Interesting Facts

Live and learn! The University of Michigan is the driving force of the economy, providing the largest number of jobs in the city.
Since the civil rights movement, the creation of the Peace Corps, and Vietnam protests in the 1960s, Ann Arbor's been known for fostering activism and liberal political causes.
Ann Arbor is home to several national chains such as Domino's Pizza and Borders Books.
Land speculators John Allen and Elisha Runsey bought 640 acres in 1824 and named the site "Ann Arbor" after their wives, who were both named Ann.
Just what the doctor ordered! Ann Arbor boasts the largest university hospital in the world, the University of Michigan Medical Center, and the UM Medical School, the nation's oldest university medical school.
Nicknamed "Tree City, USA," Ann Arbor boasts 100,000 trees, and over sixty species can be found in the Nichols Arboretum.
Hill Auditorium is one of the world's premier theaters and a favorite of world-class flutist James Galway.
Be there with bells on! Fifty-five bells, weighing up to five tons each, combine to form the Baird Carillon, the world's third largest carillon, located in the Burton Memorial Tower.
Musically minded? Since 1880, Handel's Messiah has been performed every year in Ann Arbor, and the American Music Society's classical music series is the longest continuous series in the US.
Pay tribute to your prehistoric pals! The Exhibit Museum of Natural History displays Michigan's largest collection of dinosaur bones.