Question: off the beaten path things to do in traverse city?
Answer: Shop and Eat in Downtown Traverse City. Eat Tacos at Mama Lu's Taco Shop. Buy Fudge. ... 
Drive out to Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Explore The Commons. Left Foot Charley. ... 
Taste Wine. Chateau Chantal. ... 
Mission Point Lighthouse.
Check out the Warehouse Market.
Drive Around and Explore the Fall Foliage.