Muskegon Heritage Museum of Business & Industry — Attraction in Muskegon

Fantastic place. There were people walking around in red shirts. The very first exhibit when we walked in he came right over and explained the wood stampings, as we progressed to the next room he demonstrated some things and explained some history. We spent a good portion of time there and could spend even more time there. They are very active and willing to tell you about Muskegon's history. Greg was extremely helpful and was with us almost the whole time for a tour of all the exhibits. It was like having your own personal tour guide through Muskegon's history. If you don't know much about the local businesses, and or the history of any of the long term names, this was a great place to visit. I would highly recommend visiting. It was only...

Going museum hopping in Muskegon is quite fun, but we didn’t even know this one existed! We drove by and saw a sign that said ‘Museum Open’ and had to stop! From the outside it looked like a quick in and out visit with a couple of rooms, but inside a whole world of history comes alive in an elongated three-story museum devoted to Muskegon’s businesses and industry. There is so much to look at in here, but instead of feeling cluttered it is very easily accessible. The workers are also very energetic, informative, and quite nice. This hard-working museum was one of the most pleasant surprises we had in our day trip to Muskegon and can’t wait for a...

Did you know that Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls were made in Muskegon? Or that it had one of the largest refrigerator factories in the world? There is one small section of industry highlighted after another. Staff are very excited to share the museum and will eagerly answer any questions.

This museum is largely focused on the industries that are or have been in Muskegon. It doesn't have info about its logging history, although I suspect that is found more at the Hackley Home museum.

We spent about 1.5 hours here and really enjoyed it. 2 hour parking on the street and other parking on side...