I loved Voight House (which is part of the Grand Rapids Public Museum) when I visited it around 8 years ago - it is exactly the way it was when it was built 100 years ago or so. It was interesting to see how people lived at that time. I've never been to the Grand Rapids Public Museum, but I think that would be more interesting and interactive for my children.

My favorite part that I remember growning up is the large bicycle. I made sure I got a picture of my kids on it last time we went. I also thought the printing press was really neat. The volunteer explained it all and printed bookmarks while we were there. Very cool to watch!

I still love the "old city streets" everyone has mentioned -- we used to call it "Gaslight Village" back in the day (late '60s/early '70s, when the museum was on Jefferson). Also, the dioramas bring back tons of childhood memories, along with the whale bones (which pretty much filled the ceiling of the building, and people used to throw pennies on from the second level). I could go on and on -- my mom must have taken us there a lot! What great memories.

The old city streets exhibit stands out to me the most from my only visit to the museum many years ago. Now that I am married and have a young child, I am excited to make a family visit soon. My little guy would love the carousel!

We recently took our kids (7.5 & 2.5) to the dinosaur exhibit and the LOVED it! It was especially neat because my son just went to the "Creation Conference" last winter where Jared learned all about how dinosaurs were NOT millions of years old ... so he was debating the signs by the fossils with my hubby. I even learned things that I didn't know before! =)

My daughter loved the carousel (of course) as well as the bumpy old streets of GR. I, too, grew up going to the GR Museum and "Gaslight Village." We really need to go back again without my 2.5 year old so we can "read" more signs and explain things to my son (Mallory was getting VERY bored and restless).

The John Ball Zoo is ALWAYS a hot spot (literally some days) to bring the kids during the summer (at least 3-4 times)!

My husband and I met online and he is from Europe. The first time he came to GR to visit me, we went to the museum. I had never been and I loved walking through the "city streets" to see the history of GR. Now, 9 years later, my 4 year-old loves walking those same streets. Recently he was very interested in the pharmacist who talked to him in "old Grand Rapids."

I have not been to the museum in a very long time. My favorite was the old streets though way back when!

My 4 year old loved the dinosaurs and animal exhibit. I thought the carousel was wonderful (although my son would not get on it.)

My husband & I have enjoyed the furniture exhibits. The furniture manufacturing history of this area was very interesting. We moved to Michigan from the east coast several years back and only thought of Michigan as “Motown, Cornflakes and Cars.” We also enjoyed the carousel and look forward to sharing it and the entire museum with our grandchildren this summer.

My kids love the dinosaur exhibit and we really enjoy the planetarium. The Christmas-time Santa-around-the-world was also a hit for my scavenger-hunting kids.

I've been to the GR museum thrice now with my family, and I must say it has attractions for all age groups. GR Historical exhibits for elders, planetarium for the tweens, carousel rides for preschoolers, and while I stood staring at the mesmerizing massive whale skeleton, I thought "How did they get all this into one museum!"
What really takes the cake is the Habitat's exhibit with stuffed wild animals and birds in super realistic settings. Some of them even look ready to pounce! Not seen the GRPM yet? Go today!

I like that they have different exhibits; but my kids always like the old standbys better. For my daughter, it's the bubbles and for my son it's that spinning disk that you try and spin other circles on it - I have NO IDEA what it's called but any mom of a 5-8 year old boy who has been there knows what I'm talking about :)

My 2 kids (ages 5 1/2 & 3) just went to the GR Public Museum for the Dinosaur exhibit. They absolutely loved the hands on things the museum had to offer. My 3 yr old was a bit afraid of the planetarium show (even my 5 1/2 yr old said he was a bit frightened). They also love the carousel rides. I enjoyed looking at the hat exhibit. Fun night had by all!

We absolutley love the "old time" streets. We pretend that it is the "olden days" of Grand Rapids and pretend that we are spending a day in town. We also love the Carousel, of Course! My 6 year old son is STILL talking about the "Who Done It?" type exhibit with the crime scene and clues.

I love the big bike they have and I even had my dad (64 y.o.) take a picture on it! :-) I also love riding the carrousel (sp?) because it keeps me young!

I haven't been to the Museum since I was in school and we went there for a field trip, my favorite part then was the carousel!! lol

We love the old Grand Rapids streets and looking in the windows. Such a fun nostalgic feel. Always look foward to the carousel ride too!

It's been a couple of years since we visited the GR Museum, but the old GR streets are probably my favorite. My kids love the carousel--and the "gross things" exhibit that was there a couple of years ago!!

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has something for everyone.I love the view of the Grand (you're practically on top of it) and the "furniture city" exhibits. My children were awed by the whale skeleton, dazzled by the carousel rides, and fascinated by the huge clock and doll exhibits. As they have aged, the planetarium, the Egyptian room(the mummy still freaks the nine year old out, though)and special shows seem to peak their interest now.

the grand rapids public museum was very interesting. From the start my daughters 5 and 3 both enjoyed the classic carousel. After that we did the scavenger hunt and we liked seeing all of the classic dolls, rocks, glass, and then jumping on the good ole train. Then came gas light village where it was open to show all the vintage shops and how they were ran back in the day. It was a joyous time and we look forward to attending again in the near future. We also liked the dinosaur exhibit.

I hadn't been to the public museum in years until just a couple months ago for the dinosaur exhibit. My 2-year-old loved it! I'm excited to go back to get a better look at the rest of the exhibits and history in that building. My husband is returning next week from a year-long deployment to Iraq and I am thinking a trip to the museum will be a perfect family outing!

It has been so long since we have been to the museum. My children and I talk about the planitarium, the dinorsaurs and my personal favorite the olden day town. I never get tired of seeing anything at the museums but like most people we hav not been able to afford to go in the last couple of years. Hopefully soon we can save enough money so that we can enjoy it once again.