Things to do in Appleton, WI?

[CalicoKat]

Going to be in that area for two weeks in August.

 

We're looking for a place to camp too, any recommendations?

[mom2abcd]

There's a neat museum in an old house that got electricity way ahead of its time. It's very inexpensive and the displays in the basement were interesting for the kids.

 

I think that's near the Jansport outlet. We got really cheap backpacks, sweatshirts, etc.

 

That's all I can remember. I hope someone else can give you more exciting ideas.

[LauraGB]

Well, there's Me :D - we are about 30 minutes north of there.

 

Let's see...there's not much I can think of off hand in Appleton, however if you all are sports fans, if you travel north about 30 minutes to Green Bay, there is always Lambeau Field. There are also a handful of museums here, like Heritage Hill , which is pretty cool, and Hazelwood, which has awesome re-enactments when they have them.

If you want to travel south to Oshkosh (about 30 min from Appleton), there is always the EAA Museum. If you come during the convention, which is the end of July/beginning of August, you might meet Harrison Ford - he's always here for that. ;)

 

Hope that gets you started...

[klmama]

Isn't that where Harry Houdini was from? There might be a museum or something. There's a university, too. Maybe there will be events open to the public.

[CalicoKat]

Well, there's Me :D - we are about 30 minutes north of there.

 

Let's see...there's not much I can think of off hand in Appleton, however if you all are sports fans, if you travel north about 30 minutes to Green Bay, there is always Lambeau Field. There are also a handful of museums here, like Heritage Hill , which is pretty cool, and Hazelwood, which has awesome re-enactments when they have them.

If you want to travel south to Oshkosh (about 30 min from Appleton), there is always the EAA Museum. If you come during the convention, which is the end of July/beginning of August, you might meet Harrison Ford - he's always here for that. ;)

 

Hope that gets you started...

:D visiting you would be my first opportunity to meet a TWTMer in real life. I like that idea.

[LauraGB]

It would be fun to meet some other WTMers! There are a few more of us around here...2 others that I know of, specifically. Maybe they'll chime in, too.

 

As far as camp sites, I don't know much about what's around there. But there is High Cliff State Park to consider. I've never been there myself (I've never even been camping!), so I can't really comment on it.

[mom2jjka]

There is a nice children's museum downtown, the Houdini museum, a minor league baseball team, several nice parks (some with pools or beaches), a mall, and if you want to drive about 1/2 hour north there is a nice zoo in Green Bay or Bay Beach Amusement park.

 

High cliff has really nice camping, and I think there are some private campgrounds a bit closer to Green Bay as well.

[Perry]

Door County is nice, if you want to travel a couple hours away.

[LostSurprise]

Wonderful children's museum downtown. http://www.buildingforkids.org/index.php

 

Wild Air http://www.wild-air.com/

 

We usually hit those two, Half Price books, Goodwill (the one across from Wild Air has a great book section), and Hu-hot for a fun day.

 

It looks like the Paper Discover Center http://www.paperdiscoverycenter.org/

or the Houdini Exhibit would be fun. I'm putting those on my list for next time.

[tricia]

Hey, you could visit me!! I live 20 minutes from Appleton in a small town called Fremont. There is also a really nice campground here in our town called Jellystone. My kids usually work there in the summer. They have a waterslide, boating, golf and all sorts of fun stuff to do. If you have small children you can go to Bay Beach in Green Bay. It's a really nice amusement park for young children. And yes, the children's museum is wonderful too. I love to see you when you are here!:001_smile:

 

take care,

tricia

[mom2jjka]

We should have a WTM party. :001_smile:

[LauraGB]

We should have a WTM party. :001_smile:

 

I'd come! :)

[Ann@thebeach]

Another vote for the downtown children's museum. It's been about 4yrs since we were there but it was a lot of fun with a wide range of activities-better than most children's museums IMO.

 

There was a great downtown farmer's market then too-but that's been a long time ago.

[FunnyFarmMom]

We stayed at Apple Creek Campground in Appleton and loved it. Nice facilities, friendly people and very pretty, wooded sites. We only stayed for one night when we were in town for a Packers game but wished we could have stayed longer. Have fun!