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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Grand Rapids

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Updated May 31, 2017

Unusual Attractions in Grand Rapids

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Steelcase Pyramid

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

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Fish Ladder Park

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

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'Grwostlaven'

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

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'Handfuls of Small Stones'

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

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'Waiting for the Grwost'

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

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White House Taping System

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

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'Forest's Rest'

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tanglefoot Building

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

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