WISCONSIN

GENERAL
Sights & Sites
●Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail – 101 South Webster Street (Madison, Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; 608-267-2108; wisconsinbirds.org/trail; divided into 5 ecological regions, spotlighting 368 sites.



ASHLAND & BAYFIELD COUNTIES
Bayfield
Restaurants
●Maggie’s – 257 Manypenny Avenue; 715-779-5641; maggies-bayfield.com; famous for whitefish and apple pie.
Sights & Sites
●Apostle Islands National Lakeshore – 415 Washington Avenue (main office); 715-779-3397; nps.gov/apis/index.htm; 21 islands (Apostle Islands) & shoreline encompassing 70K acres on Wisconsin’s northern tip (Lake Superior): Eagle; Sand (dock, ranger station, camping & lighthouse); York (camping); Bear; Devils (dock, lighthouse & camping); Rocky (dock, ranger station & camping); South (dock & camping); North Twin; Outer (dock, lighthouse & camping); Cat (camping); Ironwood (camping); Otter (dock & camping); Raspberry (dock, ranger station & lighthouse); Oak (dock, ranger station & camping); Manitou (dock, ranger station, Manitou fish camp & camping); Stockton (2 docks, ranger station & camping); Gull; Michigan (dock, lighthouse & camping); Hermit (sandstone quarry); Basswood (dock, camping & McCloud-Brigham Farm); & Long (modern lighthouse on point); many islands offer public docking; shoreline contains some historical sites, such as many lighthouses.



BARRON COUNTY
Chetek
Hotels
●Canoe Bay – W16065 Hogsback Road; 715-924-4594 or 800-568-1995; canoebay.com; 23 cottages and/or rooms, each with stone fireplace, porch, and deep bathtub; beautiful and isolated.



DANE COUNTY
Madison (includes Genesee Depot & Paoli)
Bars & Nightclubs
●Café Montmartre – 127 East Mifflin Street; 608-255-5900; themomo.com; cocktail list inspired by 7 deadly sins; live music on weekends.
●High Noon Saloon – 701 A East Washington Avenue; 608-268-1122; high-noon.com; western saloon feel; grab balcony seat for catbird view of bands.
●Memorial Union Terrace – 800 Langdon Street (at University of Wisconsin); 608-265-3000; union.wisc.edu/terrace; outdoors, 4-tiered space; beer.
●Smoky’s – 3005 University Avenue; 608-233-2120; smokysclub.com; famous for martinis.
Hotels
●Arbor House – 3402 Monroe Street; 608-238-2981; arbor-house.com; environmentally conscious hotel.
●Dahlmann Campus Inn – 601 Langdon Street; 608-257-4391; thecampusinn.com; boutique atmosphere in campus’ heart.
●Doubletree Madison – 525 West Johnson Street; 608-251-5511 or 800-222-8733; doubletreemadison.com; between University and Capitol Square; airport shuttle service.
●Mansion Hill Inn – 424 North Pinckney Street; 608-255-0172 or 800-798-9070; mansionhillinn.com; boutique; restored mansion; try to get #1 (large bedroom area, 2 sitting areas, and huge bath).
Restaurants
●L’Etoile – 1 South Pinckney Street; 608-251-0500; letoile-restaurant.com; highly regarded, upscale farm-to-table operation.
●Forequarter – 708¼ East Johnson Street; 608-609-4717; undergroundfoodcollective.org/forequarter; no sign per se hangs outside; often crowded, tiny restaurant (just 16 seats at tables, another dozen at bar); Old World wines; compelling cocktails and notable spirits; 5 craft beers on tap; ever-changing dinner menu.
●Great Dane Pub – 123 East Doty Street #1; 608-284-0000; greatdanepub.com; greatdanepub.com; several locations; makes root beer in-house.
●Harvest – 21 North Pinckney Street; 608-255-6075; harvest-restaurant.com; sophisticated, regional dishes and extensive wine list; housemade tagliatelle is outstanding.
●Inka Heritage – 602 South Park Street; 608-310-4282; inkaheritagerestaurant.com; Peruvian food.
●Lazy Jane’s Café & Bakery – 1358 Williamson Street; 608-257-5263; comfort food for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
●Old Fashioned – 23 North Pinckney Street; 608-310-4545; theoldfashioned.com; try spicy Bloody Mary and “cheese curds.”
●Pig in Fur Coat – 940 Williamson Street; 608-316-3300; apiginafurcoat.com; glorious shrine to swine.
Services
●Machinery Row Bicycles – 601 Williamson Street; 608-442-5974; machineryrowbicycles.com; take bike path around Lake Monona.
●Smoky’s – 3005 University Avenue; 608-233-2120; smokysclub.com; steaks.
●Tornado Steakhouse – 116 South Hamilton Street; 608-256-3570; tornadosteakhouse.com.
●Wingra Boats – 824 Knickerbocker Street; 608-233-5332; wingraboats.com; paddleboat rentals.
Shopping
●Anthology – 218 State Street; 608-204-2644; anthology.typepad.com; whimsical boutique with crafts.
●B-Side Records – 436 State Street; 608-255-1977; b-sidemadison.com; vinyl records.
●Soap Opera – 319 State Street; 800-251-7627; thesoapopera.com; fragrances.
Sights & Sites
●Allen Centennial Gardens – 620 Babcock Drive; 608-262-1490; horticulture.wisc.edu/allencentennial gardens; 2.5 acres around Victorian building; 29 paths to wander.
●Henry Vilas Zoo – 702 South Randall Avenue; 608-266-4732; vilaszoo.org.
●Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center – 1 John Nolen Drive; 608-261-4000; mononaterrace.com; designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; roof garden and café have city’s best view over lake.
●Paoli – 9 miles southwest of Madison at crossroads of Highways PB & 69; visitpaoli.com; preserved 1870s village.
●State Street – road proper extends from Capitol grounds’ west corner (at Carroll and Mifflin Streets’ corners), west to Lake Street (adjoining University’s campus at Library Mall); pedestrian mall located downtown, near Capitol; hosts variety bars, restaurants, and shops; interesting sites are Madison Children’s Museum, Overture Center for Arts, and Memorial Library Mall.
●Ten Chimneys – Depot Road; 262-968-4110 (reservations); tenchimneys.org; Lunt family home, with extensive gardens.
●Unitarian Meeting House – 900 University Bay Drive; 608-233-9774; fusmadison.org; Frank Lloyd Wright design; built of copper and local limestone.
●University of Wisconsin Arboretum – 1207 Seminole Highway; 608-263-7888; uwarboretum.org; 1,260 acres; rent bike at Machinery Row and pedal over.



DOOR COUNTY
Diving
●Australasia – Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan); in 17' water.
●Frank O’Connor – Sister Bay (Lake Michigan); 300' steamer with intact boilers and 12' prop.
●Ocean Wave – Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan); well-preserved eagle figurehead.
Hotels
●Chanticleer – 4072 Cherry Road (Sturgeon Bay); 920-746-0334; chanticleerguesthouse.com; 12-room, red farmhouse on 30 acres; horses & sheep all over place.
Restaurants
●Sister Bay Bowl – 10640 North Bay Shore Drive (Sister Bay); 920-854-2841; sisterbaybowl.com; excellent restaurant-supper club AND bowling alley.



GREEN COUNTY
New Glarus
Bars & Nightclubs
●Puempel’s Olde Tavern – 18 6^th Avenue; 608-527-2045; puempels.com; established in 1893; mural depicts Andreas Hofer, Tirolean soldier arrested by Napoleon’s soldiers.



MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Milwaukee (includes Shorewood)
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. – 2920 South Kinnickinnic Avenue (Bay View); 414-489-0765; anodynecoffee.com; so good local short film maker & futures trader made short film about it.
Bars & Nightclubs
●Cafe Benelux & Market – 346 North Broadway Street (3^rd Ward); 414-501-2500; cafebenelux.com; brewpub that serves noshes.
●Milwaukee Brewing Co. – 613 South 2^nd Street; 414-226-2337; mkebrewing.com; almost mandatory visit.
●Safe House – 779 North Front Street; 414-271-2007; safe-house.com; spy-themed bar; if do nothing else in Milwaukee, come here.
●Spin Milwaukee – 233 East Chicago Street (3^rd Ward); 414-831-7746; milwaukee.spingalactic.com; table tennis bar that serves noshes.
Hotels
●Iron Horse Hotel – 500 West Florida Street; 414-374-4766 or 888-543-4766; theironhorsehotel.com; converted mattress factory whose 100 rooms have exposed brick walls and sweeping city views.
Restaurants
●Benji’s Deli – 4156 North Oakland Avenue (Shorewood); 414-332-7777; try breakfast dish, “hoppel poppel” – browned potatoes, chewy salami, scrambled eggs, and melted cheese.
●Braise – 1101 South 2^nd Street (Walker’s Point); 414-212-8843; braiselocalfood.com; locally sourced food.
●Ryan Braun’s Graffito – 102 North Water Street (3^rd Ward); 414-727-2888; ryanbraunsgraffito.com; owned by Milwaukee Brewers’ All-Star outfielder, Ryan Braun; homey Italian food.
Shopping
●Clock Shadow Creamery – 138 West Bruce Street; 414-273-9711; clockshadowcreamery.com; factory shop of dairy that uses only anti-biotic free & hormone-free milk to make cheese.
●Home Market – 222 East Erie Street (3^rd Ward); 414-755-2165; thehomemarket.net; full-service design boutique in historic warehouse space.
●Hot Pop – 213 North Broadway Street (3^rd Ward); 414-273-1301; hotpopshop.com; boutique-emporium; toy collectibles and creative housewares.
Sights & Sites
●Lake Park – 3233 East Kenwood Boulevard; 414-962-8809; lakeparkfriends.org; designed as part of 3-park system by Frederick Law Olmsted; Lake Park is system’s “jewel”; laced with walking paths.
●Milwaukee Art Museum – 700 North Art Museum Drive; 414-224-3200; mam.org; make sure to see Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Santiago Calatrava.
●Milwaukee Public Museum – 800 West Wells Street; 414-278-2728; mpm.edu; taxidermy.
●Red Arrow Park – 920 North Water Street; 414-277-0860; county.milwaukee.gov/RedArrow11930.htm; outdoor iceskating and cider.
●Riverside Park – 2808 North Bartlett Avenue; 414-962-8809; rspna.org; designed as part of 3-park system by Frederick Law Olmsted; has untamed, rural feeling; 12-acres open park, wooded land, and riverside habitat; bike path slices between 2 halves where railroad once existed; west side offers woods and trails down to river while east contains tennis courts, football field and track, softball field, and nature-themed playground.
●Washington Park – 1859 North 40^th Street; 414-342-0215; countyparks.com; designed as part of 3-park system by Frederick Law Olmsted.



ONEIDA COUNTY (includes Arbor Vitae, Minocqua, Necedah, Rhinelander, Sugar Camp & Woodruff)
Restaurants
●Al-Gen Dinner Club – 3428 North Faust Lake Road (Rhinelander); 715-362-2230; in faux log cabin; same sign since 1954; cozy steakhouse with no windows; decorated with taxidermy.
●Marty’s Place North – 2721 US 51 North (Arbor Vitae, Woodruff); 715-356-4335; martysplacenorth.com; former farmhouse and resort; now, supper club restaurant.
●White Stag Inn – 7141 Wisconsin State Route 17 (Sugar Camp); 715-272-1057; dinner club; make sure to have ice cream cocktail for dessert.
Sights & Sites
●Necedah National Wildlife Refuge – N11385 Headquarters Road (Necedah); 608-565-2551; fws.gov/refuge/necedah; located in northern Juneau County; established in 1939 & famous as northern nesting site for eastern United States Whooping Crane population reintroduction; other rare/threatened species include Karner Blue butterfly, massasauga rattlesnake, Blanding’s Turtle, and gray wolf; also, sandhill crane, Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, white tailed deer, canvasback duck, & wild turkey; in 2001, Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised chicks in refuge & then guided them to Florida’s Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, utilizing ultra-light aircraft; that population was successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds established in eastern United States for 1^st time in over 100 years; on Mississippi Flyway.



PEPIN COUNTY
Pepin
Sights & Sites
●Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum – 306 3^rd Street; 715-442-2142; lauraingallspepin.com.
●Little House Wayside – County Highway CC (1 mile south of Lund); 715-442-2142; lauraingallspepin.com; where Laura Ingalls was born.



PRICE COUNTY
Park Falls
Sights & Sites
●Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest – 1170 4^th Avenue South; 715-762-2461; fs.usda.gov/cnnf.



RACINE COUNTY
Racine
Sights & Sites
●Johnson Wax Administration Building – 1525 Howe Street; 414-631-2154 or 262-260-2154; scjohnson.com/en/company/visiting.aspx; designed by Frank Lloyd Rights; call ahead for tour; includes S.C. Johnson Gallery.



ST. CROIX COUNTY
Hudson
Restaurants
●Bricks Neapolitan Pizza – 407 2^nd Street; 715-377-7670; eatbricks.com; terrific Naples-style pizza; all profits go to local children’s charity.



SAUK COUNTY (includes Baraboo & Spring Green)
Sights & Sites
●International Crane Foundation – E-11376 Shady Lane Road (Baraboo); 608-356-9462; savingcranes.org.
●Taliesin – 5607 County Highway C (Spring Green); 608-588-7900; taliesinpreservation.org; American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s summer home; Wright began building it in 1911.



VILAS COUNTY
St. Germain
Restaurants
●McGregor’s Blink Bonnie Supper Club – 1506 County Road C; 715-542-3678.