The Mercato

The Mercato is a collection of shops in the now repurposed Traverse City State Hospital. I wouldn't really call it a mall, but I guess by definition it fits? Anyway, the shops are teeny tiny but...

What a fascinating place. The building and grounds are lovely. First of all the building is a refurbishment asylum. Some say haunted. They did a lovely job restoring this property. There...

Tons of cute little shops inside of the old asylum. What a cool way to reuse this building too. Lots of craft and artisan businesses inside. We could easily spend hours browsing all of the...

We had a tour of the old asylum and tunnels. Learned SO much from Vanessa our tour guide. Vanessa's father worked in the hospital and the personal stories given added so much to my understanding...

Definitely a homey feeling. Great wraps and a lot of food. Burger was pretty good and the chicken tenders were delish. Nothing to brag about but filled our tummies.