Michigan Hidden Gem Road Trip｜Day 6: Ann Arbor – The Final Stop 🏛️🍂

Our last stop on the Michigan off-the-beaten-path loop was Ann Arbor! 🎒📚 So many lab colleagues graduated from here – I’ve always wanted to visit, and finally made it part of this trip! We started by wandering around the University of Michigan campus – and wow, it’s beautiful! Compared to my red-brick tech school in the middle of cornfields 😂, the architectural styles here really stood out. The Law Library is absolutely stunning – I could totally imagine studying comfortably there! 📖✨ The campus also blends in modern buildings like the Business School and museums – a nice mix of old and new. Of course, our first mission was FOOD! 🍖 A friend from Ann Arbor recommended Tomukun Korean BBQ. We excitedly went – it’s near campus, across from a fancy-looking theater. Well, honestly… it was just okay. It didn’t live up to the hype for us. They use electric grills (no charcoal 😢), so it felt like something I could make at home. The meat stuck to the grill easily, and the quality was just decent. The cold noodles and kimchi pancake were underwhelming too. Overall, a bit overrated – but the service was friendly! 👌 Manage your expectations if you go. The next day, we tried Joe’s Pizza on campus 🍕 – also pretty average, nowhere near as good as the one in Times Square (disappointed!). Tastes different once it becomes a chain, I guess. But right around the corner, there’s a bubble tea place called Sweeting – their taro paste drink (something like "Taro Mudfall") was pretty nice! 🧋💜 Verdict: Fell in love with the campus, but maybe we just didn’t find the right food spots this time 😂. Next time, I’ll go when my local friends can take me around! Also heard there’s amazing Chinese food in Lansing (west of here) – definitely making a trip there soon! 🥢🔥 #Michigan #AnnArbor #UMich #AnnArborEats #HiddenGems #KoreanBBQ #TravelDiary