Pottawattamie is conveniently located within 15 minutes of many excellent 18 hole golf courses, shopping centers, and vineyard tours. In nearby St. Joseph, South Haven, Saugutuck and Holland, there is antique shopping and many other tourist attractions.

Some of the more popular reasons to visit Pottawattamie Resort are:

• Curious Kids' Museum, St. Joseph (award-winning)
• Deer Forest, Coloma
• Fort Miami Heritage Center & Priscilla V. Byrns Heritage Center, St. Joseph
• Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff, St. Joseph, July 14 & 15th 
• Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph
• Tabor Hill Winery, Buchanan
• Karma Vista Vineyards, Coloma
• Contessa Winery, COloma
• Warren Dunes State Park, Sawyer
• Horse Drawn Trolley Rides, St. Joseph, June-December
• Jollay Orchards Family Fun Weekends, Coloma, September-October
• National Blueberry Festival - South Haven, early August
• Coloma Glad-Peach Festival - Coloma, early August
• Antiques on the Bluff, St. Joseph, First Sunday of the Month, May-October
• Brownbag Concert: Wednesdays, starting June 26th, St. Joseph
• Farmers Market: Starting Saturday, June 1st, St. Joseph
• Venetian Festival - St. Joseph, Mid-July
• Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven
• Paw Paw Lake Golf Course, Watervliet
• South Haven Festival of Cars, South Haven, Early July
• South Haven Annual All Craft Fair, South Haven
• Lake Michigan Hill Golf Club, Benton Harbor
• Blossomtime Festival, St Joseph/Benton Harbor, May 5th
• The Golf Club at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor - 6 1/2 miles away -PGA Senior Open - May 22nd-May 27th, 10% Discount when you mention PGA