Holland, Michigan

If you time it just right, you can catch this Lake Michigan hot spot with no worries about finding parking spots, hotel rooms, tables or sandy picnic spots. But you’d better get there right about … now.

The Lake Michigan shore towns west of Grand Rapids—Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon—offer a mix of Dutch heritage, impressive gardens and pretty boardwalks.

Dutch heritage provides this lakeside town with its name and many of its top attractions, including the annual Tulip Time Festival, Windmill Island Gardens and Veldheer Tulip Gardens.

Savor a little European flavor in the Lake Michigan shore town of Holland, Michigan—no passport required.