Raven Hill Discovery Center (#8

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS of Science, History & the Arts! And we've welcomed over 400,000 guests since 1992!

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Raven Hill is nestled in a rural setting with ponds, swamps, forests & fields on 175 acres. It is the only place in northern Lower Michigan where children and adults can link science, history & the arts with hands-on activities and explorations both indoors and outdoors. Connections emerge through classes, exhibits and facilities that provide opportunites for all ages to learn, create, grow and play!

NEW! The Connections Trail

An outdoor half-mile long pathway with periodic learning stations so that families can get the same hands-on experiences that we have always had inside.

Left: Sketching Station on Connections Trail

More Connections Trail Stations Above Left: Kaleidoscope Dish Garden Above Right: T-Rex Height Chart

Main Museum

Hands-on activities including light, sound, motion, magnets, music, earth and life sciences.

Kitchen & Project Room

Location for many art classes, but also available for use with Great Room rental for your next event.

Periodic Room

The twenty foot long 3D Periodic Table of the Elements displays elements and products made with different elements.

Animal Room

Reptiles and amphibians that you can meet and hold, if you are up to the adventure!

Energy House

An off-the-grid house to show solar energy conversion and sustainable living. Open by request.

School House

Example of a one room school house chronicling the history of education with desks from the 1890s to present day.

Mother of Pearl Treasures Button Exhibit Natural History Alcove

Watershed Model

Enjoy the sound of moving water. “Sail” a boat down the river. Model includes a waterfall, wetlands area and springs bubbling up from the ground. All three tributaries come together and flow down to the “lake.”

Wetlands Boardwalk

This boardwalk crosses the swamp and connects the main campus and Ancient World.

Stone Labyrinth Evolving Technology Building

Timelines of many different types of technology from modern day back to the stone age.

Ancient World

Replicas from ancient civilizations, including a pyramid, sphynx, Easter Island Head, Roman Arch, Obelisk, and more!

Exploring Beyond Jurassic Park

Geologic history of Earth.

Earth Tones Music Garden

Recycled and tuned musical instruments in an outside garden setting.

Whisper Dishes

Whisper in the focal point of one satellite dish and hear your partner 250 feet apart in the other satellite dish.

Treehouse

Accessible Tree House built in the shape of a maple leaf.

The Pond & Trails

Sundial

Tell time on a sunny day. Created and donated by Leadership Little Traverse.