tours - virtual
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James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden Tour the James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden where realistic concrete sculptures share space with tall trees. Learn more about this site in our feature story. see the tour [435kb] |
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Dr. Evermor Take a look around Dr. Evermor's sculpture garden, a prairie setting for fantasy machines made of industrial salvage. Read more about this Baraboo legend in our feature story. see the tour [515 kb] |
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Grandview sculpture garden Grandview, near Hollandale, Wis., was the home of self-taught artist Nick Engelbert, who converted his wooden house into a decorated concrete palace and surrounded it with sculptures reflecting his heritage and sense of humor. The site today functions as a community arts center. Read more about it in our feature story. see the tour [510 kb] |
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Dickeyville Grotto The Dickeyville Grotto was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in the 1920's. Devotion to God and country are the themes of the garden and many shrines on the grounds of Holy Ghost Parish. The structures are of concrete with embedded rock and colored glass. This tour is of the numerous shrines to saints behind the main grotto. Look for a close-up view of a large piece of petrified wood. More information on the Grotto can be found at roadsideamerica.com see the tour [139 K] |
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Folklore Village On County Highway BB outside of Dodgeville, just a stone's throw from busy 151/18, you'll find Folklore Village nestled in the rolling southwestern Wisconsin farm country. The site retains the character of the farm it once was with activity centered around the red and barn-like Farwell Hall. Whether it's traditional music and folk dancing or school children learning to spin wool or make Polish paper cut-outs, Folklore Village is an idyllic location for connecting to our rich past. see the tour [143 kb] |
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Oshkosh Grand Opera House Oshkosh's Grand Opera House once played host to Enrico Caruso and Mark Twain, but came very close to being torn down in the 1970s. Take this virtual tour to see how wonderfully restored it now is. see the tour [299 kb] |
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Milwaukee Holler House Milwaukee's Holler House has had two basement bowling lanes since 1908 and in all that time the pins have been reset only one way: by hand. For those used to bowling in a sprawling multi-lane facility, a visit to this cozy tavern is a trip back in time to what the sport was like a hundred years ago. Holler House was featured on Wisconsin Public Television's Wisconsin Stories. see the tour [528 kb] |
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