Name: Cafe Liv
Address: 202 N. Washington St., Ypsilanti, MI, 48197

Neighborhood specialty coffee shop located downtown Ypsilanti in a former auto shop building with a spacious cafe area, complete with large windows and unique decor.

Cafe Liv

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Brewpub serving up award-winning brews and a variety of beers on-tap in addition to American sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. Featuring live music. Find seating indoors or at the outdoor beer garden.

Ypsi Alehouse

This eclectic art space offers the unusual through its varied art exhibitions, puppet shows, comedy from the troupe Vegan Meat Locker, and live music. Please visit the website for current schedule of performances.

Dreamland Theater

Originally the Ypsilanti Masonic Temple, this beautifully renovated, multi-level facility offers performances by resident companies including PTD Productions, Horizon Performing Arts, and more. The space features art installations and exhibits by local and regional artists. Various events, shows and workshops take place here at the Arts Center. Please visit the website for full schedule of events and offerings.

Riverside Arts Center

The Michigan Firehouse Museum and Education Center's mission is to enhance the appreciation of firefighting history through engaging and informative exhibits, as well as teaching and promoting fire safety and prevention. Encompassing over 26,000 square feet, the Museum is an educational treasure trove that includes an original 1898 firehouse and modern, multilevel exhibit display area. Walking through the restored firehouse, visitors can view a fire engine steamer replete with horses, ready to go on their way to a fire. The large, modern addition offers 25 changing exhibits of antique fire trucks and early fire rigs, multiple displays of historic artifacts including tools, equipment, memorabilia and the largest collection of fire truck bells in the country.

Michigan Firehouse Museum

Riverside is a 16 acre park on the Huron River in the center of Ypsilanti, linking downtown and Depot Town. It is the home to various events. Between these events, it hosts activities such as bicycling, dog walking, picnicking, fishing, and sunbathing. The park is part of the Washtenaw County Border to Border Trail as well as part of the Huron River Water Trail.

A universal design play structure was installed in December 2018, in honor of local leader, Liz Dahl MacGregor. Parking is available on the north end of the park, off Cross Street, just west of the river from 7am to 8pm; parking is also available to the south of the park, accessed via an alley just west of 6 W Michigan.

Riverside Park Ypsilanti

The annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival is an outdoor, two day event held in Ypsilanti’s Historic Depot Town and sponsored by the Michigan Brewer’s Guild. The event allows visitors to sample 100 Michigan brewers offering over 1,000 different beer samples.

Michigan Summer Beer Festival

Got Burger! is home to a wide variety of handcrafted burgers, made with 100% fresh meat and all natural ingredients! All of their burgers are made fresh, never frozen. Try out all of their exciting, innovative combinations, like the bacon, egg, and cheese burger or one of the three different vegetatian patties, like the falafel one! No matter what you choose, there's an array of sauces and sides to go with, from chili cheese fries to sweet potato fries with spicy chipotle mayo!

Got Burger!

The Rocket is a fun novelty shop located in downtown Ypsilanti. The store offers a large selection of wrapped and unwrapped bulk candy, novelty, nostalgic, and traditional wrapped candies, and a selection of chocolates like jumbo peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cherries, turtles, jumbo chocolate malt balls, chocolate covered bridge mix, and chocolate covered pretzels. A small selection of sugar free candy is also available.

The Rocket

Northern Michigan-inspired coffee house and cafe serving great coffee and food. The extensive menu includes coffee drinks, frappes, smoothies, and desserts, plus breakfast sandwichs, bagels, panini sandwiches, gluten free options, and more.

Northern Grind Coffee

A casual dining restaurant in downtown Ypsilanti, specializing in authentic Guatemalan cuisine including house-made tortillas. Daily specials offered.

Encuentro Latino Restaurant

Salt City Antiques is a two story antique shop in the heart of downtown Ypsilanti. Salt City Antiques specializes in mid-century modern furniture, decor and household items. They also carry a selection of vintages clothing and accesories. Browse a large selection of books, wall decor, and plenty more to make the most of your shopping experience.

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