The Detroit Yacht Club is located on an adjacent island, connected to Belle Isle by a bridge.

Following his victory in the War of 1812, American General Alexander Macomb, Jr. was assigned to this region and owned the island as his estate.

The 1908 Belle Isle Casino building is not used as a gambling facility; rather, it serves for occasional public events.

[4] Architect Cass Gilbert designed Belle Isle's James Scott Memorial Fountain, completed in 1925.

[5] William Livingstone Memorial Light, the only marble lighthouse in the United States, is located on the east end of the island, and features sumptuous materials and architecture.

It was constructed at a cost of $150,000 and was named for resident Jerome H. Remick, who owned the world's largest music publishing house at the time.

In 2004, the last of the 300 animals were captured and moved to the Detroit Zoo and nature center, located on Belle Isle.

It originally opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005.

The 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) historic building features a single large gallery with an arched ceiling covered in green glass tile to evoke an underwater feeling.

Additional recreational options in the early 21st century include a nature center, wheelchair accessible nature trail, fishing piers, playgrounds, picnic shelters, and handball, tennis and basketball courts, baseball fields, and cricket pitch.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a lease on October 1, 2013, to lease the park from the city for 30 years; while the city council rejected that offer in mid-October, the Michigan Emergency Loan Board opted for the state's proposal on November 12, 2013.

[17][18] On September 20, 2011, race organizers gained approval from Detroit City Council to use the updated track and support area on Belle Isle.

It was announced that Belle Isle would be the site of heavy metal band Metallica's 2013 Orion Music + More Festival, guaranteeing $100,000 in revenue.

The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan.

Designed by architect Albert Kahn, it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005.

The 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) historic building features a single large gallery with an arched ceiling covered in green glass tile to evoke an underwater feeling.

Located three miles (4.8 km) east of the city's downtown, on Belle Isle, it covers 13 acres (5.3 ha).

The Belle Isle Conservatory was built in 1904, designed by architect Albert Kahn, and rebuilt 1952–1954 with aluminum replacing its original wooden beams.

Thanks to her gift and subsequent donations, the conservatory is now home to one of the largest municipally-owned orchid collections in the United States.

Rare orchids were saved from Great Britain during the World War II bombing and transported to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory.

Due to a lack of maintenance and budget cuts in recent years, the vast majority of orchids have now died.

The south wing contains tropical plants of economic importance such as bananas, oranges, coffee, sugar cane, and orchids.

Located on The Strand on Belle Isle Park, this museum places special interest on Detroit's role on national and regional maritime history.

The 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) museum features exhibits such as one of the largest collection of model ships in the world, and the bow anchor of the legendary SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

[22] The slide was closed for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and upon reopening experienced issues with the speed at which riders were descending, which was attributed to the fact it had been freshly waxed.