Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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TO FIND RECOMMENDED SIGHTS, ACTIVITIES, DINING, AND
LODGING.
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The Dells:
Do not miss a river cruise through the otherworldly Upper and Lower
Dells of the Wisconsin River (
click here
)
.
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Water Parks:
The Dells are home to the biggest water parks, the most slides, and
the wildest rides (
click here
).
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Circus World Museum:
Everyone will scream for joy at the jugglers and clowns
at this fave spot for kids of all ages (
click here
)
.
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Merrimac Scenic Drive:
Roll through glacial terrain to one of the last free river
ferries in the country (
click here
).
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Parfrey's Glen Natural Area:
Devil's Lake State Park features bluff trails and
obsidian waters (
click here
)
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Central Necedah Wildlife Preserve:
Here, find a splendid locale for spotting
cranes (
click here
).
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The Highground:
The drive here runs through charming communities and stops
at the inspiring Highground Memorial (
click here
).
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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum:
This museum draws visitors for its amazing
ornithological art collections (
click here
)
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You simply must come and experience a summertime trip to Wisconsin Dells and its orgy
of water parks. That'll be a weekend, but then you've got hiking in Devil's Lake, circus
clownsinBaraboo,andthewholeWisconsinRivertoexplore.Solet'scallitfourdays.The
first day and a half in the
Dells,
then a day (or so) in
Baraboo/Devil's Lake State Park
(definitely do the Merrimac Scenic Drive), and keep following the Wisconsin River north
via
Portage
(thehistoriccanal),
Necedah
(theCentralNecedahWildlifePreserve),
Stevens
Point
(awesome nature, and beer), to
Wausau
(whitewater and a gorgeous museum).
