Our docents will be excited to lead you on one of the following walking tours of campus, Fridays beginning at 2:30 pm. We also offer group tours by request, for groups of 5 or more. Please make a request through the form on the Contact page.
Creating Michigan: A Walking Tour of Key Moments in U-M’s Early History (The Original 40 Acres)
Join us for a 1.5-hour walking tour covering highlights of the first 70 years of U-M history on the original 40-acre campus. This tour will explore questions such as: What do the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Badawademi have to do with the founding of the University? How did the Diag change from pasture to the tree-covered expanse it is today? What was life like for U-M’s original students in Ann Arbor? Before the President’s House was the President’s House, what was it? Why is a plaque commemorating the admission of women located in Angell Hall?
Romantic Life at U of M
The Romantic Life at U of M Walking Tour takes you through some of the beautiful and notable portions of the Nichols Arboretum starting at the Peony Garden, as well as a few of the dorms surrounding the Detroit Observatory, where the tour ends. While you learn about the history surrounding these spots, you will also get to hear some stories of the romantic lives of some of our faculty, students, and alumni, as well as some other historical facts about events and lives here at the University of Michigan campus, with an accompanying slideshow filled with photos, scrapbook pages, and letters.