Exploring Holland – What to do, eat, and drink!

 

The best local resource for trip planning in Holland is www.Holland.org. There’s too much for us to list here!

 

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Please! If you find something you really enjoyed with your group too, let us know what it was so we can add it to our list! Being locals, we may overlook something that people find truly enjoyable about the area!

 

Exploring:

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• Van Raalte Farm – Two blocks from the house, huge outdoor area to explore.

• Paw Paw Park is also in the neighborhood with huge natural areas and a disc golf course (there are two disc golf courses in Holland!

• “Tour de Beaches” – Holland State Park to Tunnel Park to Rosey Mound Natural Area finish at Grand Haven State Park – awesome public beaches, amazing walks, and Grand Haven is beautiful too.

• Upper and Lower Macatawa Natural Areas offer hiking and mountain biking short trails. Look up Riley Trails also.

• Outdoor Discovery Center – Check out the bird rescue! Super cool and close to THND.

• Laketown Park – Holland's best-kept secret of beaches. Watch the sunset here and be ready to climb the dune!

• Windmill Island Gardens – Holland's Dutch heritage is no secret. The island is fun and is the only remaining fully functioning windmill of its era.

 

Food (there’s so much more!):

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• Hops @ 84 East – 70+ beers on tap, margarita flights!

• Boatwerks – Waterfront!

• Curragh – REAL Irish food and pub!

• Salt & Pepper – Try the Idaho nachos!

• Mizu Sushi – The best sushi joint in Holland!

• Thai Avenue – In Zeeland but the best Thai in the area! Pho Mekong is another house favorite!

• Pizza – Vitale’s Zeeland, Triple Root, Doeb’s Pizzeria, Petrino’s, Skiles Tavern, Fricanos Too, Sluggos.   

• New Holland Brewery - Great Pub and Brewery Experience!  

• Big Lake Brewing - Great drinks and atmosphere!

• Chinese – China Inn (Holland Locations), China Town (Zeeland), Mr. You (Holland).

• Tacos – El Cunado, Taco+Bar, Taqueria Azteca, Taqueria Arandas, El Rancho, Taqueria Vallarta.

• Seventy Six - best ingredients, representing the melting pot of modern American cuisine.

• Bowerman's on 8th Bakery and Cafe - A must are the Blueberry donuts and muffins!

 

Beer/Wine/Spirits:

 

The Holland Area Visitors Bureau has announced the launch of a “Handcrafted Passport” featuring breweries, wineries, distilleries and cideries in the greater Holland area. With the ‘handcrafted’ and ‘keeping–it–local’ scene becoming increasingly popular, the time to launch the Handcrafted Beverage Passport is NOW! Holland, Zeeland, and surrounding areas have approved social districts so you can get beer to go and walk around town!

 

Holland (local!)

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• Bam! Brewing – More than a brewery – FAMILY FUN CENTER – Restaurant!

• Big Lake Brewing – Great food too! Beautiful outdoor beer garden!

• Brewery 4TWO4

• Coppercraft Distillery

• Hopland Brewstillery 

• New Holland Brewing Company – Great food too! Another beautiful outdoor beer garden!

• Our Brewing Company – next door to New Holland – bring your own food!

• Tulip City Brewstillery

• Warner Winery Tasting Room

 

Zeeland (8 minutes from THND)

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• Tripel Root – Zeeland's finest (and only) brewery! Try a flatbread!

 

Fennville (20 minutes from THND)

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• Crane’s Pie Pantry, Restaurant & Winery

• Fenn Valley Winery

• Michigan Wine Co.

• Modales

• Virtue Cider

• Tanglewood Winery

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Saugatuck (25 minutes from THND)

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• Guardian Brewery

• Saugatuck Brewing Company

• Mitten Brewing Company

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Hudsonville (25 minutes from THND)

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• Farmhaus Cider

• White Flame Brewing

• Pike 51 Brewery

 

Grand Haven (30 minutes from THND)

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• Lemon Creek Winery

 

South Haven (35 minutes from THND)

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• Cogdal Vineyards

• 12 Corners Vineyard – South Haven Tasting Room

• Warner Winery Tasting Room

• Gravity Tasting Room

• Mcintosh Cellars​​

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