surviving example of Greek Revival architecture. |
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Fort St. Joseph Museum 508 East Main Street, Niles, MI 49120, 616-683-4702, The Fort St. Joseph Museum in Niles is housed in the carriage house of the historic Henry A. Chapin mansion and features a large display of Potawatomi and Plains Indian artifacts, French and English period firearms and 18th and 19th century cooking utensils. The museum commemorates the fort, a French military post built on the St. Joseph River in the late 1600s. |
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Natural History Museum 313 Cass Street, Niles, MI 49103, located in Berien Springs, This museum holds a large collection of native plants and animals, including the most complete mammoth skeleton found in the state. |
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Pears Mill Museum 121 South Oak Street, Niles, MI 49107, located in Buchanan, 269-695-5525, Pears Mill a working flourmill with a giant waterwheel and leather belts used to drive the millstones. You can watch flour being milled there nearly every weekend during the summer. |
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Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve 13988 Rangeline Road, Niles, MI 49120, 269-695-6491, An incredible place of beauty, Fernwood features 105 acres of beautiful gardens along the scenic St. Joseph River. There are miles of trails to explore. Indoors, visitors enjoy the nature center, fern conservatory, café, gift shop, and art gallery. Fernwood offers many possibilities for learning and enrichment, including classes,workshops,lectures, concerts, trips, exhibits and special events. more... |
| Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries |
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Front Street Winery 113 South Front Street, Niles, MI 49047, located in Dowagiac, MI, 269-782-9878, This small winery is big on hospitality! Visitors can not only purchase our wine by the bottle or case, but they can make their own wine. Private wine tasting parties are available. more... |
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