Located in the western corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, halfway between Chicago and Detroit, Grand Rapids combines the amenities of a big city with the friendliness of a small town.

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Grand Rapids is also the second largest city in Michigan with a population of about 192,000 in the city and a million in the surrounding Metro Grand Rapids area.

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The GR experience, as the locals call it, begins in a safe, clean downtown, where 150+ restaurants, breweries, nightclubs, shops, and museums sit within a five-minute walk of 1,785 hotel rooms and the skywalk-connected convention center.

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