Dream Playground: The Playground That Actually Includes Every Kid Rating: 5/5 stars | Parks | Accessible | Inclusive | Kids Dream Playground is different because it was designed from the ground up for *all* kids—not for typically-developing kids with accommodations added later. That means: wheelchair-accessible entry paths (12-foot-wide, smooth surfaces), accessible swings designed for kids…
Simmons Island: Kenosha’s Ungated Gateway to Lake Michigan Rating: 4.5/5 stars | Parks | Free | Public Beach | Lake Access Simmons Island is a 50-acre park sitting directly on Lake Michigan’s shoreline. It’s *public*. Free. No entry fee, no parking fee, no membership. This matters in 2026 when lake access is increasingly privatized or…
Mars Cheese Castle: Wisconsin’s Most Iconic Roadside Attraction (And It Actually Works) Rating: 4.5/5 stars | Roadside Attraction | Shopping | Wisconsin Cheese | Quirky Mars Cheese Castle is not subtle. The building is literally a castle—four stories, turrets, crenellations, painted in castle-appropriate colors—sitting directly off I-94 in Kenosha. It’s impossible to miss, and it’s…
The Brat Stop: Wisconsin’s Bratwurst Done By People Who Actually Care Rating: 4.5/5 stars | Casual Dining | Bratwurst | Wisconsin | Local Institution The Brat Stop is not fancy. It’s not trendy. There’s no molecular gastronomy, no farm-to-table narrative, no Instagram aesthetic. What it *is* is a restaurant that has spent decades perfecting the…
Frank’s Diner: America’s Oldest Lunch Car Still Cooking Breakfast Right Rating: 5/5 stars | Historic | Breakfast | Iconic Frank’s Diner isn’t a nostalgia trap. It’s a living museum of how American diners work when they refuse to compromise. Walking through the door, you’re not stepping into a curated “vintage experience.” You’re stepping into a…
