Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor AdventureRib Mountain State Park
Under $25Drive to the top of an ancient quartzite ridge for views over Wausau and the Wisconsin River, hike its trails or ski Granite Peak in winter.
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Museums
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Art museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, known for the annual Birds in Art exhibition and free general admission.
700 N. 12th St., Wausau, Wisconsin 54403 · Wausau, WI
About Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
The Woodson is north central Wisconsin's only full-service art museum, serving a largely rural fifteen-county area. It hosts rotating exhibitions, hands-on workshops, and educational programs, and its campus includes outdoor sculptures, gardens, a rooftop, an indoor Art Park for children, and a Glass Box Studio. Its best-known feature is Birds in Art, an annual juried international exhibition of contemporary bird artwork that has run since the museum's 1976 founding.
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