Wisconsin Travel Guide
Wisconsin is known as the Badger State of the United States. It is considered as a top travel spot, it owes much of its popularity to its natural beauty, with two Great Lakes (Superior and Michigan) and the Mississippi River, as well as 15,000 inland lakes. Around forty per cent is forested land, with 48 state parks and nine state forests, providing scope for any amount of outdoor recreation.
Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest city, legendary for the tempting scent of malt seeping from its many breweries. Nearly one million people gather each year along the banks of Lake Michigan for Summerfest—a live music and entertainment festival.
The north offers the vast pinestral forests of the Northwoods. Shimmering lakes and thousands of waterways each extend their own appeal. Highlights include the Oconto Area, Park Falls and Superior.
The heart of Wisconsin, the center of the state, pulses with the quiet activity of small towns surrounded by rugged natural beauty. Located on rivers, at the edge of lakes or in the shadow of one of the state's highest peaks, these home towns have individual graces that recommend themselves to visitors. Their welcome mats are always out.
The eastern part of the state along Lake Michigan is a wonderful combination of scenic agricultural landscape, beautiful woodlands and lakes, and growing urban centers. This is also home to the almost religiously regarded Green Bay Packers football team. The cities of Appleton, GreenBay and Milwaukee are all in this area.
Southwestern Wisconsin brings you striking rock formations, steep hills and hidden valleys, ravines filled with ferns and woodland flowers as well as man-made delights and diversions. The city of Madison is located in the eastern edge of this area.
The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, a stunning example of Roman Renaissance architecture, stands between Lake Mendota to the west and Lake Monona to the east. Green Bay is home to the NFL's oldest team, the Green Bay Packers. A trip to this city during football season would not be complete without taking in a game at Lambeau Field, or visiting the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.