10 Retro Places In Michigan That Will Take You Back In Time

These days, many of us are wrapped up in technology as a means of communication. We’ve got the smart phones, the laptops, the tablets and social media to reach out and touch someone. Which is all great, but sometimes don’t you just want to go back in time? To a place where a night out bowling, roller rink disco, or pumping quarters into the pinball machine were all a part of a well-balanced teenage experience. Well, here are some spots across Michigan that are sure to provide you with just that.

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Pull up and catch a flick at this old timey drive in, sonny.

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Here you can play 75 cent games and knock back some $2 buds like they "used to" back in the day.

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Remember Ms. Pacman and Joust from the 80's? Here you can relive your heyday as a spiky haired youth only worried about slices of 'za and more quarters.

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Michigan's oldest operating soda fountain is what you're going to find here.

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Ah so many memories of skating the nights away as a young kid in this Detroit skate staple.

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Frogger is calling to you and just about every other game you played as a kid, please your inner child and check it out.

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When's the last time you went to a roller rink? C'mon.

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Now you're on the trolley, step back in time here and check out a movie on the real big screen.

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This is "one of the country's oldest active bowling centers" according to CNN, so defintely stop in for a game or two.

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"I'll have one malted please." They serve it up old fashioned here complete with food served in tin lunch boxes at this kitschy spot.

Really takes you back, right? Where are your favorite places to sit back and reminisce? Tell us in the comments below!