Flint
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By plane
- Bishop International Airport ( FNT), G-3425 West Bristol Road, Located within city limits, Bishop is the second busiest airport in the state. Carriers include AirTran (service from Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Myers (seasonal)), American Airlines (service from Chicago - O'Hare), Continental (service from Cleveland), Delta (service from Detrot, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Atlanta, New York-LaGuardia, and Orlando (seasonal)), and Midwest (service from Milwaukee). Upon arrival, access to Flint and surrounding areas is best obtained by renting or using a car. Rental car providers include Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Alamo. See for more suggestions. If using a car is not an option, however, Flint's Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) (see below) provides access to their Downtown depot along Route 11 for As a primary route, service is consistent once-per-hour throughout the day.
By train
Amtrak, 1407 S Dort Hwy, Although schedules change from year to year (you should confirm the listing before booking travel) Flint is directly served by Amtrak's, with service from Chicago, Niles, Dowagiac, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, East Lansing, Durand, Lapeer, and Port Huron. Visitors are deposited at the main train depot on Flint's East Side. The depot itself is well-maintained and comfortable, but since Flint is best navigated by car, transportation can be inconvenient from this point. One can take Flint MTA Route 9 to the Downtown depot, and transfer to the 11 to Bishop Airport where numerous car rental options are available. MTA buses run approximately once-per-hour throughout the day, and fare is (a transfer is a dime). Alternately, one could hire a cab for around for transport to the airport. Hey Taxi is located nearby at 1942 S Dort Hwy, Flint, MI, 48503 and can be reached at.
By car
Flint is most directly served by I-69, which runs from the Port Huron, MI crossing to Sarnia, Canada, through Flint and southwest through Lansing, MI, Fort Wayne, IN, and Indianapolis, IN, and I-75, which runs from the Sault Ste. Marie, MI crossing to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, south through the Straits of Mackinac, Saginaw, MI, Flint, Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH, Dayton, OH, Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY, Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Atlanta, GA, Tampa, FL, and Miami, FL. Just south of Flint, US-23 routes south through Ann Arbor, MI, Toledo, OH, and ultimately Columbus, OH.
By bus
Greyhound, 1407 S Dort Hwy, Flint is accessible by Greyhound from numerous locations. Visitors are deposited at the main train depot on Flint's East Side. The depot itself is well-maintained and comfortable, but since Flint is best navigated by car, transportation can be inconvenient from this point. One can take Flint MTA Route #9 to the Downtown depot, and transfer to the #11 to Bishop Airport where numerous car rental options are available. MTA, buses run approximately once-per-hour throughout the day,
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The Walking Tour of Downtown Flint
The Walking Tour of Downtown Flint is an effort sponsored by the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (see above) is intended to tout the local economy and encourage investment. This simple self-guided walking tour includes a map of the downtown district with an emphasis on local architecture. Flint's skyline features a surprisingly diverse and well-preserved collection of significant Art Deco construction, as well as their (generally less well-loved) successors.
Flint Farmers' Market
Flint Farmers' Market, Tues., Thurs., Sat., 8 AM - 5 PM. Based out of a long, squat building that resembles a cross between a greenhouse and a factory, the local farmers market is one of the more surprising local success stories. Even as the surrounding neighborhood weathered the travails of AutoWorld and Saginaw Street's pedestrian experiments, the Farmers' Market has spent thirty years building a loyal customer base and taking advantage of the diversity of agricultural activity in Southeast Michigan. Typical midwestern crops, such as corn and beans are common south of Flint, while the Flint area boasts a number of small orchards, and sugar cane is cultivated further north. As a result, the produce offered here is varied and fresh.
The Cultural Center
The Cultural Center is a campus constructed in the 1950s and 60s alongside Mott Community College (see below) with local support and funds from the General Motors. Arranged in a parklike setting along both sides of Kearsley Street just east of 475, this area hosts nine separate entities managed under the organizational umbrella of the Cultural Center, and is often touted as Flint's crown jewel.
Alfred P. Sloan Museum
Alfred P. Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St. Flint, Michigan 48503, M - F 10 AM - 5 PM, Sat - Sun Noon - 5 PM. Sloan Museum and the Buick Gallery & Research Center are an under-used treasure, devoted to the documentation and interpretation of local history. Like many local museums, the emphasis is on smart, funny, and pertinent artifacts and testimonials; you won't find the sort of technologically-driven and eye-arresting exhibits common to museums in larger cities. Sloan makes up for this quite ably with discretion and creativity in the way it exploits its collections.
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