Jackson is a city in Jackson County in the state of Michigan.
Get in
Jackson is served with passenger rail by Amtrak and its Wolverine train, with multiple daily departures between Chicago and Pontiac. 1 Jackson station is located at 501 E Michigan Ave.
Get around
See
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- Ella Sharp Park, 2800 4th St.
- Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History, 3225 4th Street, ☏ 1 517 787-2320, ✉[email protected]. Five galleries, including the Midwest's finest wildlife art collection, Ella Sharp's 19th-century farmhouse, Ella's Granary Restaurant, and a beautiful Museum campus await visitors inside the Ella Sharp Park.
- The Cascades Falls, 1992 Warren Ave. 11AM-11PM. This park occupies 465 acres and contains the illuminated Cascades, a giant waterfall and six fountains over which water tumbles in continually changing patterns. There also is a small museum depicting the history of Cascades Falls, two golf courses, tennis courts, a picnic area, lagoons, paddle boats, batting cages and a miniature golf course.
- Cell Block 7, 3455 Cooper St. A prison museum in an active prison.
- 1 Jackson College, 2111 Emmons Rd, ☏ 1 517 787-0800.
Do
- Suburban Lanes, 3801 Ann Arbor Road (Near Hackett Street), ☏ 1 517 764-3200.
- 1 Michigan Theatre.
Buy
- 1 Westwood Mall.
Eat
- The Parlour, Wildwod Ave at Daniel Road. Pleasant, somewhat "old-fashioned" ice cream parlour with delicious and generous servings of a variety of sundaes, sodas, shakes, etc. Many flavors to choose from. A Jackson, Mich. tradition. Opened in 1944.
- Hinckley's Bakery (Hinkley's Donuts), 700 S Blackstone St, Jackson, MI 49203. Award winning donuts
Drink
Sleep
Go next
Spring Arbor University is located 8 miles from Jackson and is a small, Christian liberal arts university. There are frequent musical, theatrical, and athletic events at Spring Arbor University, many of them free.
Marshall, 32 miles west of Jackson, is the quintessential American hometown. It is full of lovely Victorian homes and shops that have been beautifully restored. In addition to being home to a number of small museums and antique shops, it hosts the Historic Home Tour every September. Other festivals are held throughout the year.
Lansing the capital of Michigan, is 38 miles north of Jackson.
Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan, is located 37 miles east of Jackson.
| Routes through Jackson |
| Chicago ← Battle Creek ← | W  E | → Ann Arbor → Detroit |
| Kalamazoo ← Marshall ← | W  E | → Chelsea → Ann Arbor |
| Mackinaw City ← Lansing ← | N  S | → Jct W E → Jct  E → Bryan |
| Lowell ← Eaton Rapids ← | W  E | → Jct WE → Jct N S → Dundee → Monroe |