101 Things to do in Racine, Wisconsin

1. Visit the Racine Zoo

2. Visit the Racine Art Museum (RAM)

3. Visit the Racine Hertitage Museum

4. Johnson Wax Administration Building - make a reservation and take a tour of this building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

5. Visit the Wind Point Lighthouse - a couple times a year you can see the view from the top of the beautifuly restored lighthouse.

Wind Point Lighthouse - Daniel Gryger's Gallery on Picasa

6. North Beach Park - a clean and well kept beach on Lake Michigan

7. Wingspread - also designed by Frank Lloyd Wright this home was built in 1938 for the SC Johnson family.

8. check out a concerts at the Racine Symphony Orchestra

9. Racine Masonic Center - arrange a tour of this historic landmark built in 1856

10. Racine County Sports Hall of Fame

11. go ice skating

12. go shopping at the Regency Mall with over 110 stores and department stores

13. go golfing at Johnson Park, Shoop Park or Washington Park

14. visit Kid's Cove Playground located on North Beach

Kids Cove -RacinePost

15. Summer Movies in the Park - bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets and watch a family friendly movie in the park

16. go curling at the Racine Curling Club Ice Skating Rink

17. visit Action Territory Family Fun Park in Kenosha where you can drive to go carts, play laser tag, hit a few balls in the batting cages, play arcade games , play paintball or a round of mini putt and more.

18. Go Bowling at Castle Lanes, Hillside Lanes, Surfside Bowl or Paradise Lanes West

19. play laser tag at the Blazzin Lasers Laser Tag Arena

20. Mitchell Park the Domes - check out the different environments in the domes where you can experience the dessert, the jungle and the floral show dome

The Domes - Source: Mother Nature Network

21. check out Halloween events like Real Racine Skeleton Skamper 5k run/walk or Boo at the Zoo - where kids ages 3 to 10 can go trick or treating.

22. visit Forteleza hall and check out the SC Johnson Gallery featuring rare artifacts from the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation

23. go shopping in Downtown Racine

24. check out the produce and more at the Farmer's Market Saturdays May through October

25. Christmas events: watch the annual Great Electric Children's Christmas Parade at Broad St. & Main St. or have breakfast with Santa and the animals at the Racine Zoo

26. cool off in the Racine Splash pad located at Festival Park Dr. & 6th Street

27. go strawberry picking at Berryville Farm LLC - picking season starts in June - directions

28. go canoeing and kayaking on the Root River. You can rent canoes and kayaks from the REC Center or at River Bend Nature Center.

29. take a bike ride on one of the many scenic bike trails including the Lake Michigan Pathway an 9.8 mile trail along the shores of Lake Michigan or on the 4 mile Root Rive Pathway

30. check out tradeshows and homeshows - such as the HomeExpo held in March

31. visit the Kenosha Public Museum - a natural science and fine arts museum

32. Pick some apples at Apple Holler, get lost in the corn maze, take a hay (or sleigh) ride or visit with the barnyard animals.

 

33. go rollerskating at Skatetown Roller Skating Rink

 

34. Visit Paul's video arcade for some air hockey, skeeball or traditional arcade games

 

35. Visit the Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts operated by RAM  

 

36. play mini gold or polish your skills on the driving range at Capoun Golf Range

 

37. Muligan's mini golf - play a round of golf featuring spray fountains, hazards, and a cave with waterfalls. They also have a night driving range.

38. take a tour of the Jelly Belly factory

39. Trimborn Farm - a 19th century historical farm that hosts craft fairs and summer concerts, for a list of buildings visit AmericanHeritage

40. watch a movie at Marcus Renaissance Cinema or at Cinemark Tinseltown USA

41. take a cooking class like the Spanish Cooking Courses offered at the Olde Madrid on Mondays

42. Visit the Chuck E. Cheese in Milwaukee

43. Visit the Mitchell Gallery of Flight located at the Mitchell International Airport

44. kids and adults will enjoy the fossils and skeletal casts at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum




kids will love Dino Digs offered every weekend
at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum
 

45. pack up some blankets and pillows and go watch a movie at the Keno Family Drive In

46. watch a NAFL game by the Racine Raiders

47. check out events at the Racine Civic Center

48. McClurg building or Hansen House?

49. Watch the Animal Crackers Jazz Series held on Wednesdays in June, July and August at the Racine Soological Amphitheatre

50. You can view the fish spawning runs at the Root RIver Steelhead Facility

51. check out the boats at the marinas

52. Check out the Firehouse 3 Museum located at 700 Sixth Street which used to be an active fire department from 1882 to 1968

53. take a fishing charter, there are several to choose from including Lake Michigan Charter Fishing

54. Take a sailing charter with Great Lake Sailing Charter



55. Visit Swan's Pumpkin Farm - to pick pumpkins or for their Watermelon festival in September, pony rides, pet the animals at the petting farm or visit the Spook House.

56. adults can visit the AeppelTreow Winery & Distrillery to sample the brandy/whiskey's, wines or ciders

57. take an evening, day or children's ceramic class at Ceramic Gardens and Gifts or visit Fired Up! Racine to paint your own pottery

58. check out the races and events at the Great Lakes Dragaway

59. go to Green Meadows Petting Zoo where you can take a hay ride or milk a cow.

60. watch the July 4th firework performance

61. check out local film festivals

62. Check out annual food festivals (which also feature family entertainment) such as Greekfest, Italianfest, Octoberfest or Kiwanis Annual Pancake Day

63. visit the Racine country fair held at the end of July

64. don't miss the classic car show held in mid August

65. Boerner Botanical Gardens - spend an afternoon checking out the beautiful flowers,visiting the nature ceter, hiking, or taking in a round of golf.

66. Riverbend Nature Center YWCA - "Providing Environmental Education and Outdoor Recreation"

67. Hawthorne Hollow - you can view their twelve acre arboretum, three historic building or hike on the two miles of wooded trails.

68. Wehr Nature Center

69. Whitnall Park

70. River Falls Family Fun Center

71. check out local concerts

72. visit the aviaton museum

73. check out a book or magazine at the Racine public library, or check out some of their many events like Bonk! - a free music and poetry series, or take a class to learn how to Manage your Money better

74. downhill skiing - book a skiing package with Luxergy

75. cross country skiing

76. Register or watch the athletes compete for a spot in the IronMan World Championships in the Ironman 70.3 Racine competition held in July



77. white water rafting

78. Go fishing at Horlick Dam

79. Cliffside Park

80. go snowmobiling on one of the many snowmobile trails

81. 1888 Bohemian Schoolhouse - you can reserve a tour of the one room schoolhouse built in 1888 and grade schoolers can take a two hour immersian school program

82. 7th mile fair - is a year round indoor and outdoor market

83. try a Kringle - a Danish pastry introduced to Racine in the late 1880s - check out Kringle.com for more information

84. have a coffee and peruse a book at Barnes and Nobles

85. More events

86. Big Chill Snow Sculpting competition

87. watch a production at the 6th street theatre

88. DeKoven Foundation

89. Racine theatre guild

90. Horlick field

91. Lakefront Trolley's - take a 19th century reproduction of the trolley through the downtown streets

92. go star gazing a the Modine Benstead Observatory open house - held one friday evening monthly April through October

93. Monument Square originally the Haymarket Square

94. go scuba diving, swimming or fishing at Quarry Lake Park with all the ammenties including airconditioned beach house and facilites and grills in the picninc area.

95. Sturtevant Caboose and Western Union Junction Railroad Museum

96. take a walking tour of downtown Racine - tour maps availabe at the City Hall

97. Take part in First Fridays - with shopping specials, dining, events, live music and more from over fifty downtown merchants on main and sixth streets from 6-9pm April to December.

98. play a game of tennis, softball or beach volleyball

99. Sewerfest Reptile Show

100. take Case IH plant tours of racines manufacturing operations where they produce tractors and tractor parts - by reservation only

101. visit the Reefpoint Marina where you can go swimming in a heated pool or have lunch at the Reefpoint Brew house restaurant (opening soon)