Activities (on site or nearby):

Hiking, Biking, Golf, Fitness Center, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Shopping, Restaurants, Museums, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Windsurfing, Jet-skiing, Cross Country Skiing.

Michigan City contains two major shopping centers, the Marquette Mall and the Lighthouse Place Prime Outlets outlet mall, the latter being a popular tourist attraction.

St. Anthony Memorial Health Center is Michigan City's hospital.

In terms of media, Michigan City has one daily newspaper, The News-Dispatch. It also has one FM radio station, WEFM, though residents receive radio and television broadcasts from both Chicago and South Bend.

In recent years, Michigan City has added a riverboat casino to its tourism offerings. Michigan City also houses a zoo.

The eastern edge of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is also located in Michigan City. Features include Mount Baldy, a large wandering dune. The sand found on the beaches in and near Michigan City is nicknamed "singing sand" because of the sound it produces