page_title: Ypsilanti, Michigan
section_title: Sites of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Ypsilanti, Michigan / Sites of interest
caption_attribution_description: The entrance to the 10,000 square foot addition to the historic building was completed in the summer of 2002.
context_page_description: Ypsilanti, commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan, perhaps best known as the home of Eastern Michigan University. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 19,435. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and east by Ypsilanti Township. Ypsilanti is located 11.2 miles road miles east of Ann Arbor and 35.6 miles road miles west of the Detroit city limits.
  The geographic grid center of Ypsilanti is the intersection of the Huron River and Michigan Avenue, the latter of which connects downtown Detroit, Michigan, with Chicago, Illinois, and through Ypsilanti is partially concurrent with U.S. Route 12 Business and M-17.
context_section_description: Ypsilanti has the second largest contiguous historic district in the state of Michigan, behind only the much larger city of Grand Rapids. The historic district includes both downtown Ypsilanti, along Michigan Avenue, and the Depot Town area adjacent to Frog Island Park and Riverside Park, which features many specialty shops, bars and grills, and a farmers' market.
  The Tridge is a three-way wooden footbridge under the Cross Street bridge over the Huron River at 42.24561°N 83.61160°W. The Tridge connects Riverside Park, Frog Island Park, and Depot Town.
  The Ypsilanti Water Tower, adjacent to the campus of Eastern Michigan University, holds the unique distinction of being the winner of the Most Phallic Building contest.
  Other sites of interest include:
  Ypsilanti District Library
  Ypsilanti Historical Museum (housed in a Victorian mansion built in 1860)
  Automotive Heritage Museum
  Michigan Firehouse Museum
  Ypsilanti Water Tower (built in 1890)
  Ypsilanti Food Co-op
  Highland Cemetery
  Pease Auditorium (on the campus of Eastern Michigan University)
  Starkweather Hall, built in 1896 as a student religious center
  Peninsular Paper Dam
caption: The new addition to the historic building which houses the Michigan Firehouse Museum was completed in the summer of 2002.
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