Wisconsin

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

Some breakfast spots are worth a short walk down the block. Others are worth setting an alarm, filling…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 6

Some places earn a spot on the map by word of mouth alone, passed along like a happy…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 5

Tucked away at 103 Industrial Dr in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, the Pardeeville Antique Mall is one of those places…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 4

Tucked away in the quiet countryside of Eagle, Wisconsin, Paradise Springs Nature Trail is one of those places…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 4

Tucked along the shores of Oconto Harbor in northeastern Wisconsin, Oconto Dockside is a waterfront restaurant that locals…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 3

Tucked away in the small town of DeForest, Wisconsin, Norske Nook is the kind of place you almost…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 3

Hidden in the heart of Wisconsin Dells, Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park Resort is home to one…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 2

Tucked along Atwood Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin, Monty’s Blue Plate Diner has a backstory that makes it even…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 2

Tucked along a quiet street in DeForest, Wisconsin, Norske Nook is the kind of place that feels like…

By Ethan Mueller · Aug 1

Wisconsin Dells is known as the Waterpark Capital of the World, and Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 31

Tucked along Atwood Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin, Monty’s Blue Plate Diner sits inside a beautifully renovated 1950s gas…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 31

Tucked away in Manitowoc County near the small town of Maribel, Wisconsin, Cherney Maribel Caves Park is one…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 30

Tucked along North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mader’s Restaurant has been serving up…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 30

Tucked along the south bank of the Menominee River where it meets Green Bay, Marinette, Wisconsin is a…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 29

Tucked away along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Door County, Legacy Nature Preserve at Clay Banks is one…

By Ethan Mueller · Jul 29