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WISCONSIN MUSEUMS

Chazen Museum of Art – Madison Major university art museum with 23,000+ works spanning global art history. Circus World Museum – Baraboo Historic site and museum with circus artifacts, performances, and Ringling Bros. history. East Troy Railroad Museum – East Troy Electric railway museum with vintage trolley rides and interactive exhibits. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – Madison Non-profit museum for modern and contemporary art, film, and education. Milwaukee Art Museum – Milwaukee Landmark museum with 34,000+ works, including American, European, and contemporary art. National Railroad Museum – Green Bay Historic locomotives, rolling stock, and railroad artifacts, plus special events. Northwoods Art Tour – Vilas, Oneida, Iron & Lincoln Counties Self-guided tour of artists’ studios and galleries in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. History Museum at the Castle – Appleton Regional history museum with Houdini exhibits and local artifacts. History Museum at the Castle (formerly Outagamie Museum) – Appleton Local history and Houdini-focused exhibits in a historic building. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters – Madison Nonprofit with the James Watrous Gallery for Wisconsin art and science outreach. Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) – West Bend State’s premier museum for Wisconsin artists, with 5,000+ works and rotating exhibitions. John Michael Kohler Arts Center – Sheboygan Contemporary art museum and performing arts complex with innovative exhibitions and artist-built environments. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum – Wausau Art museum known for the annual “Birds in Art” exhibition and sculpture garden. Rahr-West Art Museum – Manitowoc Art museum in a historic mansion with American and European art collections. Betty Brinn Children’s Museum – Milwaukee Interactive exhibits and hands-on learning for children, focused on science, creativity, and school readiness. Tommy Bartlett Exploratory – Interactive Science Center – Wisconsin Dells Over 175 hands-on science and technology exhibits, including a Russian Space Station MIR core module and physics demonstrations. Discovery World – Milwaukee Science, technology, and freshwater museum with interactive labs, aquariums, and hands-on exhibits for all ages. Milwaukee Public Museum – Milwaukee Natural and human history museum with immersive dioramas, planetarium, butterfly garden, and the Streets of Old Milwaukee. Dinosaur Discovery Museum – Kenosha Focuses on the link between dinosaurs and birds, with fossils and paleontology exhibits. Weis Earth Science Museum – Menasha Earth science museum with geology, paleontology, and Wisconsin mineral exhibits. UW–Madison Geology Museum – Madison Fossils, minerals, meteorites, and geology of Wisconsin, plus dinosaur skeletons. Madison Children’s Museum – Madison Interactive exhibits on arts, science, health, and civic engagement for children and families. Above & Beyond Children’s Museum – Sheboygan Three floors of interactive exhibits and creative play for kids. Oshkosh Public Museum – Oshkosh Regional history museum with science, art, and local history exhibits. Kenosha Public Museum – Kenosha Art, natural science, and local history exhibits, plus mammoth fossils and hands-on activities. Wisconsin Maritime Museum – Manitowoc Great Lakes maritime history, WWII submarine tours, and children’s water play area. Mitchell Park Domes (Horticultural Conservatory) – Milwaukee Three unique glass domes with tropical, desert, and floral plant displays. National Mustard Museum – Middleton Quirky museum dedicated to the world’s mustards and their history. Oneida Nation Museum – De Pere Native American history, culture, and art from the Oneida Nation. Menominee Cultural Museum – Keshena Tribal history, logging, and culture of the Menominee Nation. Madeline Island Museum – La Pointe Island and Lake Superior history, Native American artifacts, and fur trade exhibits. Wisconsin Veterans Museum – Madison Military history museum honoring Wisconsin veterans from the Civil War to present. First Capitol Historic Site – Belmont Site of Wisconsin’s first territorial legislature, with restored historic buildings and exhibits.