Ann Arbor's Fairy Doors

I've lived in Ann Arbor for years over the span of decades, but I didn't discover Ann Arbor's fairy doors until a couple years ago thanks to a friend in the know. 

But they are the cutest! I recently did a tour with that friend, exploring Ann Arbor and its fairy doors.

Essentially, they're tiny doors built into random places downtown.

Even better, the locals have gotten into it, and they create little scenes filled with whatever old plastic toys they have lying around.

Sometimes those toys are dinosaurs. 😂

During that tour, I took a bunch of pictures. Including a pic of the dinosaurs one, of course!

Now, whenever I'm out and about Ann Arbor, I look for fairy doors.

And I often spot one or two.

Here are my fav fairy door pics I've taken over the years. My ultimate fairy door overall is last. 😊

The best fairy village:

The largest fairy door I've seen in Ann Arbor, with several levels!

 

Fairy doors in and around businesses downtown:

Ann Arbor Fairy Door in a local cafe
Ann Arbor Fairy Door with Aladdin!
Ann Arbor Fairy Door outside Movie Theater Downtown
Ann Arbor Fairy Door downtown, I think it was by a bank
Itty Bitty Ann Arbor Fairy Door
Fairy door seen in Ann Arbor, with wreath and pumpkins

 

And random ones seen around town:

Ann Arbor Fairy Door in front of random house
Ann Arbor Fair Door in Nook of Tree - 1
Ann Arbor Fairy Door in the nook of a tree - 2
Ann Arbor Fairy Door with Dinosaurs!
A fairy door in Ann Arbor with a cool windmill!
Fairy door in Ann Arbor: castle and Winnie the Pooh!
Ann Arbor fairy door: cool treehouse next to a beautiful flower
Ann Arbor fairy door: pretty light-up village
Ann Arbor's fairy doors: a cute little gnome's house, complete with gnome
Ann Arbor's fairy doors climbing up a tree
Ann Arbor fairy doors: cute little village with trail and pond
Ann Arbor fairy door: Book club!

 

And of course, my ultimate favorite, the fairy door at the Ann Arbor downtown library:

Ann Arbor Fairy Door at the downtown library, door and book view
Ann Arbor Fairy Door at the downtown library, book view
Ann Arbor Fairy Door at the downtown library, a peek inside!
 
Bonuses: a fairy face on a tree and a fairy door under construction at my favorite ice cream shop in Ann Arbor!
Fairy doors of Ann Arbor: a fairy face on the tree
Fairy doors of Ann Arbor: a fairy door under construction at my favorite ice cream shop
P.S. I wrote a short story inspired by one of these fairy doors! Read The Fairy Choice: an urban fantasy action/adventure here.