Take Twelve: ways to cut coronavirus angst
How odd to have no place to go, be it far away or close to home. When the first round of travel restrictions between the […]
Wisconsin meat raffles fill taverns on wintry days
At least 30 years have passed since my husband and I walked into a small-town tavern one wintry morning, in search of a beer and […]
HobNob gains attention for excellence in hospitality
The James Beard Foundation typically pays attention to the nation’s edgiest and newest chefs and restaurant concepts. An easy majority of the annual Beard semifinalists […]
Ice bars, ice castles, MKE coat check, PEEPS show
At this time of year, bellying up to the bar for a cold one can be taken literally. Glistening ice bars – ice sculptures with […]
NYC’s MoMath: not just for math geeks
Consider the dichotomies of life: birth and death, night and day, salt and sugar, introverts and extroverts. These polar opposites have things in common too. […]
Take Ten: Fine fireplace getaways in Wisconsin
Single-digit temps are forecast as I write this, hot chocolate within reach and fat cat on my lap. Happiness through hygge (“hoo-ga”), the Denmark concept […]
How Elvis lives on, in Madison and beyond
One of the more colorful, late-life anecdotes about Elvis Presley in Wisconsin has the music icon leaving his limo, while stopped at a red light […]
Take 12: All in good taste for 2019
Extraordinary dining is not about category or price. This year I found it at farms and an aquarium, from rural Wisconsin to the seaside of […]
Chicago’s Second City presents holiday movie parody
Come celebrate the holidays at The Second City with a festive, all-new holiday movie parody, Deck the Hallmark: A Greeting Card Channel Original. Under the […]
Christmas movie props/costumes, holiday windows fill Castle Noel in Ohio
Mark and Dana Klaus love Christmas. Big time. You’ll find them at Castle Noel in Medina, Ohio, where the Christmas spirit lives all year. Big […]
Winning recipes: grasshopper cheesecake, choco cheesecake bars
Two home bakers in Wisconsin have taken the top prizes in the Taste of Homes recipe contest, “Best-Ever Baking”. Sue Gronholz of Beaver Dam was […]
Holiday-themed bars pop up in Madison, Milwaukee
Miracle, a holiday-pop up bar that serves nostalgic cocktails, is coming to Madison and Milwaukee. The two locations open Nov. 29. Look for Miracle on […]
LEGO artist brings 400,000-piece city to Wisconsin Dells
New at Buffalo Phil’s Pizza & Grille, 150 Gasser Rd., Wisconsin Dells, is a massive LEGO® masterpiece that was created by a full-time LEGO artist. […]
Take Eight: New, novel Badger books
Time to make holiday gift lists, and don’t forget the value of a good book during the shopping flurry. They’re easy to wrap too. These […]
Chilly? Try the Pumpkin Chili
Branding Iron Roadhouse, 132 S. Main St., Lime Ridge, hosts a Chili Cookoff from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 16. The rural bar-grill is in the picturesque […]
Obscure attractions: scrapyard sculptures, Elvis house, historic autos
Roads Traveled readers, thanks for sharing your ideas about truly weird and wonderful attractions that are worthy of inclusion in Atlas Obscura. A new edition […]
One glide of a lifetime, in hot air ballooning epicenter
Paul Petrehn flies like the wind, and in one hour I catch the drift about how, where and why. “Welcome to my office,” he says, […]
GEMmy Awards: for excellent, under-the-radar travel stops
“Outstandingly good or special in some respect.” That is how my dictionary defines the word “gem,” and I am a proud member of an organization […]
Day of the Dead: Time to relive fond memories
First comes the shock, the tears, the numbness of emotion. Calls to far-away relatives. Awkward and heartfelt expressions of sympathy. Temporarily all-consuming are the many […]
House on the Rock makes the cut in new Atlas Obscura
The thrill of travel is about discovering the unexpected, be it one town over or an ocean away. If you relish the unusual, beyond perfunctory […]