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Places near Kalamazoo by type
All 243 places by distance →One day from Kalamazoo
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:27 pm
98 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kalamazoo
- Al Sabo Land Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Vicksburg Historical Societymuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Austin Lakelake · 45 min
- Air Zoomuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Gull Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Kalamazoo
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (museum, about 1 km), Kalamazoo Valley Museum (church, about 1 km), Air Zoo (museum, about 9 km), Al Sabo Land Preserve (nature spot, about 12 km), Austin Lake (lake, about 16 km), First United Methodist Church (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kalamazoo?
178 places on Spotwander: 88 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 55 parks, 16 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 churches, 6 museums.
Which is the nearest lake to Kalamazoo?
Pikes Pond, about 4 km by road; Spring Valley Lake (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Kalamazoo?
Bronson Park, about 1 km by road; Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kalamazoo?
Start in Kalamazoo, visit Al Sabo Land Preserve, then Vicksburg Historical Society, then Austin Lake, then Air Zoo, then Gull Lake, and drive back — about 98 km by road in all.