The University of Michigan has one of the most vibrant college towns; Ann Arbor is a smorgasbord of restaurants, bars, cafes, and shops waiting to be explored. It’s akin to a playground, just a hop, skip, and a jump away from our cozy student apartments.

During my last semester on campus, my friends and I wanted to explore as much of UMich as possible before our time together parted ways. The challenge here was preserving a sense of wanderlust without being fatigued from hours of reading Yelp reviews, verifying photos, and checking menu prices (and as college students on tight budgets, we wanted to make sure that we were getting our money’s worth)