Holland, MI
Holland, Michigan is appropriately named.
This midwestern beauty was founded on Lake Michigan’s shores by Calvinist separatists sometime in the late 1840s, and the town proudly flaunts its Dutch origins.
While visiting, when you’re not splashing around at the beach, you can get a glimpse of turn-of-the-century Holland on the charming grounds of Nelis’ Dutch Village, where you can shop, eat, and even take a class on anything from Stroopwafel making to Klompen, a traditional Dutch dance.
But if you just want to explore, take a walk around Windmill Island Gardens to spot a 250-year-old genuine Dutch windmill. If you go in the spring, you can spend your days strolling among the millions of beautiful tulips at Veldheer Tulip Gardens.
The town even hosts an annual flower-filled Tulip Time Festival in May.
