The Michigan Activity Pass provides Michigan library cardholders the opportunity to discover and explore participating cultural destinations, parks, campgrounds and recreation areas in the state at a discounted rate. This amazing program may be one of the most overlooked offerings using your Library card, so let's dive in!
Using the MAP site, you can search by location or type of venue to find participating destinations. Once you find a venue you're interested in, you can see what type of discount your Library card will offer you.
Using your Library card through this program, you get FREE admission to all State Parks and Metroparks! Find free or discounted admission to hundreds of museums, parks, cultural destinations, and more! Here is a highlight of just some of those destinations.
Museums
- Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills): Free Admission!
- Detroit Historical Museum: Free Admission!
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum (Detroit): Free Admission!
- Flint Children's Museum: Discounted Admission
- Michigan Flight Museum and Air Adventures (Belleville): Free Admission!
- R.E. Olds Transportation Museum (Lansing): Free Admission!
- The Zekelman Holocaust Center (Farmington Hills): Free Admission AND Gift Shop Discounts

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
Kid Friendly Destinations
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Auburn Hills): Discounted Admission
- Outdoor Adventure Center (Detroit): Buy One Admission, Get One Free
- Paradise Park (Novi): Discounted Admission
- PEPPA PIG World of Play Michigan (Auburn Hills): Discounted Admission
- SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium (Auburn Hills): Discounted Admission
- USA Hockey (Plymouth): Discounted Admission
Outdoor Fun and Learning
- Belle Isle (Detroit): Free Admission
- Holly Dazzle (Holly): Discounted Admission
- Howell Nature Center: Free Admission!
- Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor): Free Admission!
- Michigan Renaissance Festival (Holly): Discounted Admission
- Upland Hills Farms (Oxford): Discounted Admission
Leslie Science and Nature Center
Going on Vacation? Check Out These Great Finds!
- Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum (Kalamazoo): Discounted Admission
- Frankenmuth Historical Museum: Free Admission!
- Garlyn Zoo (Mackinac County): Discounted Admission
- Iron Mountain Iron Mine: Discounted Admission
- Midwest Miniatures Museum (Grand Haven): Free Admission AND Gift Shop Discounts
- Port of Ludington Maritime Museum: Buy One Adult, Get One Child Free
- Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum (Mackinac County): Free Admission!
How Does it Work?
To use, head to https://miactivitypass.org/ and enter in your Library name. Insert a keyword or date if you desire, and click Search. Scroll through the list of destinations and learn more by clicking "Venue Details", or check out a pass by clicking "Pass Options." Please be aware that most destinations will ask you to print out your pass prior to your arrival. A limited number of passes are available each day to each destination. Passes are on a first-come first-served basis and can’t be reserved, renewed or requested through interlibrary loan. One Michigan Activity Pass may be checked out per person, per loan period. The loan period is seven days.

