Belle Isle Park
A 982-acre island park in the Detroit River, with a glass conservatory, the oldest aquarium building in the country and a marble fountain.
- Open
- Daily, early morning to late evening
- Price
- Michigan Recreation Passport needed for cars; free on foot or bike
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Belle Isle, Detroit, MI 48207Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Over the MacArthur Bridge, about 10 minutes by car east of downtown.
Why Go
Frederick Law Olmsted helped plan the island in the 1880s. Today it's a state park with the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Belle Isle Aquarium of 1904, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, a beach and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
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