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Destination Wisconsin: Plan your next trip in your own backyard
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Destination Wisconsin: Plan your next trip in your own backyard

  • Jul 24, 2019
  • Jul 24, 2019 Updated Sep 2, 2021

Sometimes, you have to travel far to learn a lesson about how good you have it back home. In the spirit of inspiring awesome staycations, Lee newspapers from across Wisconsin have teamed up to bring you this guide to vacation planning in the Badger state. 

(15) updates to this series since Updated Sep 2, 2021

Rubber, art, music and a collective transformation in Eau Claire

Rubber, art, music and a collective transformation in Eau Claire

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Wisconsin Dells offers more than waterparks, resorts

Wisconsin Dells offers more than waterparks, resorts

Thousands of visitors flood to Wisconsin Dells every year. Known as the waterpark capital of the world, the area is best known for its major r…

'Among the Wonders of the Dells' Museum of Wisconsin Art summer 2019

'Among the Wonders of the Dells' Museum of Wisconsin Art summer 2019

Explore Wisconsin’s most popular vacation destination in a new way this summer.

The Mississippi: A river within reach of its visitors

The Mississippi: A river within reach of its visitors

The Mississippi River starts as a trickle at the headwaters at Lake Itasca, winds past sandstone bluffs capped with limestone, squeezes through a system of levees and dikes further downstream, and transforms into a bustling commercial highway for tows and cargo ships before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

Leinenkugel's: A taste of Wisconsin for 150 years

Leinenkugel's: A taste of Wisconsin for 150 years

Dick Leinenkugel is one of the fifth generation of his family to have guided, brewed, packaged, delivered and taste-tested in the Chippewa Falls brewery.

History on holiday: A guide to Wisconsin's historic sites and museums

History on holiday: A guide to Wisconsin's historic sites and museums

Take a trip through Wisconsin’s past this summer. At Old World Wisconsin, learn about immigrants and settlers working hard to build new lives …

Tall Ships Festival coming to Kenosha

Tall Ships Festival coming to Kenosha

A small fleet of large ships will be coming into Kenosha's harbor Aug. 1, part of the city's Tall Ships Festival.

Beyond the tall ships, lots to explore in Kenosha

Beyond the tall ships, lots to explore in Kenosha

If you're visiting Kenosha for the Tall Ships Festival Aug. 1-4, you'll be plenty busy at the harborside area.

Wisconsin's Capitol: Symbol of state's ideals and popular tourism spot

Wisconsin's Capitol: Symbol of state's ideals and popular tourism spot

Wisconsin’s Capitol is a perfect destination for a family-friendly outing.

EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh offers up aviation history and innovation year-round

EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh offers up aviation history and innovation year-round

The EAA's museum offers aviation programming all year.

Circus World celebrates, sustains performance culture

Circus World celebrates, sustains performance culture

Performances at Circus World offer entertainment for multiple generations: children, parents and grandparents.

Baraboo, a circus city to its core

Baraboo, a circus city to its core

History. That’s what visitors feel when they step onto the expansive grounds at Baraboo’s Circus World Museum for the first time.

A place of peace and healing, The Highground honors all veterans

A place of peace and healing, The Highground honors all veterans

Established in 1988 as a 100-acre park to honor Vietnam War veterans, those killed in action and their families, the now 168-acre park near Neillsville has expanded to include other wars.

Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center aims to connect public with farming

Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center aims to connect public with farming

The $13 million center in Manitowoc County is designed to educate about state food production and opens after the number of dairy herds in the state has been nearly cut in half since 2004.

Children's museums offer great resources statewide

Children's museums offer great resources statewide

Children’s museums offer kids the chance to explore the world in all corners of Wisconsin.

Bookworms dig in with visit to magical garden

Bookworms dig in with visit to magical garden

Bookworm Gardens is a magical place. And as word spreads, those who run the combination of a botanical garden and children's library can expect a lot more visitors.

Racine: Take a worldwide tour of foods

Racine: Take a worldwide tour of foods

While Racine may be best known for its proximity to Lake Michigan (after all, the 50 sandy acres of North Beach have been recognized by Parent…

Get out: Explore Wisconsin state parks near you

Get out: Explore Wisconsin state parks near you

Want to go for a hike, but not sure where? Or or maybe your plans include camping for a night. Use our map and search to find a state park or forest near you, or across the state.

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Tourism took major blow in 2020, but the outdoors kept it afloat

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