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Geneva Lake Museum, Lake Geneva, WI

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Geneva Lake Museum

A local history museum in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with a re-created street of shops and homes from the area's past.

255 Mill Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147 · Lake Geneva, WI

About Geneva Lake Museum

The museum preserves the history of the Geneva Lake area, with artifacts such as furniture, clothing, boats, and instruments, many donated by local families. Its main attraction is a brick-paved street that recreates everyday life in the area from 1830 to 1980. Other displays cover a Native American dwelling, historic maps, Yerkes Observatory, a one-room schoolhouse, a Frank Lloyd Wright hotel, the Playboy Club Resort, and a display on Gary Gygax and the Wizard of Lake Geneva. A gift shop sells local merchandise, and a holiday Parade of Trees runs during winter.

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