• What makes Wisconsin a great place to visit?
    • The mid-western state of Wisconsin is home to spectacular natural scenery, two Great Lakes – Lake Michigan and Lake Superior – dense forests and rolling farmlands.
  • What family-friendly activities are available in Wisconsin?
    • The Badger State is packed with fun things to do for the whole family, including several children’s museums in Milwaukee, La Crosse, and Madison, and experiencing the spectacular beauty of the speleothems in the Cave of the Mounds.
  • What historical attractions can be found in Wisconsin?
    • Visitors can also explore the history of the circus in Baraboo.
  • What outdoor activities are available in Wisconsin?
    • Wisconsin offers hiking and mountain biking at the MacKenzie Environmental Education Center.

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1. Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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  • What is the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary?
    • The Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is a pristine 600-acre wildlife refuge in Green Bay and home to an extensive wildlife rehabilitation program.
  • What is the significance of the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary?
    • The largest park in the Wisconsin Park system and open to the public year-round, the sanctuary cares for injured and sick wild animals and rehabilitates them to return to the wild. Those that cannot be returned to the wild are cared for and given a permanent home at the sanctuary.
  • What attractions can visitors experience at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary?
    • The Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary features a variety of attractions, including exhibits of live animals, many of which are native to Wisconsin, including bobcats, foxes, wolves, and several species of birds.
  • What outdoor activities are available at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary?
    • The park also offers miles of hiking and skiing trails, wildlife viewing opportunities, and environmental education programs.

1660 E Shore Drive, Green Bay, WI 54302, Phone: 920-391-3671

2. Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

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  • What is the Betty Brinn Children's Museum?
    • The Betty Brinn Children's Museum in Milwaukee is explicitly designed for kids under the age of ten and features a variety of fun, interactive, and immersive exhibits and programs that enable children to learn through play.
  • Who founded the Betty Brinn Children's Museum?
    • The educational museum was founded by three women who wanted to provide a place for children to explore, discover, and learn through adventure and play.
  • What kind of exhibits are featured at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum?
    • The museum features hands-on displays where children can role-play, such as a grocery store, a design workshop, and an art room.
  • What programs are offered at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum?
    • The Betty Brinn Children's Museum also offers a variety of field trips and programs for scouts and girl guides.

929 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Phone: 414-390-5437

3. Cave of The Mounds

Cave of The Mounds

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  • What is the Cave of The Mounds?
    • Cave of The Mounds is a natural limestone cave and National Natural Landmark near Blue Mounds that features a spectacular array of mineral formations called speleothems.
  • How can visitors explore the Cave of The Mounds?
    • Visitors can explore the caves on guided daily tours on paved, lighted walkways that showcase the natural beauty of the geologic wonder and its colorful crystal formations.
  • What is the temperature inside the Cave of The Mounds?
    • The caves have a constant 50-degree temperature throughout the year, making it pleasant for visitors to experience the crystallized rock formations, stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and shimmering pools.
  • What other attractions are available at the Cave of The Mounds?
    • Other attractions include a gemstone mine, a fossil dig, hiking and biking trails, butterfly gardens, a picnic area, and a gift shop.

2975 Cave of the Mounds Road, Blue Mounds, WI 53517, Phone: 608-437-3038

4. Children’s Museum of La Crosse

Children’s Museum of La Crosse

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  • What is the Children’s Museum of La Crosse?
    • Children’s Museum of La Crosse is an educational institution in historic downtown La Crosse that features three floors of interactive exhibits that encourage children up the ages of 12 to learn through play.
  • What attractions are available at the Children’s Museum of La Crosse?
    • Attractions at the museum include interactive exhibits such as a climbing wall, a fire truck, a story library, a treehouse, and a grocery store, as well as a multipurpose theatre, and a gift shop selling educational books, games, and toys.
  • What additional services does the Children’s Museum of La Crosse offer?
    • The museum has two birthday party rooms to cater for celebrations, and hosts summer day camps, holiday functions, and other special events.

207 5th Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54601, Phone: 608-784-2652

5. Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology

Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology

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  • What is the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology?
  • What historical sectors does the museum document?
    • The museum documents the history of technological sectors dating back to 1840 and boasts an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers, including Control Data machines designed by Seymour Cray, and other related artifacts.
  • What educational opportunities does the museum offer?
    • In addition to the fascinating exhibits and displays, the museum offers a range of hands-on learning activities and educational programs for all ages.

21 E Grand Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729, Phone: 715-720-9206

6. Circus World Museum

Circus World Museum

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  • What is the Circus World Museum?
    • The Circus World Museum is a large museum complex in Baraboo that celebrates the history of the circus.
  • What structures are included in the Circus World Museum complex?
    • The 64-acre complex features 30 permanent structures, including the training complex for the Ringling Bros. Circus, which was founded by five brothers in 1884 and known as Ringlingville.
  • What are some notable buildings at the Circus World Museum?
    • The training complex buildings include the Animal House, the Elephant House, the Baggage Horse Barn, the Ring Barn, the Winter Quarters Office, and the Wardrobe Department.
  • What collections can be found at the Circus World Museum?
    • The museum is home to a vast collection of circus-related artifacts and objects, including over 200 original wagons and other vehicles used by circuses all over the world.
  • What type of tours are available at the Circus World Museum?
    • Visitors can explore the museum on guided tours which offer behind-the-scenes glimpses into circus life.

550 Water St, Baraboo, WI 53913, Phone: 608-356-8341

7. Death's Door Maritime Museum

Death's Door Maritime Museum

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  • What is the Death's Door Maritime Museum?
    • Located in the village of Gills Rock on the Door County peninsula, the Death's Door Maritime Museum documents the rich history of the area’s commercial fishing industry.
  • Where is the Death's Door Maritime Museum located?
    • Nestled on the shores of Porte des Mortes (Death’s Door), the museum features several informative exhibits, including a wooden fishing tug called Hope, a shipwreck and scuba diving exhibit, artifacts brought up from the bottom of Lake Michigan, and a beautiful bronze sculpture honoring commercial fishing in Northern Door.
  • When is the Death's Door Maritime Museum open?
    • The Death’s Door Maritime Museum is open mid-May to mid-October.

12724 W Wisconsin Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI 54210, Phone: 920-743-5958

8. East Troy Electric Railroad

East Troy Electric Railroad

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  • What is the East Troy Electric Railroad?
    • The East Troy Electric Railroad is a living history museum that offers visitors the opportunity to experience what it was like riding an electric trolley a century ago.
  • What types of trains does the East Troy Electric Railroad operate?
    • The family-friendly trolley museum operates scenic train rides on Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend interurban cars each weekend from April through October, along with dinner trains, family picnic trains, Christmas trains, and other special events.
  • What historic railroad cars can be found at the East Troy Electric Railroad?
    • The museum is home to over 30 historic railroad cars, including 17 operating trains, and the only working Milwaukee Streetcar in existence.

2002 Church St, East Troy, WI 53120, Phone: 262-642-3263

9. Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame

Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame

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  • What is the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame?
    • Located on the main floor of the Lambeau Field Atrium in Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame honors the Green Bay Packers professional American football team.
  • When was the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame founded?
    • Founded in 1966 by Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, William L. Brault, the 15,000-square-foot, two-level Hall of Fame features nine permanent galleries that use state-of-the-art technology to create enhanced interactive displays, along with inspiring exhibits of artifacts and objects relating to football and two temporary exhibit spaces.
  • What is the experience like at the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame?
    • The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame is a self-guided attraction and takes about two hours to explore.

1265 Lombardi Ave, Green Bay, WI 54304, Phone: 920-569-7512

10. Lumberjack Steam Train

Lumberjack Steam Train

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  • What is the Lumberjack Steam Train?
    • The Lumberjack Steam Train is a passenger excursion train that is made up of a steam locomotive, passenger coaches, and cabooses that runs from the outskirts of Laona to the museum site.
  • Where does the Lumberjack Steam Train operate?
    • The train operates on the Laona and Northern Railway, a heritage railroad and part of the Camp Five Museum, which is a living history museum that documents the history of transportation and the forest industry of Wisconsin.
  • What is included with the Lumberjack Steam Train ticket?
    • The museum includes the Camp Five Farmstead, also known as Camp Five Logging Camp, an old logging camp that is listed on the National Historic Register of Places and can be explored on the same ticket purchased for the Lumberjack Steam Train.
  • What other attractions are available at the Logging Camp Complex?
    • Other attractions that can be enjoyed at the Logging Camp Complex include the Logging Museum and Blacksmith Shop, the Cracker Barrel Store, the Animal Barn and Corral, and the Choo Choo Hut Restaurant.

5068 US-8, Laona, WI 54541, Phone: 715-674-3414

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