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Greater Lansing Tours Showcase Free Capitol Visits, Haunted Sites, Craft Trail

Free Capitol visits, haunted outings, media access and a craft beverage trail draw residents and visitors to established regional offerings.

By Lansing Things-to-do Desk · Published July 24, 2026

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The Michigan State Capitol building offers free guided and self-guided tours every weekday with knowledgeable docents leading visitors through the restored Victorian structure. These weekday sessions run Monday through Friday and provide direct access to the building's interior details.

Greater Lansing maintains a steady range of tour options that connect people to local history, entertainment and production sites. The tours operate on set schedules that align with seasonal and weekday patterns rather than one-off events.

Historic and Media Access Points

Behind-the-scenes tours run at LCC TV, LCC Radio 89.7FM, HOMTV Studios and WKAR TV on the MSU campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. These sessions let participants observe daily operations at the stations. The Michigan State Capitol tours remain available on the same weekday basis, giving consistent entry to the building throughout the workweek.

Demented Mitten Tours runs guided visits to the region’s notorious and rumored haunted locations from March through October. The schedule covers the warmer months when outdoor movement is more practical.

Special Events and Beverage Trail

During special events such as Be A Tourist In Your Own Town, visitors can take steamboat rides on the Michigan Princess at Grand River Park, free sailboat rides with the Lansing Sailing Club at Lake Lansing and antique car rides at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. These activities occur alongside the regular tour calendar.

Greater Lansing is home to over a dozen wineries, breweries and distilleries with on-site tasting rooms. The Makers & Shakers Beer, Wine, and Spirits Trail offers a driving tour of these craft beverage establishments. Participants can plan routes that link multiple tasting rooms in one outing.

Residents and visitors can check the lansing.org site and individual operator pages for current weekday availability and event dates. Advance confirmation helps match personal schedules to the listed tour times and locations.

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