101 things to do in wisconsin...
| 1. Concerts on the Square |
2. Farmer's Market on the capitol square |
| 3. Free waterski shows every Sunday night on Lake Monona |
4. Cows on the Concourse--you have to see it to believe it! |
| 5. Badger State Games |
6. Art Fair on the Square |
| 7. Paddle & Portage Canoe Race |
8. Taste of Madison--Labor Day weekend |
| 9. Tour the state capitol building |
10. Summerfest--bands and beer! |
| 11. Take in a play or concert at the Madison Civic Center |
12. Miniature golf at several area courses. |
| 13. Play some "real" golf on several area public courses. |
14. Learn how to sail with the Hoofers club. |
| 15. Take a walk through Olbrich Park Botanical Gardens |
16. Hang out by the water and listen to some local bands on the ousside of
Memorial Union Terrace. |
| 17. State Street--enough said!! |
18. Wisconsin Dells--loads of waterparks & wax museums galore! |
| 19. Visit the Harley Davidson factory and museum in Milwaukee |
20. Eat breakfast at the local truck-stop restaurant--the original greasy
spoon! |
| 21. Visit a dairy farm |
22. Go to a Friday night fish fry |
| 23. Go to Mickey's Dairy Bar some morning for pancakes as big as your head! |
24. House on the Rock |
| 25. Taliensan-Frank Lloyd Wright's school |
26. Pendarvis--historic Cornish settlement in Mineral Point |
| 27. Logging races in Hayward |
28. Visit the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame |
| 29. Take in a Packer's game...if you can get tickets!! |
30. Go to a Milwaukee Brewers game |
| 31. Visit ABS (American Breeders Service), they have the largest bulls, cows,
etc. in the world |
32. Go to the Wisconsin State Fair and watch the pig races--they chase Oreos! |
| 33. Visit an area Amish community to purchase homemade goodies |
34. Take in a Badger football game--GO BADGERS! |
| 35. Go to an IMAX movie in Milwaukee |
36. American Players Theatre--an outdoor theatre set in the woods |
| 37. Visit a cheese factory to see how cheese is made and to get some free
samples--yum! |
38. Cheer on the Chicago Bears at their summer training camp at UW-Platteville |
| 39. Tour a local winery |
40. Conoeing down the Wisconsin River |
| 41. Cave of the Mounds |
42. Madison Blackwolf game--minor league baseball |
| 43. Walleye Weekend in Fond du Lac--biggest walleye fishing tourney in the
country |
44. Camping at any of the area state parks |
| 45. Tour Miller Brewery |
46. EAA in Oshkosh |
| 47. Feeling lucky? Visit on of the state's gambling casinos |
48. Watch movies at the Orpheum theatre |
| 49. Maxwell Street Days |
50. People-watching--just sit on a bench in downtown Madison and see all walks
of life! |
| 51. Antiquing |
52. Hiking at Devil's Lake |
| 53. Snowmobiling |
54. Have a butter burger and some custard at Culver's |
| 55. Tubing down Apple River |
56. Biking through the UW Arboretum |
| 57. Visit the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison--it's free! |
58. Take in a Madison Mad Dogs game--professional indoor football |
| 59. Visit the Monona Terrace |
60. Go on a picnic at Picnic Point |
| 61. Circus World in Baraboo |
62. Check out the stars at the UW Wasburn Observatory |
| 63. Explore some apple orchards |
64. Eat some Babcock ice cream |
| 65. Fly fishing in hundreds of great streams and rivers |
66. Military Ridge bike trail |
| 67. Go to an auction |
68. Visit a vintage clothing store |
| 69. Tour Capitol Brewery in Middleton |
70. Waterskiing on several area lakes |
| 71. Go on the bumper car rides and eat lots of cotton candy at a local county
fair |
72. Hot air ballooning |
| 73. Skydiving |
74. Bungee jumping up at Wisconsin Dells |
| 75. Auto racing in Milwaukee and Elkhart Lake (Nascar bush series) |
76. Tailgating--it's almost a sport in Wisconsin! |
| 77. Devour some sweet corn at the Sun Prairie Corn Festival |
78. Ride the ferry in Merrimac |
| 79. Visit the Wisconsin Folk Museum or Childrens Museum on the capitol square |
80. Take in a concert at Alpine Valley--an outdoor music theatre |
| 81. Take a swing dance class through a UW mini-course |
82. Practice your "mamba" moves at the Cardinal Bar--different themes
every night |
| 83. Participate in the Crazy Legs Run and watch the spring UW football game
afterwards |
84. Take part in one of the many "fests" in Milwaukee--Germanfest,
Italianfest, Irishfest, etc. |
| 85. Rhythm & Booms--Midwest's largest fireworks display set to music |
86. Feel like a kid again at Ella's Deli on the east side of Madison |
| 87. Farmer's Appreciation Day--Dodgeville |
88. Go to the Madison Blues Festival held at Olin Park for some great music |
| 89. Horseback riding at Governor Dodge State Park |
90. Take in "5th Quarter" at a UW-Madison football game |
| 91. Rent a bike at a Madison retailer and bike around the lakes. |
92. Go rollerblading |
| 93. Go "bumper" bowling |
94. Shoot pool at the Great Dane Brew & Pub |
| 95. Downhill skiing at Cascade Mountain |
96. Visit a local coffeehouse--yes, we do have Starbucks! |
| 97. Go to a Karaoke bar |
98. Spend a weekend up in Door County |
| 99. Read a book--Madison ranks 2nd in the nation per capita for book purchases |
100. Tour the Mt. horeb Mustard Museum |
| 101. Take part in (or observe) the Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw Festival |
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