20 things you have to do in Wisconsin, from Devil's Lake State Park to Lambeau Field

Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

When a friend moved to Arizona recently, she was determined to get to a few Wisconsin places before she left the state.

One of those was House on the Rock — the museum to the eclectic mind of architect Alex Jordan. For a friend who has a healthy fear of the paranormal, it was an interesting choice.

Maybe it's because I grew up in Wisconsin and had taken my share of school field trips to the bizarre home, but I was amused that she considered a visit essential before she left Wisconsin.

It did get me thinking, though, about other must-visit places in the Badger state — a bucket list of sorts, or quintessential places every Wisconsinite should experience.

The criteria are subjective, of course. An avid snowmobiler might consider a visit to the Snowmobile Hall of Fame essential, while a wine lover would want to visit Wollersheim, a national historic site that dates to the 1840s.

Whatever the benchmark, the places should be unique to Wisconsin, and they should be worth driving a little to see.

Here are 20 places to put on your bucket list.

American Players Theatre

Wisconsin's leading classical theater is made even better by its picturesque setting: an outdoor stage perched on a wooded hill outside Spring Green. The theater's national chops include a claim of being the country's second largest outdoor theater devoted to the classics, and alumni such as Carrie Coon ("The Leftovers," "Fargo") and Amy Acker ("Alias," "Person of Interest").

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