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The Flint, Michigan Area

A January 2007 trip to Flint by lwitkop

Quote: Reviews of restaurants and attractions from a Flint-area native.

The Flint, Michigan Area

Overview

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The Flint Cultural Center, featuring The Whiting, Longway Planetarium, and The Flint Institute of Arts offers great cultural opportunities for the city. The Flint area offers most major chain restaurants and some local favorites like Italia Gardens and Halo Burger. From the parks department, Crossroads Village is an educational 19th-century village and Ligon Nature Center offers a chance to spend some time walking through the words or enjoying nature-based educational programming. Genesee Valley Mall and the Miller Road area is the big shopping center of town.Quick Tips: Flint doesn't have the best reputation, and there are definitely rundown areas in the city. As with any city, if you're vis...Read More

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Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Attraction | "Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Genesee Valley Mall"

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If you're familiar with Barnes & Noble, then you'll probably know what to expect from this one - it offers the same great selection and cozy atmosphere of other stores in the chain. If you've never been in a Barnes & Noble and are more familiar with small local bookstores and mall-based stores like Waldenbooks, then you're in for quite a surprise. The large bookstore offers a huge selection of books on any topic imaginable. Bargain tables near the front of the store help you find great deals. There are several comfortable seating areas that allow you to sit down and browse through the books, or just hang out for a while. It's a reader's dream location.The Barnes & Noble store is pa...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 3, 2007

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Genesee Valley Mall
Flint, Michigan 48507
(810) 732-0704