Live music? Check. Introspective art galleries and museum exhibits? Check. Fun stuff for kids? Check. Dark theaters, bustling festivals and wide open spaces? Check, check and check. Diversion is very much a way of life here.

• Museums –
  Ann Arbor Hands–On Museum
  Clements Library of Americana
  Eva Jessye Collection of Afro–American Music
  Exhibit Museum of Natural History
  Herbarium
  Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
  Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
  Museum of Art
  Museum of Anthropology
  Museum of Paleontology
  Museum of Zoology
  Stearns Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
  
  
• Performing Arts –
  School of Music, Theatre & Dance
  The Performance Network
  University Musical Society
  Kerrytown Concert House
  Purple Rose Theatre Company
  Riverside Art Center
  Ann Arbor Civic Theater
  Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
  The Ark
  
  
• Theaters –
  Michigan Theater
  State Theater
  Rave Cinemas
  Quality 16
  
  
• Festivals –
  Ann Arbor Art Fair
  Ann Arbor Film Festival
  Ann Arbor Summer Festival
  
  
• Galleries –
  Ann Arbor Art Center
  Jean Paul Slusser Gallery
  Selo–Shevel Galleries
  WSG Gallery