We provide barrier free tour routes on our public walking tours, plus a transport wheelchair to use
For tours with groups of neurodivergent & special needs adults, we focus on what guests can see, hear and feel, minimizing verbal overloading of senses.
Sign language and spoken language interpreters receive a free ticket on the tour to accompany the person they are helping.

Worry Free Fun So You Can Just Enjoy

At Tours Around Michigan we always work to do better for guests who rock life on wheels, use interpreters (including sign language), love a guide dog, or have physical or sensory concerns.

”When leading adults who are neurodiverse, we minimize information, and focus on visuals, smells, sounds, and what they can touch. It’s so fun when faces light up connecting to something new.”

– Candice Smith, Founder, Tours Around Michigan

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Communication is important to us

WE WANT YOUR INPUT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOUR TOUR EXPERIENCE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER!
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People, standing and sitting in a whel chair, listening to a story of Candice in front of a historic building
Females, part of a bachelorette party, listening to Candice during an accessible tour
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A female in a wheelchair taking a picture with her phone in a historic building
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5 people posing in front of a picutre with dolls in their hands as part of the acessible ghost tour

Free & Cheap Ways To Be More Accessible

Little things make a big difference to your customers. Learn small & inexpensive ways to increase your accessibility. Tours Around Michigan founder Candice Smith teaches businesses ways to be more accessible. From a tiny tweak to a large project, Candice hopes to inspire accessibility in little steps to become part of a business' everyday thinking.

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Accessibility | In the Media

January 24, 2024, Sign language interpreters free on tours

December 11, 2023, A Wheelchair User’s Guide to Accessible Grand Rapids, Michigan, Spin The Globe Wheelchair Accessible Travel(opens in a new tab)

Nov 21, 2023 Accessibility Tips from a Professional Tour Guide, Amigo Friendly Wheels (opens in a new tab)

May 1, 2023 – Curb Free With Cory Lee, 5 Wheelchair Accessible Things To Do In Grand Rapids, Michigan(opens in a new tab)

April 14, 2023 One of the best city walking/rolling tours I’ve done – Curb Free With Cory Lee(opens in a new tab)

April 14, 2023 – I have immensely enjoyed touring Grand Rapids, Michigan with Candice of Tours Around Michigan!!! Curb Free With Cory Lee(opens in a new tab)

March 10, 2023 – Touring and Accessibility, NPR Radio WGVU Radio Morning Show with Shelley Irwin(opens in a new tab)

March 7, 2023 – Tour Company Garners First-in-Nation Accessibility Endorsement, Lowell First Look(opens in a new tab)

February 28, 2023, – West Michigan Tour Company 1st in U.S. Endorsed for Accessibility, News Release, Tours Around Michigan(opens in a new tab)

Curb Free With Cory Lee

It was honestly one of the best city walking/rolling tours I’ve done and I loved how she customized it for our interests! Check out Tours Around Michigan for fun tour options.

Meegan Winters, Founder, AbleVu

Tours Around Michigan is 100%, in my opinion, the BEST accessible tour guide in Michigan! Candice was so thoughtful about everything accessibility, knowledgeable about everything Michigan, and just a great person.

My Sandy Trail

Our tour with Tours Around Michigan was beyond fun! We walked/rolled around the downtown area and wow, it is so colourful and pretty! Our tour guide, Candice, owns the company and knew all the perfect wheelchair accessible paths.

Sylvia Longmire, Spin The Globe

We were able to take a lovely wheelchair accessible tour around parts of downtown with Candice Smith from Tours around Michigan. We learned so much about Grand Rapids history as one of the logging capitals of the US, and marveled at places like the Grand River, the skyscrapers and historic architecture, the blue bridge, and the beautiful flowers everywhere.

Curb Free with Cory Lee

I have immensely enjoyed touring Grand Rapids, Michigan with Candice of Tours Around Michigan!!! This is a wonderful company that can customize any tour to be wheelchair-friendly.

Meegan Winters, Founder, AbleVu

Tours Around Michigan took us on an accessible guided ghost tour. She also knew exactly which sidewalks to take, which buildings to go to, and how to make it an amazing experience regardless of mobility differences

Melinda Shaver, Wheelchair User, Caledonia, MI

Tours Around Michigan makes it easier to explore. My family enjoyed the historical facts and hauntings, but more importantly was the wonderful attention to my accessibility needs and including my dog. I was barred from nothing.

Erin Murphy, West Michigan Tourist Association

Whether folks are visiting or exploring their own backyards, tourists should get to enjoy local attractions. Candice is paving the way for other local destinations to improve accessibility.

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