Things to do & places to visit in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Royal Oak city in Michigan, United States. Timezone: America/Detroit, current date and time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 5:31.

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5.0 Breakout Escape Rooms (78 reviews)
- Super fun escape room
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 11:45 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games • Game & Entertainment Centers

Breakout of Reality & Break Into FUN! Experience Breakout’s Fun & Immersive themed adventures with friends, family or co-workers. Costumed Escape Room Hosts guide teams through a unique & memorable experience. Breakout has the most FUN! Teams have a blast working together to solve different kinds of puzzles, challenges & scavenger hunts to complete their mission in the private, movie set like, game room. Friendly and helpful party planners are available to set up a memorable birthday party, youth group activity, team building event, or a special Date Night. Escape Games are great for all ages and group sizes from 2 to 75 people. A beautiful staged after-game photo of your entire group is provided. See more..
5.0 Motor City Gas (30 reviews)
- Highly recommend to everyone
Wednesday: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Distilleries

Voted a “Top 25 Distillery in the U.S.” by Travel and Leisure Magazine and a “Top 10 Whiskey Bar in the U.S.” by Yelp.com, Motor City Gas is a small batch whiskey distillery manufacturing a constant revolving variety of hand crafted whiskies from grain to bottle. A fusion of traditional and new age micro-distilled whiskies from bourbons to single malts to exotic grain whiskies and even a bit of moonshine. Our commitment to doing things Against The Grain pays homage to the original moonshiners who paved the way for the American spirit we've come to call - Whiskey. See more..
5.0 Habatat galleries (7 reviews)
- Great Glass Galley
Art Galleries

This is one of the world’s great galleries for glass art. There generally will be a large number of pieces on display. The staff is friendly and helpful. See more..
5.0 Icon Pix Studios (2 reviews)
- Flick Away!
Wednesday: Speciality Museums

Karaoke Lounge and Selfie Museum in Downtown Royal Oak See more..
5.0 Franklin Park (1 review)
- Nice little park!
Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM Parks • Playgrounds

I found this park while looking for Little Free Libraries. It has tennis courts, a couple baby/toddler swings, and a sandbox that includes shovels and cars, and a little bouncy ride on.it has a bench and trash can. It's not paved so be aware. Parking is along the street (residential street). A bit of landscaping, but plenty of grass for picnic, playing tag, etc. See more..
5.0 VFW Park (1 review)
- So much to do here!
Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM Parks • Playgrounds

I also found this park after finding local LFL's (little free libraries)! They offer one here. Anyways, they have soccer goals, picnic shelters, a huge playground, an enclosed sandbox, baby swings, and tons and tons of open green areas. They have some paved sidewalk, but most is uneven grassy/dirt terrain. They have some trash cans. Parking is along the side streets (no main streets), so mostly on the side where the homes are. No bathrooms. See more..
4.5 Detroit Zoo (1.346 reviews)
- We love this zoo!
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Zoos

The Detroit Zoo has 125 acres of naturalistic habitats for more than 2,000 animals from anteaters to zebras and features award-winning attractions such as the National Amphibian Conservation Center, Great Apes of Harambee and Arctic Ring of Life. The Zoo’s newest attraction is the spectacular Polk Penguin Conservation Center, the largest facility for penguins in the world. See more..
4.5 The Great Escape Room (550 reviews)
- Fun 16th Bday party
Wednesday: 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

The Great Escape Room is a real-life room escape game in Downtown Royal Oak. The adventure is based on online escape games in which you are locked in a room with a series of clues and puzzles that must be solved in order to exit the room. It is part scavenger hunt and part puzzle game. Teams of up to 10 will work together to solve the puzzles and escape within a 60 minute time limit. See more..
4.5 Royal Oak Farmer's Market (79 reviews)
- Especially late summer, best place to get fresh produce.
Speciality & Gift Shops

I am a regular at the RO Farmer's Mrkt. Esp later in the summer and in the fall when the local farmers have the most to offer from in season produce. Currently construction around the market means parking is limited on site but across the street on the other side of the library (off 11 Mile Rd) is a brand new 500+ space parking structure with lots of parking. (and the1st 2 hrs are free, plenty of time to shop the market). See more..
4.5 Drag Queen Bingo (64 reviews)
- Drag Brunch
Wednesday: Spent 1-2 hours Theatre & Performances

Drag Queen Bingo offers a fun alternative to your usual weekend hot spots as well as getting out just early enough for you to hit the local clubs or bars! Just $20 for shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and $30 on Sundays which includes a fabulous brunch buffet! Drag Queen Bingo is an 18 event and is fun for ALL! We offer refreshments from our full coffee bar (coffees, teas, smoothies, and more!), sodas, water, and much, much, more! See more..
4.5 Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre (51 reviews)
- Jekyll and Hyde
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Theaters

1st let me say that I am embarrassed to say ..I had never heard of Stagecrafters before a couple weeks ago when I was reading an article about something in Royal Oak and there was a link to them at the bottom. I clicked it and read up on them a little bit and saw that they were doing a musical I love... Jekyll and Hyde. Now, I'm not gonna lie... saw the original on broadway with the people it was written for and absolutely loved it. I really was not expecting much... small nonprofit local theatre putting on a somewhat challenging show.... WOW. Was I wrong. The 3 main characters were awesome and had a terrific cast supporting them, unbelievable costumes and scenic design that put some profit minded theaters to shame.... I am definitely going to be going to their shows in the future... what a hidden gem. See more..
4.5 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle (19 reviews)
- Very nice venue and great staff
Spent 1-2 hours Comedy Clubs

I went to see Annie Rauwerda (Depths of Wikipedia) here. All the folks that worked here were very friendly, pleasant, and outgoing. Make sure you eat before you come here because the food options only consist of popcorn or nachos. There is also a 2-item requirement, but there were some at my table that only got one, and the waiter didn't force them to buy a second one. Oh - you might have to share a table with others, but as a solo traveler, this was a benefit and not a problem. See more..
4.5 Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room (16 reviews)
- Birthday
Spent 2-3 hours Wineries & Vineyards

First time doing a wine tasting. The price was nice, nice atmosphere. Good location, service and parking. See more..
4.5 Creative Arts Studio (12 reviews)
- A 4.5/5
Spent 1-2 hours Paint & Pottery Studios

The Creative Arts Studio of Royal Oak is a do-it-yourself art studio offering pottery painting, mosaics, glass fusing, beading, and wax hands on a walk in basis. We also offer wheel throwing, canvas painting, and pallet board painting by appointment. No experience is necessary and all ages are welcome! See more..
4.5 Royal Oak Historical Society Museum (12 reviews)
- Royal Oak Historical Society Museum, Webster & Crooks Rd.
Spent < 1 hour History Museums

SWEET. The Royal Oak Historical Society Museum, located at 1411 W Webster Road & Crooks Rd, here in Royal Oak, Michigan, is VERY SWEET. It is located in the former Royal Oak Fire Department, Northwood Station, Firehouse. It has been here for all of my life. It is like a historical lighthouse for me. My wife and I paid it a visit THANKS TO Trip Advisor listing it as something to do here in Royal Oak. It is staffed by volunteers and the curator, Muriel Versagi, a most friendly and informative lady, was on duty when we visited. Our visiting with Muriel greatly enhanced our most pleasant visit. The museum is truly a blast-from-the-past for all local senior citizens. Thanks to all of you who have made this museum possible. I salute and I pay homage to you. Keep up your good work. See more..
4.5 Royal Oak Golf Center (9 reviews)
- Great day!
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Golf Courses

We had so much fun and so many laughs at the golf center today! We started on the miniature golf adventure course. What a great course! It’s really pretty and we really enjoyed ourselves. After Mom (me!) won the round, we decided to try our hand at the driving range. So much fun! It is obvious that they are continuing to upgrade and the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. See more..
4.5 Classic Book Shop (8 reviews)
- Hidden Gem
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Speciality & Gift Shops

This little place is a hidden gem! Its super clean, and a quaint book joint! I bet you could find pretty much anything. I was searching for a copy of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, I emailed the book store and he had it. Arranged to pick up a day or so later. When I got there the book he handed me was IMMACULATE! Then he took be to show me where the additional Bach books were. I was able to get an IMMACULATE copy of Illusions as well! If your in search of a classic book then THIS is definitely the place to try!! See more..
4.5 Starr Jaycee Park (7 reviews)
- Starr Jaycee Park, 13-Mile Rd East of Crooks Rd, Royal Oak, MI.
Parks

The Starr Jaycee Park, located on the South side of 13-Mile Rd East of Crooks Rd, here in Royal Oak, Michigan, is a very nice park. The park was dedicated on December 5th, 1955, and is 28 acres in size. The park has a really great playground, a baseball / softball diamond, a football field, a Frisbee Golf Course, a Pavilion that may be rented (NOTE : the Pavilion can NOT be rented on-line. One must go to the city recreation department at 1600 N. Campbell to rent the Pavilion), Fitness Stations, picnic tables, a multi-purpose field, and a fitness trail. There are several free parking areas. They seem relatively small for the size of the park and, in fact, I have attended large group picnics here and had problems finding parking. There are train rides for children each summer / autumn month on the first full weekend of each month from noon to 4pm. I am not able to comprehend that this is the first review of the Starr Jaycee Park here on Trip Advisor. See more..
4.5 Ye Olde Saloon (5 reviews)
- Sweet dive
Bars & Clubs
Great dive also great for day drinking, they don't judge. Good beer selection for a dive and greasy fries. See more..
4.5 Main Art Theatre (4 reviews)
- Great Movie House
Movie Theaters
A local Art Theatre that gets many of the best first run features. While older, management keeps the place in great shape, ample adjacent parking and good seats. See more..
4.0 Emagine Theatres Royal Oak (116 reviews)
- You're the Star of the Show!
Movie Theaters

Emagine Theatres is an affordable, luxury movie-going experience for all ages. Our theatres feature gourmet concessions with stone-fired pizza, full bars, reserved seating, event space rentals, 3D & Dolby Atmos screens for a unique viewing experience, D-Box seats that move with the action on the screen, seat-side food & beverage service, and valet parking. Head to our website for more info. See more..
4.0 Mt. Chalet (27 reviews)
- Still Outstanding
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Bars & Clubs

Took my son here for a burger, beer and college basketball over the weekend. He has never been and I have not been for at least 15 years. They have not lost one step. Both burgers were outstanding. The fries are the most any restaurant will provide and the beers are ice cold and they keep them coming. Not sure why I have been gone for 15 years, but it won’t be another 15 until I am back. See more..
4.0 Royal Oak memorial Park (9 reviews)
- Special Spot At The Center Of The Woodward Dream Cruise!
Spent < 1 hour Monuments & Statues

An amazing place just happens to be at the very center of all the activity each August during the Woodward dream Cruise. A good spot to relax and take in all the sweet classic exhaust. Very few communities can lay claim to such spot, Yes, New York's Central Park, but this one comes without the East Coast Angst. Chill baby! See more..
4.0 Gusoline alley (4 reviews)
- Gusoline Alley
Bars & Clubs

Old time bar. Small and narrow. Has a lot of ambiance . Bar tenders are very cool. It dark inside and the beer is cold. See more..
4.0 O'Tooles Royal Oak (4 reviews)
- Loved this place
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Bars & Clubs
A fun atmosphere with great service and I loved the food. Our table of four shared the chicken nachos and they were fantastic! I ordered the lobster Mac-n-cheese and enjoyed that too!! This place had a nice list of craft beers and the "beer towers" are really fun too. Our waitress was great and we were impressed by "Eric-the Manager" who talked w us and made sure we were having fun! I'll definitely be back when I'm in the area! See more..
3.5 Royal Oak Music Theatre (78 reviews)
- Nice venue for acoustic music
Wednesday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Theaters

The theater offers a nice and more intimate setting for acoustic music. We attended a concert by Tommy Emmanuel that was outstanding. The site lines were good, and where we were sitting, the sound was excellent. There is a small bar at the back of the auditorium. The drinks were inexpensive and very little waiting for a large crowd. See more..
National Shrine Of The Little Flower Basilica (0 review)
Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals
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St Mary Catholic Church (0 review)
Churches & Cathedrals
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United Methodist Church (0 review)
Churches & Cathedrals
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St John's Episcopal Church (0 review)
Churches & Cathedrals
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