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1) Natural Wonders - Massive (you can't see it all from one spot or in a few hours)

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

868

25.00%

Great Lakes: Michigan & Superior

602

17.34%

Wisconsin Dells

484

13.94%

Wisconsin River

254

7.32%

Kettle Moraine

225

6.48%

Not voting in this category

212

6.11%

Driftless Region & Coulee Country

181

5.21%

Chequamegon & Nicolet National Forests

177

5.10%

Horicon Marsh

173

4.98%

Chain of 28 Lakes, Vilas & Oneida Counties

162

4.67%

Bois Brule River

42

1.21%

Menominee Tribal Forest

35

1.01%

Blackhawk Ridge

13

0.37%

2) Natural Wonders - Big (You can generally see it from one spot or in a few hours)

Cave of the Mounds Blue Mounds

726

20.91%

Not voting in this category

485

13.97%

Caves of the Apostle Islands Bayfield

454

13.08%

Grandad Bluff La Crosse

442

12.73%

Whitefish Dunes in Door County Valmy

412

11.87%

Big Manitou Falls Pattison State Pk.

290

8.35%

Cave Point in Door County Valmy

248

7.14%

Cathedral of Pines Lakewood

126

3.63%

Morgan Falls -St.Peter's Dome NE WI

81

2.33%

Timms Hill N Cent WI

80

2.30%

Waterfalls near Saxon Saxon

80

2.30%

3) Natural Wonders - Standard or Small (You can generally walk up and see it)

Stand Rock Wisconsin Dells

1430

41.19%

Parfrey's Glen Baraboo

808

23.27%

Not voting in this category

687

19.79%

Cedarburg Bog off Hwy #33 Cedarburg

265

7.63%

Floating Marsh Marigold Statewide

234

6.74%

4) Human Created Wonders - Attractions

House on the Rock Dodgeville

1157

33.32%

Not voting in this category

486

14.00%

Pabst Mansion Milwaukee

389

11.20%

Aldo Leopold Shack Near Portage

318

9.16%

Highground Veterans Memorial Park Neillsville

238

6.85%

National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Hayward

164

4.72%

Waswagoning Ojibwe Village La du Flambeau

156

4.49%

Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay

156

4.49%

Building for Kids Appleton

146

4.21%

Tallman House Janesville

100

2.88%

Milton House Milton

71

2.04%

St.John's Mine Potosi

43

1.24%

5) Human Created - Religious Buildings, Areas & Shrines

Not voting in this category

819

23.59%

Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians Hubertus

615

17.71%

Effigy Mound Sites around Wisconsin Statewide

483

13.91%

Dickeyville Grotto Dickeyville

277

7.98%

First Unitarian Society (by Frank Lloyd Wright) Madison

255

7.34%

St.Josaphat Basilica Milwaukee

201

5.79%

Greek Orthodox Church (by Frank Lloyd Wright) Milwaukee

158

4.55%

Stavkirke (Church of Staves) - Washington Island

136

3.92%

St.John's Cathedral Milwaukee

85

2.45%

Old St.Mary's Church at Old World Wisconsin Eagle

68

1.96%

St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church at Cornucopia Cornucopia

62

1.79%

Old Hauge Log Church Daleyville

59

1.70%

Deer Park Buddhist Center Near Oregon

54

1.56%

Boynton Chapel (Stavekirke) Baileys Harbor

51

1.47%

Indian Lake Chapel Hwy.#19-Dane County Martinsville

48

1.38%

Gates of Heaven Temple Madison

45

1.30%

St.Michael's Chapel Hwy.#66 New Fane

8

0.23%

6) Human Created Wonders - Museums

Milwaukee Art Museum

722

20.79%

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Birds in Art Wausau

568

16.36%

Wisconsin Maritime Museum & USS Cobia WWII Submarine Manitowoc

433

12.47%

Not voting in this category

370

10.66%

Wisconsin Historical Museum Madison

234

6.74%

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Madison

167

4.81%

John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan

139

4.00%

National Railroad Museum Green Bay

139

4.00%

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin Milwaukee

124

3.57%

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Madison

91

2.62%

SS Meteor Museum Superior

87

2.51%

Chazen Museum of Art (Formerly Elvehjem Museum) Madison

65

1.87%

Platteville Mining and Rollo Jameson Museum Platteville

65

1.87%

America's Black Holocaust Museum Milwaukee

61

1.76%

Fort Crawford Museum Prairie du Chien

60

1.73%

Bergstrom Mahler Museum Neenah

53

1.53%

Charles Allis Art Museum Milwaukee

30

0.86%

George W. Brown Cultural Center Lac du Flambeau

17

0.49%

7) Human Created Wonders - Buildings & Architecture

Wisconsin State Capitol Building Madison

1363

39.26%

Taliesin Spring Green

760

21.89%

Not voting in this category

450

12.96%

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Madison

313

9.01%

Ten Chimneys Genesee Depot

207

5.96%

Johnson Wax Building Racine

187

5.39%

Dan Hoan Bridge Milwaukee

76

2.19%

Wingspread Racine

68

1.96%

8) Human Created Wonders - Golf Courses

Not voting in this category

1569

45.19%

The Pete Dye Golf Courses of Kohler Kohler-Haven

611

17.60%

University Ridge Madison

370

10.66%

Sentryworld Stevens Point

299

8.61%

Lawsonia Golf Courses Green Lake

250

7.20%

The Bull Sheboygan Falls

187

5.39%

Northern Bay Arkdale

71

2.04%

Erin Hills Erin

67

1.93%

9) Human Created Wonders - Unusual, Unique, Off Beat

Not voting in this category

1094

31.51%

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum Mount Horeb

955

27.51%

Sputnik Landing Site and Replica at Rahr West Museum Manitowoc

345

9.94%

Rock in the House Fountain City

242

6.97%

Angel Museum Beloit

200

5.76%

A World of Accordions Superior

170

4.90%

Claire de Loon Mercer

159

4.58%

Big Penny Woodruff

111

3.20%

Honey of a Museum Ashippun

87

2.51%

Bow and Arrow Rock Array Mystery Hager City

61

1.76%

10) Human Created Wonders - Events

EAA AirVenture Convention Oshkosh

568

16.36%

Summerfest Milwaukee

431

12.41%

Dane County Farmers Market Madison

360

10.37%

Cheese Days Monroe

316

9.10%

Not voting in this category

259

7.46%

American Birkebeiner Hayward

179

5.16%

Madison Art Fair on the Square Madison

177

5.10%

Wisconsin State Fair West Allis

173

4.98%

Warrens Cranberry Festival Warrens

148

4.26%

Bayfield Apple Fest Bayfield

139

4.00%

Irish Fest Milwaukee

128

3.69%

Annual Gun Deer Hunting Season Statewide

124

3.57%

Oktoberfest, U.S.A. La Crosse

99

2.85%

Iola Old Car Show Iola

91

2.62%

World Championship Snowmobile Derby Eagle River

54

1.56%

Hot Air Affair Hudson

50

1.44%

Beef-A-Rama Parade of the Roasts Minocqua

48

1.38%

Lac du Flambeau Bear River Pow Wow Lac du Flambeau

47

1.35%

Indian Summer Milwaukee

34

0.98%

11) Human Created Wonders - Gardens, Horticulture Venues

Olbrich Botanical Gardens Madison

697

20.07%

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory Milwaukee

534

15.38%

Not voting in this category

507

14.60%

University of Wisconsin Arboretum Madison

501

14.43%

Rotary Gardens Janesville

322

9.27%

West of the Lake Gardens Manitowoc

228

6.57%

Boerner Botanical Gardens Hales Corners

227

6.54%

Green Bay Botanical Garden Green Bay

153

4.41%

Foxfire Gardens Marshfield

137

3.95%

Memorial Park Arboretum and Gardens Appleton

58

1.67%

Allen Centennial Gardens Madison

47

1.35%

Longenecker Horticultural Gardens Madison

14

0.40%

12) Human Created Wonders - Spectator Sports & Recreation Venues

Lambeau Field Green Bay

1208

34.79%

Not voting in this category

574

16.53%

Camp Randall Stadium Madison

483

13.91%

Miller Park Milwaukee

407

11.72%

Road America Race Track Elkhart Lake

327

9.42%

Kohl Center Madison

265

7.63%

Bradley Center Milwaukee

71

2.04%

Fox Cities Stadium Appleton

64

1.84%

Milwaukee Mile West Allis

25

0.72%

13) Human Created Wonders - Performers & Entertainment Troops

American Players Theater Spring Green

861

24.80%

Not voting in this category

530

15.26%

Fireside Theatre Fort Atkinson

515

14.83%

Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua Bayfield

506

14.57%

Tommy Bartlett Ski, Sky and Stage Show Wisconsin Dells

462

13.31%

Peninsula Players Fish Creek

275

7.92%

Masquers Community Theater Manitowoc

168

4.84%

Fanny Hill Dinner Theater Eau Claire

107

3.08%

14) Human Created Wonders - Parks & Trails (Any & All)

Devil's Lake State Park Baraboo

635

18.29%

Not voting in this category

379

10.92%

Ice Age Trail Statewide

369

10.63%

Peninsula State Park Fish Creek

294

8.47%

Copper Falls State Park Mellen

240

6.91%

Rib Mountain State Park and Granite Peak Wausau

215

6.19%

Wyalusing State Park Wyalusing

188

5.41%

Elroy Sparta Bike Trail Elroy-Sparta

174

5.01%

Mariners Trail Manitowoc-Two Rivers

129

3.72%

Big Bay State Park Madeline Island

106

3.05%

Point Beach State Park Two Rivers

104

3.00%

Aztalan State Park Lake Mills

96

2.76%

Picnic Point Madison

75

2.16%

Rock Island State Park Door County

72

2.07%

Riverwalk Milwaukee

64

1.84%

Tower Hill State Park Spring Green

49

1.41%

Point Superior Superior

43

1.24%

Newport State Park Ellison Bay

36

1.04%

Interstate Park St.Croix Falls

35

1.01%

Perrot State Park Trempealeau

34

0.98%

Pattison State Park Superior

31

0.89%

Cathedral Square Milwaukee

23

0.66%

Hank Aaron Trail Milwaukee

23

0.66%

Buena Vista Park Alma

10

0.29%

15) Human Created Wonders - Public Art Works

Not voting in this category

1150

33.12%

Petroglyphs on rock walls Statewide

709

20.42%

Restrooms at The John Michael Kohler Art Center Sheboygan

471

13.57%

Wisconsin Concrete Park Phillips

342

9.85%

Dr.Evermore's Sculpture Park Baraboo

284

8.18%

Murals of Ashland Ashland

253

7.29%

La Crosse Players La Crosse

153

4.41%

The Calling by Mark diSuvero Milwaukee

62

1.79%

16) Human Created Wonders - Pubs, Bars, Saloons

Not voting in this category

1028

29.61%

Baumgartners Cheese Store and Tavern Monroe

456

13.13%

Quivey's Stable Bar Madison

442

12.73%

Al Capone's Hideaway Couderay

389

11.20%

Bosacki's Bar Minocqua

267

7.69%

Tom's Burned Down Café LaPointe

185

5.33%

Siebken's Stop Inn Tavern Elkhart Lake

160

4.61%

Rusty's Backwater Saloon Stevens Point

118

3.40%

Nelsen's Hall & Bitters Club Washington Island

110

3.17%

Fish Lipps Cornucopia

85

2.45%

Barefoot Bay Lakeside Tiki Bar at Victorian Village Elkhart Lake

82

2.36%

Milwaukee Press Club Bar Milwaukee

74

2.13%

Cayuga Hotel Saloon Cayuga

28

0.81%

17) Human Created Wonders - State Historical Sites

Circus World Museum Baraboo

886

25.52%

Old World Wisconsin Eagle

649

18.69%

Not voting in this category

582

16.76%

Madeline Island Museum LaPointe

309

8.90%

Villa Louis Prairie du Chien

307

8.84%

Wade House Greenbush

239

6.88%

Pendarvis Mineral Point

199

5.73%

H.H. Bennett Studio Wisconsin Dells

116

3.34%

Stonefield Village Cassville

88

2.53%

First Capitol - Belmont Belmont

48

1.38%

18) Human Created Wonders - Performance Venues

Pabst Theater Milwaukee

748

21.54%

Overture Center Madison

691

19.90%

Not voting in this category

678

19.53%

Al Ringling Theater Baraboo

449

12.93%

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Appleton

344

9.91%

Alpine Valley Music Theater East Troy

339

9.76%

Mable Tainter Theater Menomonie

174

5.01%

19) Human Created Wonders - Restaurants, Cafes, Eateries

Not voting in this category

731

21.05%

Karl Ratzsch's Milwaukee

246

7.09%

State Street Brats Madison

204

5.88%

Old Rittenhouse Inn Bayfield

203

5.85%

Courthouse Pub Manitowoc

197

5.67%

Dining Room at 209 Main Monticello

188

5.41%

L'Etoile Madison

184

5.30%

Jimmy's Del-Bar Wisconsin Dells

161

4.64%

Delta Diner Delta

159

4.58%

Piggys La Crosse

128

3.69%

Immigrant Room Kohler

120

3.46%

Lombardi's Appleton

117

3.37%

Washington Hotel Restaurant Washington Island

92

2.65%

Stefano's Tratoria Sheboygan

88

2.53%

Wild Rice Bayfield

76

2.19%

Fields at the Wilderness Wisconsin Dells

72

2.07%

Grey Rock Restaurant Green Lake

69

1.99%

Louisiannes Etc Middleton

62

1.79%

Sanford's Milwaukee

54

1.56%

Old Fashioned Madison

51

1.47%

Hinterland Brewery Green Bay

47

1.35%

Harbor View Cafe Pepin

46

1.32%

Lightyears Restaurant Avoca

35

1.01%

KewPee's Lunch Racine

31

0.89%

Eno Vino Madison

28

0.81%

Dream Dance Milwaukee

19

0.55%

Lotta's Lakeside Cafe LaPointe

15

0.43%

20) Scenic Drives & Roads

Great River Road West WI

830

23.91%

Not voting in this category

648

18.66%

Hwy. #42 Gills Rock to Northport Door County

560

16.13%

Kettle Moraine Drive E Central WI

464

13.36%

Hwy #23 Dodgeville to Reedsburg SW WI

345

9.94%

Rustic Road #60 - Highway K Star Lake to Boulder Junction N WI

331

9.53%

Military Rd. Three Lakes

96

2.76%

Hwy.#131 From Wauzeka to Soldiers Grove SW WI

81

2.33%

Levee Road near Lake Delton Central WI

68

1.96%

21) Human Created Wonders - Rides, Boats, Conveyances

Wisconsin Dells Ducks Wisconsin Dells

493

14.20%

Not voting in this category

488

14.06%

S.S. Badger Lake Michigan Carferry Manitowoc

372

10.71%

Wisconsin Dells Upper Dells Boat Tours Wisconsin Dells

365

10.51%

Apostle Islands Cruises Bayfield

338

9.74%

Col-Sac III Free Ferry Merrimac

263

7.57%

Madeline Island Ferry Bayfield

237

6.83%

Washington Island Ferry Northport Pier

172

4.95%

Walworth "Mailboat Tour" Lake Geneva

146

4.21%

Lumberjack Special Steam Train at Camp 5 Laona

105

3.02%

Mid-Continent Railway Museum North Freedom

98

2.82%

Julia Belle Swain La Crosse

77

2.22%

Denis Sullivan Milwaukee

72

2.07%

Lake Express High Speed Ferry Milwaukee

61

1.76%

Madeline Island Wind Sled LaPointe

56

1.61%

Edelweiss Cruises Milwaukee

43

1.24%

East Troy Electric Railroad Museum East Troy

36

1.04%

Not voting in this category

488

14.06%

 

 

       
     
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