--- title: "Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan), United States: Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nearby…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/heritage-hill-historic-district" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/heritage-hill-historic-district.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- Historic district in Michigan, United States # Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The place Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States. It is bounded by Crescent Street (north), Union Avenue (east), Pleasant Street (south), and Lafayette Avenue (west). Heritage Hill was designated by the American Planning Association as one of 2012's Great Places in America. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Hill_Historic_District_(Grand_Rapids%2C_Michigan%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Diocese of Grand Rapids The Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Catholic Church in western Michigan in the United States. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Detroit. 900 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Grand_Rapids) 2. Van Andel Arena Van Andel Arena is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. 1.1 km · arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Andel_Arena) 3. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, and his wife Betty Ford. It is located near the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1.6 km · presidential museum and library for U.S. President Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford_Presidential_Museum) 4. Cathedral of Saint Andrew The Cathedral of Saint Andrew is a Catholic cathedral located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. 900 m · church in Michigan, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Andrew_(Grand_Rapids,_Michigan%29) 5. John Ball Zoo John Ball Zoo is located on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The John Ball Zoo is situated on the ravines and bluffs along the west edge of the property. 3.8 km · zoo in the United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ball_Zoological_Garden) 6. Basilica of St. Adalbert The Basilica of St. Adalbert is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church and a parish church of the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 2.5 km · church in Michigan, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_St._Adalbert_(Grand_Rapids,_Michigan%29) 7. Grand Rapids Art Museum The Grand Rapids Art Museum is an art museum located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th-century European and American art. Its holdings include notable modern art works such as Richard Diebenkorn’s 1963 Ingleside. 1.1 km · art museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Rapids_Art_Museum) 8. Houseman Field Houseman Field is an 8,000-seat multipurpose stadium located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is named for former mayor and Congressman Julius Houseman and is the home of Grand Rapids Public Schools athletics and the Aquinas College Saints track teams. 1.1 km · stadium in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houseman_Field) 9. Aquinas College Aquinas College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids formed it as the Novitiate Normal School in 1886. 2.5 km · liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas_College_(Michigan%29) 10. Plaza Towers Plaza Towers is a mixed-use highrise building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At 345 feet, it was the tallest building in the city until the completion of the River House Condominiums in 2008. 1.3 km · mixed-use highrise building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Towers) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) **Airports:** Gerald R. Ford (GRR), 14 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 182 km · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW), 206 km\ **Stations:** Rapid Central Station, 1.3 km\ - Chicago → Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 205 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · $23–31 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chicago-to-heritage-hill-historic-district-grand-rapids-michigan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chicago&to=Heritage+Hill+Historic+District+%28Grand+Rapids%2C+Michigan%29) - Milwaukee → Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 183 km · quickest by road, 5h 30m · $35–48 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/milwaukee-to-heritage-hill-historic-district-grand-rapids-michigan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Milwaukee&to=Heritage+Hill+Historic+District+%28Grand+Rapids%2C+Michigan%29) - Detroit → Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 225 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · $20–28 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/detroit-to-heritage-hill-historic-district-grand-rapids-michigan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Detroit&to=Heritage+Hill+Historic+District+%28Grand+Rapids%2C+Michigan%29) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Heritage%20Hill%20Historic%20District%20(Grand%20Rapids%2C%20Michigan%29) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Fire Island](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/fire-island) US 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 1,067 km 2. [Vinalhaven and the Fox Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vinalhaven) US 9 ways of moving, 13 sources 1,360 km 3. 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Around it ## Next door to Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - [Grand Rapids Symphony](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/grand-rapids-symphony) American community supported orchestra in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1.1 km - [United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/united-states-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-michigan) United States federal district court in Michigan 1.2 km - [Heartside Historic District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/heartside-historic-district) historic district in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1.2 km [The place page for Heritage Hill Historic District (Grand Rapids, Michigan)](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/heritage-hill-historic-district) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United States](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-US) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/heritage-hill-historic-district, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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