Travel Reference
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Sheboyganhasneverlackedfameforoneotherthing:bratwurst.It'stheself-proclaimed
Bratwurst Capital of the World, and nobody touches Sheboyganites and their brats. Innu-
merable neighborhood butchers still turn out family-secret-recipe bratwurst (everyone is
slobberingly devoted to his or her own butcher), and
Brat Days
(
www.brat-days.com
)
in
summer is one of Wisconsin's largest food festivals.
The city center's
boardwalk
winds alongside the Sheboygan River and Riverfront Drive.
Theoldfishingshantieshavebeentransformedintoantiqueshops,artgalleries,restaurants,
and other retail outlets.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
The superlative
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
(608 New York Ave., 920/458-6144,
www.jmkac.org
,
10am-5pm Mon., Wed., and Fri., 10am-8pm Tues. and Thurs., 10am-4pm
Sat.-Sun., free) is one of Sheboygan's cultural landmarks. The wondrously progressive, ec-
lectic grouping of galleries is devoted to contemporary art in all media, including galleries
devoted to self-taught artists. The center has been nationally recognized for its unusually
broadscopeanditseffortstoincorporatethecommunity—noPR-speak,itmeans
the whole
community
—in its undertakings. This explains its consistent ratings by industry groups in
the top 10 nationwide.
