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Wisconsin travel tips and trip ideas

Ice columns and frozen formations lining the sandstone sea cave walls at Meyers Beach on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore mainland, Wisconsin
Seasonal

When Do the Apostle Islands Ice Caves Open? What to Know Before You Go

The Apostle Islands ice caves form only in winters cold enough to freeze Lake Superior solid, which doesn't happen every year. Here is how to read the con

Wisconsin River sandstone gorges seen from an Original Wisconsin Ducks amphibious vehicle tour on the Upper Dells, Wisconsin
Seasonal

Best Time to Visit Wisconsin Dells

Wisconsin Dells runs year-round, but the month you choose shapes everything: which parks are open, how long the lines run, and how much you pay for a room

Sugar maple and birch trees in peak fall color lining a county road through the Wisconsin Northwoods near Rhinelander
Travel Tips

Best Wisconsin Fall Color Drives

Wisconsin's fall color season rolls from the Northwoods south through October, giving you four to five weeks of strong color across landscapes as different

Quartzite bluffs rising 500 feet above the spring-fed lake at Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wisconsin
Travel Tips

Best Wisconsin State Parks to Visit

Wisconsin has 66 state parks and forests, and a handful of them stand out for the quality of their terrain, the drama of their scenery, or the plain fact t

Outdoor fish boil kettle over a roaring wood fire at dusk in Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin, with guests gathered around watching the boilover
Travel Tips

The Door County Fish Boil: A Complete Guide

The Door County fish boil is a working-fisherman's meal turned into one of Wisconsin's most iconic outdoor dining experiences, built around Lake Michigan w

Mississippi River and forested bluffs viewed from Grandad Bluff overlook in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on the Great River Road
Travel Tips

Driving Wisconsin's Great River Road: What to See, Where to Stop, and How to Plan the Drive

Wisconsin's Great River Road runs about 250 miles along Highway 35 from Prescott south to the Iowa border, through Driftless bluff country that was never t

Bay-side village of Fish Creek with docked sailboats and bluff-lined shoreline on the Door Peninsula, Wisconsin
Itineraries

How Many Days Do You Need in Door County?

Two days in Door County covers the highlights. Three days lets you settle in. Here's what each looks like, and how to decide.

Waterslides and lazy river at an indoor waterpark resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Travel Tips

Is Wisconsin Dells Worth Visiting? An Honest Answer.

The Dells is genuinely worth it for one kind of trip and a waste of money for several others. Here is the straight story on what you are paying for, what i

Geneva Lake shoreline with Victorian estate and clear blue water, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Travel Tips

Lake Geneva Weekend Guide: Things to Do, Where to Stay, and When to Go

Geneva Lake sits about 90 minutes from Chicago and 75 minutes from Milwaukee, with 21 miles of shoreline path, clear water, and enough good food and resort

A brandy old fashioned cocktail with orange garnish and cherry on a supper club bar in Wisconsin
Travel Tips

What Is a Wisconsin Supper Club?

A Wisconsin supper club is a specific kind of restaurant with its own unhurried ritual: drinks and dinner-ordering at the bar, a relish tray that arrives w

Aged Wisconsin cheddar wheels stacked on wooden aging boards inside a traditional Wisconsin creamery cellar
Travel Tips

A Wisconsin Cheese Tour: Where to Go, What to Buy, and How to Plan It

Wisconsin makes roughly 3 billion pounds of cheese per year, about a quarter of all American output. The creameries, cellars, and shops worth stopping at r

Children running toward a sandy beach on a clear Wisconsin lake on a sunny summer day
Travel Tips

Wisconsin with Kids: A Practical Guide to the Best Family Trips

From the waterpark resorts of Wisconsin Dells to the blufftop trails at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin is built for family travel in ways that hold up across ages