Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone (SiO2), is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone.
Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start fires.
Getting to Flint
Flint is a major transportation hub, and in fact this is one of the ways in which its automotive history continues to serve the city well. Flint can be accessed by plane, train, car, and bus.
- 01Bishop International Airport
Located within city limits, Bishop is the second busiest airport in the state.
- 02Flint
The main train depot is in Flint's East Side.
Worth seeing
Downtown Flint covers approximately one square mile near the center of the city, bounded roughly by Fifth Avenue to the north, I-69 to the south, I-475 to the east, and Thread Creek to the west, with most commercial activity focused along Saginaw Street and the University of Michigan-Flint Campus.
- 01Alfred P
Sloan Museum and the Buick Gallery & Research Center are an under-used treasure, devoted to the documentation and interpretation of local history.
- 02Flint Institute of Arts
Gallery: Mon-Fri noon-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM.
- 03Civic Park Historic District
- 04Flint Children's Museum
1602 W.
- 05Whaley Historic House Museum
Crossroads Village is a family-friendly attraction reminiscent of a late 19th-century town.
- 06Stepping Stone Falls
Terraced waterfall thru a dam on the Flint River that looks like something out of the movie Inception.
Things to do
- 01Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley St,.
- 02Flint Institute of Music
Venues for taking in a show include the "New" McCree Theater, the Flint Community Players, and the University of Michigan-Flint theatre and dance program.
- 03Festival
Where to eat
Sagano Japanese Bistro, 2065 S Linden Rd,. La Azteca Taco House, 1902 W Court St,. Italia Gardens, G3273 Miller Rd.,.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dominic Nelson (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.