Downtown

The central Downtown district is absolutely crowded with culture, events, nightly activity, and business. Though completely unrecognizable from just a century ago, the downtown area is the crown gem of the county seat, and a major draw for individuals and companies alike from even outside the city's region. The museums are large and excellently stocked with exhibits on both a rotating and permanent basis, the venues regularly feature local talent as well as celebrities, and the bars of Ionia Street regularly cooperate in large events that shut down the street for their revelry.

Calder Plaza squats on the northern segment of this district, and is the power-block for all political and bureaucratic happenings in the city, as well as much of its financial movements.
 * DeVrae Place, convention center and music hall
 * Gerald R. Ford Museum
 * Grand Rapids Public Museum
 * JW Marriott and Amway Grand Hotels
 * Calder Plaza (City Hall, 61st District Court, banks, etc.)
 * Rosa Parks Circle and the Grand Rapids Art Museum
 * Ionia Street and the BoB
 * St. Mark's Episcopal Church
 * Fountain St. Church
 * Monroe Center (Police Station and Civic Theater)
 * Vandermill Arena