Top Things to do in Wisconsin
Top Hotels in Wisconsin
- 1. Drury Plaza Hotel Milwaukee Downtown
- 2. Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown
- 3. Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva
- 4. Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
- 5. Hampton Inn & Suites Madison / Downtown
- 6. Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club
- 7. Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay
- 8. Radisson Hotel La Crosse
- 9. Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
- 10. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, La Crosse, WI
What to do and see in Wisconsin, United States: The Best Natural History Museums
When you think “adventure travel” you probably think of far-flung places like Belize and Alaska—not Wisconsin. But if you’re an outdoor adventurer, you’ll find plenty of places to explore in Wisconsin. A vacation in Wisconsin can put you close to the Kettle Moraine State Forest, which has excellent biking trails. Or choose Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands—kayakers will love exploring Lake Superior’s many caves and shipwrecks.
Packers fans don’t wear those cheese-wedge hats for nothing! Foodies will love tasting as many of Wisconsin’s artisanal cheeses as possible. Either drive from cheesemaker to cheesemaker, or choose a Wisconsin vacation in a town with a good farmers’ market—then the cheesemakers bring their wares to you. And what goes better with artisanal cheese than craft beer? In Milwaukee, visit the Lakefront and Sprecher Breweries for tours and tastings.
Wisconsin Dells is a classic family vacation destination. A vacation in Wisconsin Dells will put you close to all the excitement—you’ll have to tear the kids away from the theme parks, wave pools and water parks in Wisconsin Dells!
Lake Geneva boasts clean beaches, golf, and a small-town feel that definitely appeals to city dwellers—it’s a popular getaway for residents of Chicago.
Restaurants in Wisconsin
1. Flyways Waterfowl Experience
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Discover a REAL Duck Dynasty at Flyways Waterfowl Experience! See world class exhibits, video's, interactive touch screens and enjoy a nature show in our "Duck Blind Theater"! Beautiful waterfowl dioramas, art, US Conservation history exhibits and antique and contemporary duck calls and decoys can be seen in this unique birding museum. Try your skill in the LASER Arcade and challenge your friends to see who can score the highest in the large screen MALLARD MANIA, skeet and marksmanship training games. Find that extra special gift for the birding enthusiast in the Flyways Gallery Gift Shop. OPENED SEASONALLY: mid-May - mid-December. Call for information.
2. Thomas a. Greene Geological Museum
3. UW-Stevens Point Museum of Natural History
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
The Museum of Natural History is an integral educational entity within the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, dedicated to bringing natural history to life. The museum is responsible for the professional curation of the university's various scientific collections, including those reserved for research and teaching purposes.
4. Namekagon River Visitor Center
5. Milwaukee Public Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,061 reviews
Featuring more than 4.5 million objects and a variety of exciting exhibits, this is considered one of the best natural history museums in the United States.
Reviewed By marlenelovestotravel - Milwaukee, United States
MPM has an amazing collection of artifacts displayed in appropriate high quality exhibits. MPM has a variety of educational programs for all ages within the museum and at times in collaboration with sites in natural areas. The IMAX theater, book club, behind the scenes & short term special exhibits keep the facility fresh & encourages visitors to return frequently.
6. Cable Natural History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Our mission: Connecting people to Northwoods nature through educational experiences that inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility. We offer many exciting programs and exhibits for children, adults and families. Naturalist-guided adventures including hikes, river and forest explorations, paddling, bird watching, engaging lectures and workshops, and live raptor programs are just a few of the educational experiences we provide to residents, visitors and vacationers in the Cable Area of Northern Wisconsin. Explore our Curiosity Center, exhibits and collections of northwoods natural history. Meet our education raptors and other live collections that call the Museum home. Take the family to the Natural Play Area which features many components along short looping trails nestled among 14 acres of woodland. Includes a large tree house, hill slide, and more!
Reviewed By drigans2018
We visited this wonderful local museum today on a Tuesday when there is free admission. We were enthusiastically greeted at the front door reception desk by Donna, a wonderful local artisan painter who told us all about the newish environmentally friendly facility that was paid for by local private donations. While at the reception desk with Donna, we also were cheerfully greeted by Deb Nelson, the Museum Director. Needless to say, our initial perception of the museum was greatly enhanced by the personal engagement from the staff. The exhibits in museum themselves were extremely interesting and informative. We were touched by the effort to make all the exhibits extremely interactive and interesting for people of all ages, especially children. For example, there is a room where you can touch and feel pelts from several animals that are resident in the northern Wisconsin area including wolf, coyote, foxes, skunks and many others. We thought the red fox pelt was definitely the softest. You should feel it for yourself! They also have an amazing environmentally controlled taxidermy room with the most "splendiforous" array of birds and mammals from the north woods. We were simply blown away looking through the window into the room at all the specimens sitting there side-by-side and wondered aloud, what happens in that room at midnight when everyone from the museum is gone and they all come alive? Hahahahaha! If you visit the Cable, WI area, be sure to stop and visit here. One other important thing, the Cable Natural History Museum also has a "Natural Play Area" park for children and adults that is located in a beautiful wooded area that is only several blocks from the museum. At the behest of Donna, we visited the play area park and were extremely impressed how perfect and interactive it is for both children and adults. For example, you can read a book in the "Salamander Room" or climb in a tree house or hike 1 mile of beautiful wooded trails or even better yet, get caught up in a spider web! Both of us are seniors and honestly, we had the best time at one of the numerous play areas in the park where you can walk tight rope on a thick cable that is suspended only 6 inches above the ground. Even at our advanced ages both of us were able to walk that cable from end to end and we laughed so hard, like little children as we did! It was so fun! In addition, this interactive park has many other wonderful attractions that we haven't even mentioned. If you have children with you while you are in the area, visiting this interactive play park is an absolute MUST!
7. Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 121 reviews
Largest collection of meat-eating theropods on exhibit! Learn what dinosaurs looked like, ate and how they behaved. See life-scale replicas, The Carthage Institute of Paleontology on-site lab Minutes from the Illinois Wisconsin border and Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois.
Reviewed By JennaMMD - Somers, United States
Great way to introduce museums to youngsters. It is packed with information without being so big that kids would lose interest. Hands-on play is fun and well arranged. Be sure to get to the basement where you can watch paleontologists cleaning dinosaur bones; they had a giant Triceratops skull when we were there-fascinating!
8. Millard Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Getaway624613
Jim the owner sadly passed away in 2019. His collection will live on with his family. Thank you all for your support.
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