Walking Tour
Walking TourThe Village at Grand Traverse Commons
Traverse City
A 19th-century asylum reborn as a thriving village of shops and restaurants in stunning Victorian-Italianate buildings. Guided tours reveal the history through preserved wards and brick steam tunnels.
Victorian-Italianate architecture
Historic asylum repurposed
Guided history tours
Underground steam tunnels
Tips
🏥opened in 1885 as Northern Michigan Asylum
🚶tours include original men's cottage and underground tunnels
📚guides are passionate and knowledgeable about mental health history
The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
Traverse CityOpens Friday at 10:00 AM
Walking TourWalking TourA 19th-century asylum reborn as a thriving village of shops and restaurants in stunning Victorian-Italianate buildings. Guided tours reveal the history through preserved wards and brick steam tunnels.
Victorian-Italianate architecture
Historic asylum repurposed
Guided history tours
Underground steam tunnels
Tips
🏥opened in 1885 as Northern Michigan Asylum
🚶tours include original men's cottage and underground tunnels
📚guides are passionate and knowledgeable about mental health history