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Alternative names: Population: 39.1 thous.Area: 20.19 mi²Elevation: 1214 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°57'36"N, 89°37'42"W
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Wausau Attractions - What to See and Explore

Wausau offers many attractions and places to visit. Here are the most important ones: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Grand Theater, Marathon County Historical Museum, Athletic Park. Below you will find a complete list of places worth visiting.

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    Museum • Art museum

    Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

    The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is best known for its annual "Birds in Art" exhibition, which exhibits contemporary artistic representations of birds.

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    Concerts and shows • Theater

    Grand Theater

    The Grand Theater is a historic theater and performing arts center in Wausau, Wisconsin, offering a variety of musical and artistic performances. The Grand Theater traces its origins back to the Grand Opera House, which was originally built on the same location in 1899.

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    Museum • Specialty museum • History museum

    Marathon County Historical Museum

    The Marathon County Historical Museum is museum located in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey House, a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house is a significant example of Classical Revival architecture.

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    Park • Arenas and stadiums

    Athletic Park

    Athletic Park is a baseball stadium located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is the home field of the Wausau Woodchucks baseball team of the summer collegiate Northwoods League. It hosted Wausau Minor League teams during 36 seasons between 1936-1990.

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    Universities and schools

    UW-Marathon County

    The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point at Wausau, is a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It is located near downtown Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, and adjacent to 78-acre Marathon Park.

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    Library

    Marathon County Public Library

    The Marathon County Public Library is a consolidated county library with nine locations in Marathon County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Its headquarters are in Wausau. The library has its origins in the Wausau Free Public Library, which was founded in April 1907.

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    44°59'25"N • 89°38'20"W

    Monk Botanical Gardens

    Park • Garden

  • hiram c stewart house wausau
    44°57'43"N • 89°37'25"W

    Hiram C. Stewart House

    The Hiram C. Stewart House is a historic Prairie School house designed by George W. Maher located at 521 Grant Street in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1974.

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    Colonial revival architecture

    C. H. Wegner House

    The C. H. Wegner House is located in Wausau, Wisconsin.

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    44°57'50"N • 89°36'57"W

    C. F. Dunbar House

    The C. F. Dunbar House is a Tudor Revival house built in 1926 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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    44°59'10"N • 89°38'45"W

    Northcentral Technical College-Wausau

    Universities and schools

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    Tower

    Dudley Tower

    Dudley Tower, also known as First Wausau Tower, is a high-rise building located in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. Sitting on the shore of the Wisconsin River, it is the prominent building in the Wausau city skyline.

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    Library

    Wisconsin Valley Library Service

    The Wisconsin Valley Library Service is a library system made up of 25 public libraries and hundreds of non-public libraries across seven counties in north-central Wisconsin.

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    44°57'20"N • 89°37'57"W

    Wausau Whitewater

    Park • Kayaking • Outdoor activities

  • louis marchetti house wausau
    44°56'55"N • 89°37'16"W

    Louis Marchetti House

    The Louis Marchetti House is located in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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    44°55'57"N • 89°40'52"W

    Granite Peak Terrain Parks

    Park • Ski area • Outdoor activities

  • granville d jones house wausau
    44°57'44"N • 89°37'0"W

    Granville D. Jones House

    The Granville D. Jones House in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States was designed by George W. Maher in Prairie Style and built in 1904. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

  • c b bird house wausau
    Tudor Revival architecture

    C. B. Bird House

    The C. B. Bird House is a Tudor Revival house built in 1922 and located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1,1980.

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    Church

    First Universalist Unitarian Church

    The First Universalist Church in Wausau was designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler in Tudor Revival style and built in 1914 for the local Universalist congregation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Wausau – popular in the area (distance from the center)

In the vicinity of Wausau, it's worth seeing attractions such as: Schmeeckle Reserve (Stevens Point), Grandfather Falls (Merrill), Rib Mountain (Rib Mountain State Park).

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    Park

    Schmeeckle Reserve, Stevens Point

    Schmeeckle Reserve is a 280-acre natural land area located on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.

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    Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall

    Grandfather Falls, Merrill

    Grandfather Falls is the highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River. The total drop is 89 feet, spread out in a series of cascades over about one mile.

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    Park

    Rib Mountain, Rib Mountain State Park

    Rib Mountain, also known as Rib Hill, is a glacially-eroded monadnock in central Wisconsin, located in the Town of Rib Mountain in Marathon County. Composed of quartzite covered with a softer syenite sheath, it was intruded about 1.5 billion years ago.

  • rudolph grotto gardens33 milesS
    Garden, Park, Museum

    Rudolph Grotto Gardens, Rudolph

    The Rudolph Grotto Gardens is a religious site in Rudolph, Wisconsin. It features ornamental and devotional artificial grottoes, including the Wonder Cave, an above-ground tunnel constructed of vernacular stone in the twentieth century by Father Philip Wagner and Edmund Rybicki.

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    44°23'34"N • 89°49'44"W

    Central Wisconsin Cultural Center, Wisconsin Rapids

    Specialty museum, Shopping, Museum

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Best Time To Visit Wausau

Learn when is the best time to travel to Wausau weather-wise and what to expect in each season.

Popularity among visitors

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July and August are the busiest months in this location. Slightly fewer tourists decide to visit in June and September.

Average temperatures in °F

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The highest air temperature is in June, July and August. While the coldest is in January and February.

Monthly rainfall in inches

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The lowest rainfall is recorded in February. Most of it rains in May, June, July, August and September.

Length of day in hours

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We can expect the longest days in June, while the shortest in December.

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What are the top attractions to visit in Wausau?

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What is the best time to visit Wausau?

July and August are the busiest months in this location. Slightly fewer tourists decide to visit in June and September. The highest air temperature is in June, July and August. While the coldest is in January and February.

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