Things to Do in Appleton
Appleton Things To Do Guide
Regardless of the time of year, there are always plenty of fun things to do in Appleton. During the summer months, an abundance of hiking trails, nature preserves, and parks are the ideal setting for outdoor adventures. When the weather turns cold, Appleton activities switch gears and transform into skiing, ice fishing, and hockey in the winter wonderland. Families can tour educational and historical museums or amp up the energy at an amusement park. Beat boredom any time of year with the exciting stuff to do in Appleton.
Nestled next to Lake Winnebago, Appleton is home to a variety of parks, nature preserves, and stunning natural beauty. Hike the trails in High Cliff State Park and absorb the wonder of the rugged and natural surroundings. With a 100-boat slip marina, visitors can enjoy views of the limestone cliffs from the water or by land. The Heckrodt Wetland Reserve is a popular Appleton activity for students and adults alike, due to the abundant wildlife, breathtaking botany, and educational activities.
When the snow starts to fall, as it does frequently during the winter months, cold weather Appleton activities abound. Take in the splendor of the season with free outdoor ice skating at Appleton Memorial Park, Erb Park or Jones Park. Many of the parks, including High Cliff State Park, are open year-round to accommodate cross-country skiers and snowshoeing lovers. At the Family Ice Center, lessons and free skating are available indoors for figure skaters and hockey players.
There are a host of Appleton attractions for families that are offered all year. Learn more about the history of the area at The History Museum at the Castle, which hosts a Houdini exhibit, or let the little ones run amok in The Building for Kids, an interactive children’s museum. For the serious shopping enthusiasts, the Fox River Mall is the largest mall in the area.
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Maple Lanes
- South Business Drive
Two hours of bowling on one or two lanes at an alley that also features sand volleyball courts and a golf simulator
Pro Fitness, Inc.
- Green Bay
Fitness professionals give one-on-one guidance during personal-training sessions as members lift and run their way to health
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Named for the mythical bird famous for its fiery rebirth, the Green Bay Phoenix shares its spirit with many esteemed sports programs, including a women’s basketball team that has been ranked as high as 16th in the NCAA Division I and a men’s squad that has made the NCAA Tournament four times. One of only four Division 1 schools in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Phoenix is a member of the Horizon League and their teams––including men’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving––have brought home a total of 29 league championships over the past decade.
Carved out of 640 acres of Wisconsin farmland, the 4.048-mile, 14-turn racetrack at Road America allows roadsters of all size and stripe to careen the original track design throughout the raceway’s full season of stock-car, motorcycle, and vintage-car collecting events. The iconic raceway, one of the fastest permanent road-racing tracks in the world, nurtures aspiring Andrettis through its driving school and accommodates gatherings with group outings, such as go-karting, snowshoeing, or geocaching adventures. On race day, guests can take advantage of golf-cart rentals to enjoy the action and fill up on snacks at some of Road America’s 13 concession stands.
The instructors at Bricks 4 Kidz translate a curriculum molded around science, technology, engineering, and math into kid-friendly language using Legos. They encourage creativity at hands-on classes and parties, where they oversee youngsters in designing and erecting machines, catapults, buildings, and other colorful formations with architecture and physics in mind. By giving their labs whimsical themes, including outer space and roller coasters, they put the kids in an environment where they can work together to master tricky concepts such as friction and scale. Central theories and activities are tailored to groups based on age, ability, and which side of the “Does gravity exist?” debate they support.
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Green Bay Scuba
- Green Bay
The entry-level certification course imparts necessary skills to begin open-water diving, including dive planning and underwater movements
The Golf Club at Camelot
Wooded hills and intersecting waterways play into meticulously groomed fairways of course awarded for its pristine playing conditions
Skydive Door County
- Nasewaupee
Take in views of Lake Michigan and Door County as you freefall and enjoy a canopy glide back to earth; photos chronicle the dive
