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1) Most Scenic Beauty – the area around the town is spectacular, awesome ?
  Bayfield 901 30.85%
  Alma 685 23.45%
  Green Lake 479 16.40%
  St. Croix Falls 453 15.51%
  None of the above 304 10.41%
  Ontario 99 3.39%
 
2) Most Beautiful Town – the town itself, buildings, roads in its natural setting is beautiful?
  Mineral Point 837 28.65%
  Cedarburg 815 27.90%
  Ephriam 458 15.68%
  Stockholm 456 15.61%
  None of the above 257 8.80%
  Rural 98 3.36%
 
 
3) Most Exciting Architecture – historic, contemporary, futuristic - but definitely interesting?
  Cedarburg 685 23.45%
  Mineral Point 590 20.20%
  New Glarus 513 17.56%
  None of the above 498 17.05%
  Spring Green 488 16.71%
  Ephriam 146 5.00%
 
4) Best Galleries and Arts Scene – artists and galleries make for a vibrant cultural life?
  Egg Harbor 1070 36.63%
  Mineral Point 786 26.91%
  None of the above 663 22.70%
  Paoli 186 6.37%
  Plymouth 160 5.48%
  Amery 55 1.88%
 
5) Best Theater and Entertainment – best town for plays, concerts, entertainment?
  Spring Green (American Players Theater) 841 28.79%
  Fort Atkinson (The Fireside Dinner Theatre) 590 20.20%
  None of the above 551 18.86%
  Fish Creek (Peninsula Players) 412 14.10%
  Washburn (Big Top Chautauqua) 355 12.15%
  Bristol (Renaissance Faire’) 170 5.82%
 
6) Best Festival Weekend – which is the best town to visit to enjoy a weekend festival?
  Warrens (Cranberry Festival) 697 23.86%
  None of the above 613 20.99%
  Monroe (Cheese Days) 592 20.27%
  Port Washington (World’s Largest Fish Fry) 512 17.53%
  Iola (Old Car Show) 264 9.04%
  Stoughton (Syttende Mai) 240 8.22%
 
7) Best Dining - Great Places to Eat make this town great…but which town is it?
  Lake Geneva 565 19.34% (TIE)
  Sister Bay 565 19.34% (TIE)
  Green Lake 540 18.49%
  New Glarus 526 18.01%
  None of the above 383 13.11%
  Bayfield 339 11.61%
 
8) Best Fishing Getaway – where to hook 'em?
  Minocqua 611 20.92%
  Hayward 590 20.20%
  Eagle River 546 18.69%
  Waupaca 470 16.09%
  Port Washington 410 14.04%
  None of the above 291 9.96%
 
9) Best Biking Getaway – Wisconsin has miles of great bike trails, which town is best?
  Sparta 942 32.25%
  None of the above 602 20.61%
  Two Rivers 469 16.06%
  Boulder Junction 375 12.84%
  Brodhead 364 12.46%
  Plymouth 166 5.68%
 
10) Best Snowmobiling Getaway – which town is the best place to base your sledding trips?
  Eagle River 830 28.41%
  None of the above 671 22.97%
  Hayward 461 15.78%
  Minocqua 407 13.93%
  Hurley 334 11.43%
  Crivitz 215 7.36%
 
11) Best Town for a Boating Getaway – sails, paddle or motorized?
  Pepin 707 24.20%
  Baileys Harbor 619 21.19%
  Eagle River 588 20.13%
  Lake Geneva 533 18.25%
  None of the above 275 9.41%
  St. Croix Falls 196 6.71%
 
12) Best Cross Country Skiing Town – what town is the best for hitting the trails?
  None of the above 688 23.55%
  Blue Mounds 655 22.42%
  Cable 561 19.21%
  Minocqua 466 15.95%
  Fish Creek 407 13.93%
  Plymouth 141 4.83%
 
13) Best Town for Folk/Outsider Art?
  None of the above 811 27.76%
  Baraboo (Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park) 739 25.30%
  Dickeyville (Dickeyville Grotto) 452 15.47%
  Hollandale (Grand View) 412 14.10%
  Phillips (Wisconsin Concrete Park) 383 13.11%
  Rudolph (Rudolph Grotto) 121 4.14%
 
14) Best Ethnic Getaway – Which town offers the best getaway for a weekend enriched by another culture?
  New Glarus 1298 44.44%
  Cashton 388 13.28%
  None of the above 372 12.74%
  Lac du Flambeau 366 12.53%
  Belgium 264 9.04%
  Stoughton 230 7.87%
 
15) Best Shopping – from flea markets to international big names, you can find it all in Wisconsin, but which town really gets your shopping genes quivering?
  Cedarburg 915 31.32%
  None of the above 614 21.02%
  Mount Horeb 526 18.01%
  Sturgeon Bay 339 11.61%
  Kohler 287 9.83%
  Princeton 237 8.11%
 
16) Best Historic Town – Which town is the best for enjoying an historic getaway?
  Mineral Point 885 30.30%
  Prairie du Chien 581 19.89%
  Ripon 493 16.88%
  Baraboo 395 13.52%
  None of the above 319 10.92%
  Peshtigo 245 8.39%
 
17) Best Town On a Lake – Which town offers the best getaway for enjoying some time on a lake?
  Port Washington 810 27.73%
  None of the above 603 20.64%
  Ashland 530 18.14%
  Elkhart Lake 429 14.69%
  Algoma 372 12.74%
  LaPointe 174 5.96%
 
18) Best Town On a River - Which town is the best for enjoying some time on a river ?
  Trempealeau 823 28.18%
  St. Croix Falls 763 26.12%
  None of the above 490 16.78%
  Cassville 384 13.15%
  Gays Mills 359 12.29%
  Keshena 99 3.39%
 
19) Most Romantic Town for an Adult Getaway– When you want to get away with your lover, what’s the most romantic town to choose?
  Bayfield 593 20.30%
  Lake Geneva 566 19.38%
  Fish Creek 565 19.34%
  Kohler 540 18.49%
  Chetek 385 13.18%
  None of the above 269 9.21%
 
20) Best Town for a Family Weekend - Mom, Dad, Wife, Kids, Cousins - What town is the best?
  Wisconsin Dells 1508 51.63%
  Green Lake 460 15.75%
  Minocqua 371 12.70%
  Baraboo 211 7.22%
  None of the above 188 6.44%
  Blue Mounds 180 6.16%
 
       
     
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