Kenosha Area
Group Tour Profile
Located on the Lake Michigan shore in Southeast
Wisconsin, the Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors
Bureau welcomes you to our community!
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WHERE WE ARE
OUR SERVICES
For group tour assistance, contact Eva Hoey at (262) 857-7164 or
[email protected]. Also view our website at
www.VisitKenosha.com/groups.
Our group tour services include sample group tour itineraries; free customized itinerary
planning assistance;
complimentary welcome bags for overnight groups; individual FAM
Tour opportunities; step-on guide services; and Visitors Guides,
brochures, directions and maps. And that’s not all! Staying overnight
in the Kenosha Area? We can host a complimentary welcome
reception for your group at our I-94 Visitor Information Center,
where there is ample motorcoach parking and restrooms available.
Contact Eva to make your reservation!
The Kenosha Area is conveniently located off
Interstate 94 between Milwaukee and Chicago!
Kenosha to other Wisconsin destinations:
Fireside Dinner Theater - 69 miles
Wisconsin Dells - 155 miles
Milwaukee - 38 miles
Door County Peninsula - 191 miles
Lake Geneva - 29 miles
Green Bay - 154 miles
House on the Rock - 141 miles
Madison - 97 miles
Kenosha to Northern Illinois
destinations:
Chicago - 58 miles
Rockford - 70 miles
Gurnee - 18 miles
ATTRACTIONS
JELLY BELLY VISITOR CENTER
• Hop on the Jelly Belly Express for a free indoor train ride inside the large distribution center and discover candymaking secrets. Tour is wheelchair accessible.
• Large candy store with free samples and a snack bar.
• Free parking lot.
Contact: Milica Milankovic | (262) 947-3846 | [email protected]
ELECTRIC STREETCAR
• Travel back in history aboard authentic, refurbished 1951 PCC Streetcars.
• The two mile scenic route follows a Downtown Kenosha and Lake Michigan loop.
• Handicapped accessible.
• Free parking lots along the route.
Contact: (262) 653-4290
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
• Learn about the history, the people and the stories of the Upper Middle
West before, during and after the Civil War.
• See the 360 degree movie “Seeing the Elephant”.
• A Smithsonian Affiliate.
• Ask about gift shop discount for groups.
• Guided, self-guided, and self-directed tours.
• Free parking lot. Handicapped accessible.
• Add-On Private Lunch at the Museum.
• Add-On Civil War Theater Program.
Contact: Tracy Haase | (262) 653-4433 | [email protected]
KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM
• This is a natural history, fine and decorative arts museum.
• See the largest and most complete mammoth
ever excavated in North America.
• A Smithsonian Affiliate.
• Ask about gift shop discount for groups.
• Guided, self-guided, and self-directed tours.
• Free parking lot. Handicapped accessible.
Contact: Same as Civil War Museum.
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY MUSEUM
• See the nation’s largest display of meat-eating theropods.
• A Smithsonian Affiliate.
• Ask about gift shop discount for groups.
• Guided, self-guided, and self-directed tours.
• Handicapped accessible.
Contact: Same as Civil War Museum.
KENOSHA HISTORY CENTER
• See how Kenosha’s auto-making legacy shaped history.
• Gift shop.
• Handicapped accessible.
• Free parking lot.
Contact: Chris Allen
(262) 654-5770 X102 | [email protected]
KEMPER CENTER AND DURKEE MANSION
Visit an 1860’s restored Victorian Mansion on Lake
Michigan. Tour the campus that for over one hundred years
was an Episcopal girls’ school.
Contact: Carolina Curi-Bado
(262) 653-0481 | [email protected]
SHOPPING
PLEASANT PRAIRIE PREMIUM OUTLETS
Save 25-65% every day at 90 stores. Food available at The
Eatery. Contact directly for special group offers.
Contact: Cristin Newton | (262) 857-3061
JACK ANDREA
This unique fourth-generation shop features Kenosha
souvenirs, a cigar and tobacco shop, a historic soda
fountain, and much more.
Contact: David Andrea | (262) 657-7732
TENUTA’S DELI
Authentic Italian grocery in an
“old world setting”.
Contact: Chris Tenuta |
(262) 657-9001
MARS CHEESE CASTLE
Mars Cheese Castle has been an
icon in Wisconsin for 60+ years.
Contact: Tyson Wehrmeister |
(800) 655-6147
We’re also home to: Alpaca Art Pottery Painting | Elsie
Mae’s Bakery & Cannery | Jockey Factory Store | Robin’s
Nest Cakery | Scoops Ice Cream | Sandy’s Popper | and
more!
SOUTHPORT LIGHT STATION MUSEUM
• Climb the historic Southport Lighthouse.
• Tour the restored keeper’s house.
• First floor of museum is
handicapped accessible.
• Free parking lot.
Contact: Same as Kenosha
History Center.
KENOSHA KINGFISH BASEBALL
The Kenosha Kingfish are members
of the Northwoods League and feature
elite collegiate baseball. Group ticket packages are available.
Contact: (262) 653-0900 | [email protected]
KENOSHA’S FOUR NATIONAL REGISTER
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Enjoy a step-on guide tour through one or more of the
districts. Contact: Eva Hoey at Kenosha Area CVB
RHODE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND POLLARD
GALLERY
Tour a beautiful historic theater and a gallery featuring
the works of George & Nan Pollard, and guest artists.
Contact: Judy Rossow
(262) 654-9030 | [email protected]
We’re also home to: Bristol Renaissance Faire | Gateway
Classic Cars | Jerry Smith Produce & Pumpkin Farm |
Lake Michigan Charter Fishing | Tall Ship Red Witch |
Wilmot Mountain | Wilmot Raceway | and more!
DINING & BREWERIES
Boat House Pub & Eatery
Contact: Joyce Johnson | (262) 308-5162
Brat Stop Contact: Ron McGill | (262) 857-2011
Casa Capri Contact: Hondo Stella | (262) 551-7171
Circa on Seventh
Contact: Kelsey Brunner | (262) 764-0601 |
[email protected]
Culver’s Pleasant Prairie
Contact: Diana White | (262) 857-2663 | [email protected]
HobNob
Contact: Kara Wunderle | (262) 552-8008 | [email protected]
House of Gerhard
Contact: Kyle, Angie, or Dick Rudin | (262) 694-5212
Mason’s Eatery & Pub
Contact: Chris Gochis | (262) 925-3330
PUBLIC Craft Brewing Co.
Contact: Matt Geary | (262) 652-2739
R’ Noggin Brewing Co.
Contact: Kevin Bridleman | (262) 960-1298
Rustic Road Brewing Company
Contact: Greg York | (262) 320-7623
tg’s Restaurant & Pub
Contact: Theresa Revis | (262) 658-8080
Tuscany Bistro Bar & Grill Contact: (262) 891-3272
Twisted Cuisine Contact: Rhonda Bell | (262) 564-0220
Villa D’Carlo Contact: Robert Greskoviak | (262) 654-3932
and more!
For additional attractions, shopping and dining options, recreation opportunities, events, and accommodations
in the Kenosha Area, please request a Kenosha Area Visitors Guide from Eva or go to VisitKenosha.com.