Historic Venues & Buildings

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Lenawee County is rich with history! Many early settlers were Quakers whose descendents were among those aiding fugitive slaves through the Underground Railroad. Today Lenawee County offers visitors historic downtowns and buildings, restored Victorian and Queen Ann Houses, museums, churches and many antique shops that enable travelers to capture a by-gone era.

Listed properties are often being used for business or generally available for viewing!

 

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Adrian Architecture & Walking Tour

Antique Alley

 

Adrian-Blissfield Railroad

Home of the Mystery Dinner Train!

301 E. Adrian St., Blissfield, MI 49228

517-486-5979

This historic railroad, the first west of the Allegheny mountains, offers a variety of fun excursions, including the Santa Train and the ever popular Mystery Dinner Train!

 take the family, your group or that special person in your life on a leisurely

excursion through the beautiful, ever-changing scenery of the River Raisin Valley.

 

 

Blissfield Model Railroad

115 E. Adrian Street (US-223)

Blissfield, MI 49228

517-486-2223

Like trains? Come experience the fun you can have

“aboard” a HO scale model railroad. Bring the kids

and watch as a variety of model trains wind their way

through and over the scale Appalachian Mountains!

Call Ahead for Hours of Operation

 

Croswell Opera House

129 E. Maumee, Adrian, MI 49221

517-264-7469

Oldest, continuously operated community theater in Michigan!

Registered Historic Michigan Site

 

Hathaway House

Located in Blissfield, MI

Current Use: Restaurant

517-486-2141

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

 

Lenawee County Historical Museum

110 East Church Street, Adrian, MI 49221

517-265-6071

A Carnegie built, castle-like Romanesque building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Three floors are filled with paintings, photographs, maps, written

documents, furniture, dolls, glassware, tools, vehicles and more! The museum is barrier free, has an elevator, plenty of free parking and is air-conditioned.

 

Southern Michigan Railroad

320 S. Division Street, Clinton, MI 49236

517-423-7230

For a minimal charge you can enjoy a round trip, open-air ride through

some of southern Michigan's most beautiful scenery. Farmland, woodland,

the River Raisin, wildlife and the River Valley are just some of the beautiful sites

awaiting excursion passengers. All aboard for a fun, whistle-blowing experience!

 

St Joseph's Shrine

8743 US-12, Cambridge Township - Irish Hills

517-467-2183

This shrine has been described as an inspired folk art environment. Constructed during the Depression, the shrine depicts the crucifixion of Christ. A peaceful, serene and thought-provoking experience you won’t want to miss while traveling in the Irish Hills of Lenawee County.

 

Tecumseh Area Historical Museum

Past Use: The "Old Stone Church"

Restored 1913

302 Chicago Blvd. (M-50), Tecumseh

517-423-2374

 

The Thompson House

Current Use: Museum

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

101 Summit St., Hudson, MI

517-448-8125

 

Walker Tavern Historic Site

13220 M-50, Onsted, MI 49265

Corner of US12 x M50, in the Irish Hills of Lenawee County

517-467-4401

A historical museum site, and a Michigan State Park, featuring a Federal style farmhouse and New England barn used during the early 19th century as a stop along the Detroit-Chicago stagecoach line. The Walker Tavern Historic Site interprets Michigan’s frontier settlement and stagecoach eras during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Season: May - September

Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm

(Excluding MIS Race Weekends)