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Visit Wisconsin Museums and Historic Sites | Wisconsin Historical Society

Visit Wisconsin Museums and Historic Sites

Haunted History! Spooky, Scandalous & Supernatural. Eerie vibes on chilly nights await!

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Haunted History

Eerie vibes on chilly nights await! From live retellings of Edgar Allen Poe's foreboding works to Victorian Spiritualism workshops to Halloween Legends & Lore at Old World, there's no shortage of spooky activities to put a chill down your spine this fall.

Autumn Celebration Weekend

Wade House
Greenbush WI

Friday & Saturday Oct 11-12

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Spiritualism in the Victorian Era

Black Point Estate
& Gardens
Lake Geneva WI

Fridays in October

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Sordid and Scandalous: A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva

Black Point Estate
& Gardens
Lake Geneva WI

Saturdays in October

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Safe & Spooky

Stonefield
Casseville WI

Saturday Oct 18

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Poe at the Point

Black Point Estate
& Gardens
Lake Geneva WI

October 16, 17 & 18

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Madison’s Hidden History: From Myth to Mystery

History Maker Space
Madison WI

Select Thursdays & Saturdays

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Halloween Legends & Lore

Old World Wisconsin
Eagle WI

Friday & Saturday
October 11-12, 17-18, 24-25

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Madison Misdeeds: A True Crime Walking Tour

History Maker Space
Madison WI

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Explore Our Historic Sites & Museums

Check each site's website for the most up to date information on hours and admission.

Black Point Estate, a view of the tower and the rest of the building, the clouds are beautiful and really frame the building.

Black Point Estate & Gardens

A circus cart on a lawn, bright red, yellow, and orange colors.

Circus World

The two historical buildings of Wisconsin's First Capital

First Capitol

An old fashioned camera is set up facing a dramatic photo backdrop

H.H. Bennett Studio & Museum

Wood cabin style building with antlers attached. A sign reads Museum

Madeline Island Museum

A group of people bail hay out of an old fashioned cart

Old World Wisconsin

Pendarvis house at dusk, orange colored brick and white trim windows and doors. A stone wall lines the house next to the road. The lamp is lit.

Pendarvis

Inside the Reed School classroom, with vintage desks and a chalkboard

Reed School

A older white couple holding hands and walking towards the Stonefield buildings

Stonefield

The Villa Louis Manor on a sunny day, victorian architecture on elegant display

Villa Louis

People visiting the Arts and Crafts Fair at Wade House

Wade House

Inside of the History Maker Space

History Maker Space

Wisconsin History Center rendering. Rights & Responsibilities

Coming Soon

New Wisconsin History Center

Located on Capitol Square, Madison WI

This once-in-a-century project will transform how people connect
to and share history in Wisconsin and beyond.

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Empowering Curiousity about our past, present, & future. Learn with WHS!

Education at the Sites

Field Trips and School Programs

We offer standards-aligned field trips, virtual experiences, and in-classroom programs for students of all ages across Wisconsin. Explore history through play, creativity, critical thinking, and storytelling. Programs are designed for different grade levels.

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Group Tours

Bring your group tour to the Wisconsin Historical Society's sites and museums. Experience the worlds and wonders of Wisconsin's past.

Old World Wisconsin Circus World Black Point Estate & Gardens Villa Louis Madeline Island Museum H.H. Bennett Studio Wade House Pendarvis Stonefield Reed School First Capitol

Members Get Free Admission!

Become a Wisconsin Historical Society member and visit all 12 of our historic sites for free! Membership pays for itself in as little as two visits and includes other great benefits like discounts and reciprocal benefits to more than 1,200 organizations.

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Shop the Sites!

Shop our online store for merchandise related to our historic sites. 100% of the proceeds support the Society.

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Ringlingville USA Paperback Edition Grey-Green Tshirt with white screen printing saying Madeline Island and Mooniingwanekaaning with a topographical map of Lake Superior. Madeline Island and the Chequamegon Region book cover, By John O. Holzhueter Green bucket hat with white fluffy clouds and the words Old World Wisconsin patterend across, and on the reverse side cute cartoon oxen with white flowers. A lighter gray trucker hat, with a mesh back, has the words Behind the Brew Old World Wisconsin in yellow lettering with symbols of primary beer ingredients surrounded in yellow circles. Black Point Legacy book cover featuring black and white image of Black Point Two mugs, one white, one black, with the words 'Museum Nerd' in stripey tri-colored block lettering a mulitcolored scarf in the style of window stained glass is shown from the front and the back. The colors are red, orange, and a beigey yellow, with some blue in the center. It is very shiny.
wedding couple close making eye contact

Make Your Next Event Historic!

Celebrate your special event in the beautiful indoor and outdoor historical spaces offered by the many venues of the Wisconsin Historical Society. From family reunions, to company picnics, Weddings, to bridal showers, we have everything you need to create memories to last forever.

Madison WI Greenbush WI Eagle WI Cassville WI Prairie du Chien WI Madeline Island WI

Learn More About our Historic Sites and Museums

Travel #BackInTimeOnline

Take a virtual walk through the historic sites! Explore the people, places, items, and moments that make our historic sites and museums special through our YouTube Series “Travel Back In Time."

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Health & Safety

We want to keep you safe, make sure to stay home if your sick and follow these CDC guidelines.