Best Day Trip Destination Whether you prefer wining and dining, shopping and museum hopping, or biking and hiking, Duluth, Minnesota, is your... read more » 1 Duluth, Minnesota 2 Stillwater, Minnesota 3 Minneapolis, MN
Best Hotel The Lismore Hotel (333 Gibson St., Eau Claire) is located right in the center of downtown, close to a variety of dining... read more » 1 The Lismore Hotel 2 The Oxbow Hotel 3 Staybridge Suites, Altoona
Best Kept Secret Locals love sharing their best kept secrets, so here are some of the Valley’s faves. Grab a delicious house-made... read more » 1 Eau Claire Cheese and Deli (Nelson Cheese Factory) 2 Weaver's Country Store in Fall Creek 3 Bemis Bluffs Winery Eleva
Best Museum/Historic Site There’s no denying that the Chippewa Valley is rich with history and offers some great places to explore that... read more » 1 Chippewa Valley Museum 2 Children’s Museum of Eau Claire 3 Leinenkugel's Brewery
Best Neighborhood It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. The Eastside Hill is a charming community close to all the downtown... read more » 1 Eastside Hill (Eau Claire) 2 Southside (Eau Claire) 3 Third Ward (Eau Claire)
Best People Watching Survey says, the best place for people watching is outside. The Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market (Phoenix Park, Eau... read more » 1 Farmers Market Phoenix Park 2 Northern Wisconsin State Fair 3 Volume One's Sounds Like Summer Concert Series - Thursdays at Phoenix Park
Best Place That's Open 24 Hours Night owls or early birds know the 24-hour venues to find what they want whether it’s 10pm or 4am. Kwik... read more » 1 Kwik Trip 2 Woodman's Market 3 Festival Foods
Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests The perfect day for you and your guests is already planned out: Spend a morning at the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers... read more » 1 Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market 2 Leinie Lodge and Brewery Tour 3 Irvine Park Zoo and Nature Area
Best Place to Take Your Kids Every parent needs a good list of places to take the kids when they complain that they’re bored. Try the... read more » 1 Children’s Museum of Eau Claire 2 Irvine Park Zoo 3 Action City
Best Place to Take Your Pet (non-business) If you and your pet like to get out and run, you have a lot of great options in the Chippewa Valley. The Eau Claire... read more » 1 Eau Claire Off-Leash Dog Park 2 River Prairie Park Altoona 3 Happy Tails Dog Park
Best Public Park Home to two museums, the Eau Claire Express, a miniature train, and so much more, you could spend a whole weekend at... read more » 1 Carson Park (Eau Claire) 2 Irvine Park and Zoo 3 River Prairie Park Altoona
Best Tour / Tourist Attraction Beer and history enthusiasts alike will get something out of a tour at the Leinenkugel Brewing Company. The experience... read more » 1 Leinenkugel Brewing Co. tour / Leinie Lodge 2 Irvine Park and Zoo 3 Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Most Beautiful Spot Perhaps one of the biggest perks to living in this part of the state is the never-ending beauty both within and... read more » 1 Big Falls County Park 2 Phoenix Park 3 Rod & Gun Park
Most Romantic Spot Big Falls County Park (600 Big Falls Forest Road, Eau Claire) is an ideal place for a romantic picnic; all you have to... read more » 1 Big Falls 2 Phoenix Park Bridge 3 Center of the High Bridge
Worst Intersection for Pedestrians Taking an excursion to the Local Store is a great choice, but trying to cross anywhere on Farwell Street by foot is not;... read more » 1 Anywhere on Farwell 2 Clairemont and Stein (by CVTC and Sacred Heart) 3 Hastings Way and Brackett Ave (by Walgreens and CVS)
Worst Road Our readers’ judgments about what constitutes the Worst Roads seem to be more related to traffic issues than the... read more » 1 53 Bypass (Aggressive/stupid driving) 2 Clairemont Avenue (the stoplights) 3 Anywhere within 1/4 mile of Oakwood Mall
Worst Stoplight They say patience builds character; if that’s true there is a lot of character development going on at the... read more » 1 Gateway Dr. and Prill/Golf Road (by Kohls, Target and Walmart) 2 Clairemont and Stein (by CVTC and Sacred Heart) 3 Hwy 93 and Hamilton Ave (by Micon Cinema and Festival Foods)