6th Annual Best of the West: Attractions

Last year, we introduced the Attractions categories to Best of the West.

Places like museums, zoos and bowling alleys didn’t quite fit in anywhere else, even though they’re a big part of our lives! I was hoping to highlight places with activities like fowling and axe throwing, but ah well, we’ll get ’em next year. 

Clearly, Revue readers love our institutions like Frederik Meijer Gardens and the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and understandably so! These are some of the greatest attractions not just in West Michigan, but in the country. They exist to make the arts easy to enjoy and understand, and that’s why we see them at the top of the Attraction, Family Attraction and Art Museum categories.

For the other categories, our leaders are holding strong, with Gun Lake Casino coming out on top once again, alongside Clique Lanes and Celebration! Cinema. The latter does have an advantage with multiple locations, but the incredible Studio Park in downtown GR doesn’t hurt either.

Finally, I’d like to point out the performing arts groups, whom we’ve sorely missed. Welcome back to the stage: The Civic, Circle Theatre, GR Ballet, and every other theater crew out there!

BEST ATTRACTION

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1st
1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2nd

John Ball Zoo, 3rd

FAMILY ATTRACTION

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1st
1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids

John Ball Zoo, 2nd

Grand Rapids Children's Museum, 3rd

ART MUSEUM/GALLERY

Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1st
101 Monroe Center St. NW, Grand Rapids

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 2nd

UICA, 3rd

THEATRE/PERFORMANCE ARTS

Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, 1st
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids

Circle Theatre, 2nd

Grand Rapids Ballet, 3rd

BOWLING

Clique Lanes, 1st
533 Stocking Ave. NW, Grand Rapids

Northfield Lanes, 2nd

Wengers Bowling Center, 3rd

CASINO

Gun Lake Casino, 1st
1123 129th Ave., Wayland

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, 2nd

Firekeepers Casino, 3rd

MOVIE THEATRE

Celebration Cinema, 1st
celebrationcinema.com

Wealthy Theatre, 2nd

NorthStar Cinema, 3rd