The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lansing

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lansing, Michigan

Updated January 10, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Lansing

Lansing, Michigan

World's Largest Lug Nut

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing's Rotary Steam Clock

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

Lansing, Michigan

The Queen City

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

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Dr. Beal's Seed Viability Experiment

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

3 miles from Lansing

The pond at the center of the gardens with labeled wetland plants.

East Lansing, Michigan

W. J. Beal Botanical Garden

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

3 miles from Lansing

East Lansing, Michigan

Moist Towelette Museum

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

4 miles from Lansing

Okemos, Michigan

No. 2 Plank Road Tollgate House

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

6 miles from Lansing

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lansing

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lansing, Michigan

Updated January 10, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Lansing

Lansing, Michigan

World's Largest Lug Nut

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing's Rotary Steam Clock

Lansing, Michigan

The Queen City

East Lansing, Michigan

Dr. Beal's Seed Viability Experiment

East Lansing, Michigan

W. J. Beal Botanical Garden

East Lansing, Michigan

Moist Towelette Museum

Okemos, Michigan

No. 2 Plank Road Tollgate House

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