THINGS TO DO IN WISCONSIN - CENTRAL REGION ATTRACTIONS

Attractions
Weidner Center for Performing Arts - The Weidner Center has received rave reviews from performers and audiences alike. Its outstanding acoustics, physical beauty and state-of-the-art accommodations combine to make it one of the finest performing halls in the United States. (924) Oshkosh Public Museum - The museum tells the rich story of exploration, settlement, and development of the Lake Winnebago Region in Wisconsin. It is the story of Native Americans; French explorers, missionaries, and fur traders; immigrants from far-away places including Germany, Poland, Russia, and Scandinavia; pioneers and investors; builders and dreamers; farmers, shopkeepers, and lumber barons (926) Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, north central Wisconsin's premier art museum, features special exhibitions, dynamic education programs, collections rooted in bird imagery, and sculpture-filled gardens to delight visitors of all ages. (928) Historic Point Basse - Historic Point Basse preserves the 1850s site and remaining structures of the settlement that once thrived here. Located at the south end of the extensive rapids of the Wisconsin River in what are now Portage and Wood Counties, Robert Wakely's settlement at Point Basse was an important stopping place for lumber rafts as they headed down river. (930) Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology - As the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology develops, it will offer historical exhibits based on regional industries and their role in our community, interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to explore technological ideas, traveling exhibits, demonstrations and instruction, programming for school groups, and special events. (932) Woodland Dunes Nature Center - Woodland Dunes is an oasis of marshland, swamps, sandy fields and meadows and wooded ridges between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Enjoy the sight of waxy, yellow buttercups, hear the clear,whistled notes of an oriole, feel the swish of the wind through the hemlocks or feel the soft breast feathers of a bluebird at the bird banding station (934) Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bike Museum - The Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bike Museum is dedicated to enhancing an understanding and encouraging an interest and appreciation in the history of bicycling and the life of astronaut Donald ""Deke"" Slayton. (936) Wisconsin Maritime Museum - It's a fascinating, entertaining, educational adventure into everything ""maritime,"" from the famous sailing ships of yesteryear to modern Great Lakes ships; from WWII submarines to a wide range of maritime treasures. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is an enchanting, eye-popping adventure for the whole family...a truly different and rewarding complement to any vacation! (938) Paul Bunyan Logging Camp - The facility features an interpretive center containing the new Interactive Tall Tales Room for the child in all of us, and many other buildings authentic to the 1900's logging era including a bunkhouse, cook shanty, heavy equipment building, blacksmith shop, barn and other exhibit rooms. And a larger than life statues of the legendary Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. (940) Children's Museum of La Crosse - The museum is a hands-on, interactive environment; a regional family place where the young and the young at heart can explore, create, experiment, learn and exercise their imaginations. (942) New Richmond Heritage Center - The Heritage Center is home to a number of historic buildings that represent life from an earlier era. (944) Chippewa Valley Museum - The Chippewa Valley Museum includes award-winning, professionally designed exhibits about the Ojibwe Indians (also known as the Ojibwa, Ojibway, or Chippewa), the area's first towns and industries, early farm life, and a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits. (946) EAA AirVenture Museum - EAA AirVenture Museum features historic civilian and military aircraft, exhibits and plane rides. (948) Mabel Tainter Memorial Theatre - The Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater is a fully functional Victorian era theater with a year round performing arts season featuring nationally recognized artists. (950)		Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame - Journey to the humble beginnings of this fan-owned franchise. Follow the Packers to their first championships; read the biographies of some of the inductees; view the exhibits; have fun with football trivia. (925) Ellwood H. May Environmental Park - This unique, diverse park offer 120 acres of forests, wetlands and prairie with ponds, river and an abundance of wildlife. Miles of free trails are perfect for birding, hiking and skiing with some being handicap accessible. The Ecology Center, Prairie Overlook and Environmental Lab allow for dozens of natural history program offerings to school and tour groups of all ages. (927) Above & Beyond Children's Museum - Above & Beyond Children's Museum offers hands-on fun for kids. The museum features a treehouse, Skycrawl, computer lab, pin screen and more (929) John Michael Kohler Arts Center - A 33-year-old, nationally acclaimed visual and performing arts complex, JMKAC is devoted to innovative explorations in contemporary American art. Its exhibitions focus on a wide range of concepts and directions, with particular emphasis on new genres, installation art, unconventional photography, the crafts, ongoing folk traditions, and the work of self-taught artists. (931) Houdini Historical Center - The Houdini Historical Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to gathering, interpretation, and dissemination of information and artifacts related to the life and career of Harry Houdini. (933) Cranberry Expo Museum - The Cranberry Museum lets you investigate the unique machinery designed, built and used by cranberry growers. When you visit the museum, you'll enjoy a personalized, guided tour and hands-on exhibits. (935) Crystal Cave - Multiple levels, hundreds of stalactites and stalagmites, and labyrinth passageways will delight the entire family. (937) Grand Opera House - A restored Victorian theater, The Grand was built in 1883 and renovated during the 1980s. This beautiful facility is owned by the City of Oshkosh and has been managed by the Oshkosh Opera House Foundation since 1990. Each year, nearly 25 public performances and approximately 30 youth events comprise the fine arts season with another 100 activities. (939) Neville Public Museum - The Museum offers two floors of galleries waiting to be explored. The Walter Gallery is one of three major halls for changing exhibits. On the second floor, the Frankenthal Gallery offers a panoramic view of the Fox River and Green Bay skyline. The Byram-Manger, and WPS Galleries along with the Mezzanine are devoted to additional changing art, history, and science exhibits (941) National Railroad Museum - Railroad history comes to life with 77 pieces of vintage rolling stock including Eisenhower's WWII command car, the Union Pacific ""Big Boy"" and the Rock Island ""Aerotrain."" In addition, enjoy a ride behind vintage diesel locomotives or be entertained in the theater with one of many railroad-theme video presentations. (943) Barlow Planetarium - This is a world-class facility for 3-D excitement, giant full-color special effects and crystal-clear, five-channel, 10,000 watt THX surround sound. The Barlow Planetarium has a 48-foot projection dome and seats 98 people, with four additional spaces for wheelchair access (945) Thrasher's Opera House - Built in 1910, Thrasher's Opera House hosted vaudeville, traveling theatrical companies and films. After WWII the building languished as a warehouse until its restoration in the mid-1990s. Features include an embossed tin ceiling, stencilled walls and a projection balcony. (947) Capitol Civic Centre - The Capitol Civic Centre is the gathering spot for over 70,000 people each year and the focal point of the performing arts on Wisconsin's East Coast. The theatre is a stunning example of an opulent 1920's vaudeville and movie house, exquisitely renovated and grandly reopened in 1987, now showcasing live stage productions by professional traveling artists and local performing groups. (949)

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