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Minocqua Chain of Lakes · When it rains

When the lake's grey.

The tasting room with a fire going. The bookstore that doesn't mind if you stay two hours. The museum nobody on TripAdvisor mentions. Rain on a lake is one of the better problems to have.

Iconic stops

1 stop
  • Minocqua
    Wildwood Wildlife Park Zoo & Safari
    Editor's pick

    Wisconsin's second-largest zoo after Milwaukee County, with over 1,700 animals across 229 species on State Road 70 — a giraffe feeding platform, a parakeet walk-through, a petting zoo, and a safari tram. Budget about three hours; it's the rainy-day and kid-day answer when the lake itself isn't the plan.

    715-356-5588Visit ↗