Themed Tours in Ann Arbor worth going out for.

Walking Tour: Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan

November 6 at 6pm

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward

Trace the Black history written into Michigan's campus, from pioneering students to the movements that reshaped the university. Student docents lead this 1.4-mile walk past the sites where the Black Action Movement and #BBUM took root.

Wonder Walk - November Nights

November 11 at 5pm

Matthaei Botanical Gardens · King

Stargazing meets storytime on this guided evening stroll to the garden Labyrinth, where Cassiopeia and Perseus take center stage. Cloudy night? A sky app saves the show.

Telescope Observing

November 20 at 8pm

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward • Free

Gaze at the cosmos through a historic 1857 Fitz telescope, the second-oldest of its kind in the US. This free, open-house night at the Detroit Observatory offers a stellar chance to explore the universe and a beautifully restored Ann Arbor landmark.

Exhibition Tour: “We Hold These Truths” with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes

November 22 at 2pm

UMMA · Burns Park

Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes leads visitors through the We Hold These Truths exhibition during an hour-long afternoon tour at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Black Washtenaw County and the Civil War: Motorcoach and Walking Tour

November 22 at 1pm

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward • Free

Ride and walk through the Black history textbooks skipped. Historians lead this free tour from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti's Depot Town and Highland Cemetery, where 19 Black Civil War veterans rest.

Tour of the Universe: You Are Here

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Angell • Free

Step into a piece of scientific history at one of the oldest observatories in North America. Tour the 1854 building, explore hands-on astronomy activities, and peer through original telescopes to spy the sun or night sky.