The Bookworm Gardens features more than 60 children's classic and contemporary books displayed in a whimsical storybook garden setting. The gardens are home to a variety of old-fashioned flowers and unusual plants. Pack a picnic and read your book in the garden by Hansel and Gretel's house.
Along with the Terry Andrae State Park, Kohler-Andrae State Park is actually two parks in one, boasting a total of 988 acres. With five nature and hiking trails and two miles of pristine beaches and sand dunes along Lake Michigan, the parks have plenty of winter and summer activities, including camping, swimming, sledding and tobogganing. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center's original house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It features a collection of folk and contemporary art and is famous for having one of the "best bathrooms in America." The center features 10 art galleries, a theater, gift shop and cafe. Take a plunge at the Breaker Bay Water Park. The 43,000-square foot indoor park has seven slides, waterfalls, numerous pools and more. No matter the weather outside, the whole family will have fun. There is even a 1,000-gallon bucket that drops water on you while you stand below!
At the Above and Beyond Children's Museum, kids will love the pirate ship, the crawl-through tunnel and three floors of hands-on exhibits. They can even play the Whompamaphone, a PVC pipe organ with a 15-foot long pipe. The Sheboygan County Historical Museum complex includes restored buildings from the 1850s to 1900s, including the Bodenstab Cheese Factory with commercial cheese making equipment from that era. The museum showcases seasonal displays, temporary and permanent exhibits and a museum store.
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