Wisconsin

A day on the slopes at Devil’s Head leaves plenty of people hungry for something hearty, and there…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 21

Tucked along a quiet country road in southern Wisconsin sits a spot where the doors don’t even open…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 20

Tucked along a quiet stretch of central Wisconsin highway sits a small tavern where the batter is mixed…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 20

Some restaurants borrow the 1950s for a quick photo op, then serve you food that tastes like every…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 20

Down a set of stairs in an old Milwaukee tavern sit two wooden bowling lanes that have been…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 19

Warm afternoons in Wisconsin have a way of pulling people toward water, and there is one winding waterway…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 19

Somewhere along a two-lane highway in northern Wisconsin sits a small roadside cafe where the coffee stays warm…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 19

In Wisconsin, frozen custard is more than a dessert. It is a summer tradition passed down through generations,…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 18

Tucked into a corner of a busy Milwaukee neighborhood sits a tavern that has been rolling strikes since…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 18

Wisconsin is famous for big-name spots like Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Dells, but some of the best days…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 17

A quarter. That is all it takes to buy a single ride ticket at one of the most…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 17

Some of Wisconsin’s best day trips are hiding underground, waiting quietly beneath the rolling green hills of the…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 16

Deep in the northern woods of Wisconsin sits a name that curious travelers keep passing around in whispers.…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 16

Northern Wisconsin keeps a few things quiet, and this one might be the best kept of them all.…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 15

Some towns feel built for rushing, and some feel built for slowing down. Cedarburg, Wisconsin sits firmly in…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 15

Some diners in Wisconsin have been feeding the same families for decades, and the regulars keep coming back…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 15

Some places make you promise yourself you will just pop in for an hour, and then swallow your…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 14

Some places refuse to change, and thank goodness for that. Near Milwaukee sits a tiny counter-only spot that…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 14

Some places refuse to let the calendar boss them around. Tucked into a small Wisconsin lakeshore town sits…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 14

Deep in the northern reaches of Wisconsin, a river carves through ancient rock, tumbling over ledges that have…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 13

Wisconsin has plenty of busy cities, but its real charm often lives in the small towns where life…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 13

Somewhere between rolling farmland and a slow-moving river sits a county seat where the pace slows down and…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 13

Wisconsin takes frozen custard seriously, and once you taste the real thing, you understand why. Custard is richer…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 12

There’s a stretch of rolling Wisconsin countryside where the loudest thing you hear is the wind moving across…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 12

In Wisconsin, Friday night means one thing: fish fry. The supper club tradition runs deep here, with old-school…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 12

Wisconsin has a way of slowing life down in the best possible way. Between the lakeshores, the rolling…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 11

Tucked into the rolling farmland of western Wisconsin sits a small village where horse-drawn buggies still share the…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 11

Some places make you feel like you have traveled back in time the second you walk through the…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 10

Tucked into the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin sits a small city with a big backstory, one that…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 10

Deep in the northern forests of Wisconsin, along a quiet county road, sits a shiny old dining car…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 9

Deep beneath the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin sits a hidden world that most people drive right past…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 9

Somewhere in Madison sits a thrift store so big and so tidy that regulars plan monthly trips across…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 8

Downtown Fond du Lac hides a breakfast spot that has been serving folks since horse-drawn wagons rolled down…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 8

Right on the edge of the Capitol Square in downtown Madison sits a tavern that regulars treat like…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 7

Some places on the map barely register until you actually go, and then you cannot stop talking about…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 7

Some of the best views in Wisconsin do not ask much of your legs. Tucked into the western…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 7

Somewhere in the quiet reaches of northwestern Wisconsin sits a small city built around a lake that shares…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 6

Wisconsin does supper clubs better than just about anywhere, and the best ones sit in small towns where…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 6

Tucked into the northern woods of Wisconsin sits a small community wrapped almost entirely by water, where daily…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 6