I love to come here. Def more like little kid play area than museum. Def tailors to more small…read morechildren! Love their Friday activities. The one thing that does stink about this place is there are toooo many reading corners. I love that in a museum but there are like four areas on the second floor all right next to eachother and this has potential for other exhibits. Although really looking forward to the water exhibit they are building! I've also seen so much progress in this place since moving here two years ago! Third floor is def where we spend most of our time. Again made for more little kids. Older kids would get bored fast!

This place was wonderful!…read more It has multiple floors of fun - from slides to a fire truck to a farm for toddlers, there is plenty to see and do. This could easily keep children busy for hours and aside from the stairs, it's pretty well contained so kids can play without getting into dangerous situations. Well worth a rainy day visit.

This museum is a compilation of a fully furnished historical mansion, a cabin housing an ancient…read morecheese factory, a barn with some really cool historical farm implements, and your standard building housing 2 floors of exhibits of local history. Highly recommend you take a look! However the signage is lacking a bit due to road construction right now. Glad we found it!

A great jewel of a museum in Sheboygan, with a dedicated staff and an ever-changing collection of…read moreexhibits throughout the year. Though if you can only come once a year, make it during Holiday Memories, the annual year-end celebration featuring a number of original window display animations originally featured at the Prange's department store. In the years before everything was Amazon, these window displays would drive shoppers to the front windows of the stores at the pivotal Christmas shopping season, and several have been lovingly restored and maintained at the Historical Society. In addition to this showcase, there are two other buildings: A log cabin that does a great job of highlighting what life was like generations ago, and the Taylor House, a grand two-story house that has been kept in fantastic condition. Whether you're a local or just passing through, make sure you stop and check out the museum.

We were lucky enough to be in town right when the USS Cobia had returned from dry dock so we…read moredecided to go to the maritime museum to check the sub and museum out. The city has a rich maritime history so the city is a perfect setting for this museum. Lots of well-curated exhibits house a ton of interesting stories and information. You can easily spend a full day if you really wanted to immerse yourself deeply into everything that they have to offer. Our family was there for about 4 hours and was able to tour the submarine as well as check out all of the museum. Great exhibits for all ages. My kids had fun looking at the model ships and playing in the water play area. We had to practically pull our youngest one out of the area because he didn't want to leave, ha! Prices for admission were comparable to other museums and events that we did in town and that included the guided sub tour. I'm glad we stopped!

More interesting than expected. We spent over two hours touring this place and we did not even do…read morethe sub (we've been in subs in other towns & museums). We were on our way to Door County and decided to take the longer way up since none of us had ever been to Manitowoc. We saw this place in the tour books and knew we had to stop. At first the price seemed a bit high even without the sub tour but in the end it was well worth it. The displays hit on a wide variety of maritime topics not just the subs that were built locally during WWII. I really learned a lot including about all of the shipwrecks in nearby Lake Michigan. I really liked the display of old outboard motors. Overall a great experience.

The ladies who run this place are very personable and willing to help or offer any assistance if…read moreyou need. The place is small and just a nice little place to spend an hour if you want to learn a little about some of the planes and wars where planes fought in.

Tiny but amazing museum. Worth a visit if you're anywhere nearby. You can't miss the T-33 out…read morefront, one of the best-kept ones I've ever seen and in a very dramatic position. Off to the side is a T-28 done up in Laotian colors, to honor Hmong pilots. Lots of signage explains that, and there's a lot more T-28 stuff inside. Plenty of models and artifacts inside, a partial homebuilt, some clothing, etc. A big library with a rack of free magazines. I restrained myself and only took 6. There's a little gift shop with some pretty cool shirts and hats, and used books along with a few about the Hmong pilots, etc. I'm an aviation buff, so I made a special point of stopping. If you are into aviation and history, and are anywhere near Green Bay, Oshkosh, etc., it is worth a trip.

Wow, best kept secret around. Rich history of horse drawn carriages in the museum, blacksmith…read morehands on workshops and demos, 1800's logging history and demo, horse drawn carriage ride, and the truly fascinating history of Wisconsin's Wade House (complete with detailed tour.). Those who work there clearly enjoy sharing this history with the visitors, and it was a truly enjoyable experience.

A wonderful experience back in time. Loved the museum, buggy ride, saw mill, and tour of home. Very…read morelow pricing for such a wonderful experience. Highly recommend for experiencing the past.

For once the Instagram algorithm did right, presenting me with an ad for this museum right before I…read moreleft for the UP and circled around the other side of Lake Michigan to return back to Metro Detroit. I had never even heard of Manitowoc, Wisconsin but I'd definitely heard of Keith Haring and Rahr West had a special exhibit of his original subway art. I'd seen Keith Haring art in person before but not original salvaged chalk drawings on what were blank advertising panels and I was totally geeked about it. They had a really extensive selection and it was awesome seeing it weathered and showing other layers of stuff stuck to parts of it, ads and whatnot as well as other graffiti on multiple panels. One had a little kid chalk drawing in addition to Keith's. Really wonderful stuff to see in pers and I didn't have to go to NYC or pay NYC prices to do so. This museum is donation based with $5 suggested for adults. The special exhibit does take up the better part of the space, wrapping around a central gallery and there's a smaller gallery off to one side. It had an awesome piece of folk art and a couple good landscapes but there wasn't a whole lot extraordinary in the permanent collection. They do have a little piece of a Sputnik salvaged from the streets of this city and a cool sculpture outside. Downstairs there's student art studios and some funky murals. They have a recreation of Starry Night made with bottle caps that covers a whole wall. That made quite an impression on me. There wasn't also a chalkboard with some examples of Keith Haring art next to it encouraging you to make your own Keith Haring style art, or not Keith Haring style if you wanna be an iconoclast. There's not enough in the permanent collection here for me to recommend going out of your way to visit but if they have an incredible special exhibit like Keith Haring and you find yourself in Wisconsin this is a fantastic little museum.

Here is a good museum. One of its claim to fame is the fragment of the Russian spacecraft Sputnik…read morewas found on the sidewalk in front of the museum. We enjoyed looking at the artwork from this museums collection. It's a free museum. Plenty of parking in street. The interior part of the house such as the woodwork and stained glass windows itself are stunning.

We were excited to be going on Kohler's "Industry in Action" factory tour and to see the…read moremanufacturing of the great Kohler products, from vitreous china lavatory products, to cast iron tubs and to plumbing products. The tours are offered every weekday morning at 8:30am and reservations are required. Check-in at the Design Center, where the tour originates. Guests must be at least 14 years of age and must wear enclosed footwear. You are provided safety glasses and a narration headset and no cameras are allowed. Our tour guide was Elmer, who was a retired 40+ year employee of Kohler. He guided us through the three factory buildings which housed the vitreous china products manufacturing, as well as the cast iron and plumbing products. You could sense the pride that Elmer had in Kohler in his narration during the tour. We also went to the Kohler Arts/Industry Program center were we met the rotating artists that come into Kohler to create art pieces. The three hour tour ends back at the Design Center where you can browse through the displays of all the Kohler products and visit the Kohler Museum located in the lower level. A great tour to observe manufacturing in action. Best of all, the tour is free of admission.

The Elkhart Lake Historic Train Depot was not open when I visited, but I walked around the outside…read moreof it! I wish I could have explored the interior of this historic railroad station, but alas. I visited the area during a time that was off season, and the depot was closed. Anyway, this town landmark stands in the center of Elkhart Lake in the Village Square. It houses original depot furnishings, clippings, photos and memorabilia that chronicle the history of this resort community. The train depot was once Elkhart Lake's main transportation that brought trains full of vacationers, race enthusiasts, gamblers and gangsters from all around the Midwest. This landmark is located in the middle of town, so it's hard to miss. Just look for the big Elkhart Lake sign!

This is a great space to add to Sheboygan's cultural scene. The exhibits are interesting and…read moreeclectic. Each one makes you want to see more - all the stuff that's tucked away into storage. The staff seems friendly. This is just another nice place to wander and soak up some art magic.

We had been to their main museum in downtown Sheboygan a few times over the years and have always…read moreenjoyed it. So we wanted to visit this newer location since it opened and finally we were able to do so. With a required reservation in hand we visited on a Saturday morning. This FREE museum is awesome. It is a beautiful space with plenty of room to display the large scale pieces of quirky and unique Americana art. Many of the artists are self taught and not your typical artist types. Some had been retired farmers and lumbermen. We have sought out many of these fascinating art installations around the state. It is a blessing that Kohler has saved many of these in the field and in some cases brought some of the pieces to this museum. As with their other museum you must see the stunning and fun bathrooms. A real gem!