Explore the Great Lakes and the midwest state of Wisconsin with our expert travel writers. You’ll savor local brews and even visit the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee has transformed from beer and brats to a city filled with sophisticated dining options. Here are the best romantic restaurants in Milwaukee. I grew up in Milwaukee, and in the 1990s, I could count on one hand the number of restaurants I’d have classified...
Head to Door County, Wisconsin, for a slice of Americana as sweet as cherry pie. Here is our itinerary for a memorable summer weekend in Door County. With cooler temperatures and a delightful string of small towns up and around the peninsula, Door County,...
Want things to do in Cedarburg, WI? Just 2 hours from Chicago and 20 minutes from Milwaukee, Cedarburg offers real-life Hallmark moments. Picturesque hamlets that scream "Hallmark Christmas movie!" may bring Vermont or New Hampshire to mind, but there's a small...
On a recent visit to Milwaukee, one thing became clear—Milwaukeeans love their pets. If you’re visiting Milwaukee with your dog, you’re in luck. Here is our pet lovers' guide to Milwaukee. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have to have a wag off,” says emcee Mike Wild....
Are you ready for a paranormal adventure? If you believe spirits haunt the places they inhabited during life, visit one of our favorite haunted hotels with potential spooky encounters. If you believe spirits haunt the places they inhabited during life, visit a...
On a cool spring morning, a forested pathway led to the first building in our tour at The Clearing Folk School, as we experienced art in Door County, Wisconsin. An original log cabin with its newer wood-clad addition made me think of elves. The ground crunched...
I hadn't visited water-wrapped Door County, Wisconsin in at least a decade. And we had spent very little time in the seaside village of Ephraim during that trip. I breathed deeply as I drove into Ephraim and my shoreline view became unobstructed. Boats of all...
As we approached The American Club® —a Wisconsin resort part of Destination Kohler—we passed a long, brick building. Operating for more than 100 years, it housed the iconic Kohler Company, renowned for kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The American Club blends antique...
Ever wonder how your holiday cranberries make it to your table? Learn more along the Wisconsin cranberry highway with farm tours and tastings. How much do you know about the cranberries on your holiday table? Believe it or not, those cranberries probably came from...
In Door County, summer is short and sweet. So short that chain hotels don’t want to build here, so the “Cape Cod of the Midwest” remains delightfully full of Mom and Pop businesses. So sweet that this Wisconsin peninsula sticking out into Lake Michigan like an...