Wisconsin

6 places and 27 sights on our lists.

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Places in Wisconsin

Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Beaches · Small towns

Door County

Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Cape Cod: a thin peninsula of cherry orchards, lighthouses, fish boils and small harbor towns.

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Nature · Lakes

Apostle Islands

Wisconsin

21 islands in Lake Superior, with sandstone sea caves and old lighthouses, off the pretty harbor town of Bayfield.

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Cities · Cities

Madison

Wisconsin

A lively college and capital city on an isthmus between lakes, with a great farmers market, cheese and Frank Lloyd Wright's home nearby.

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Cities · Breweries

Milwaukee

Wisconsin

Breweries on Lake Michigan, the Harley-Davidson Museum and a winged art museum by Calatrava.

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Spiritual · Shrine

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Wisconsin

A hilltop Catholic shrine above La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a stone church, a rosary walk, Stations of the Cross and a candle chapel on 100 wooded acres.

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Nature · Water parks

Wisconsin Dells

Wisconsin

The 'Waterpark Capital of the World', a giant family resort town set among sculpted sandstone cliffs on the Wisconsin River.

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Sights in Wisconsin

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