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Best Corn Maze

For the third time in four years, readers say the best maze made of maize around can be found at Ferguson’s Orchards (6470 Balsam Road, Eau Claire), where you’ll get...

Best Day Trip Destination

Duluth, Minnesota, is the perfect escape for a romantic vacay or a fun-filled family getaway. Hop aboard a train tour on the North Shore Scenic Railroad and hit the Lake Superior...

Best Haunted Attraction

Like the undead antagonist in a horror movie, Field of Screams Haunted Barn & Trail (8020 Curvue Road, Eau Claire) has been creeping steadily upward in this category for a few...

Best Hotel

Nothing speaks to the heart of Eau Claire quite like The Lismore Hotel, (333 Gibson St., Eau Claire), a modern, upscale stay located right downtown that nabbed the No. 1 slot for...

Best Kept Secret

If you’ve never seen the geologic wonder that is the Devil’s Punchbowl, here’s your sign. This 500...

Best Museum/Historic Site

As booming as the Chippewa Valley is today, the area is certainly rich with history. The Chippewa Valley Museum (in Eau...

Best Neighborhood

Related Content Eau Claire neighborhood items from The Local Store: Women's T-shirt, Standard T-shirt, Color...

Best Orchard

When the air turns crisp and the leaves start to fall, it’s time to spend the day at our first place finisher for...

Best People Watching

As Louis Armstrong would say: Jeepers creepers, where’d you get those peepers? Put them to good use, eyeing some...

Best Place for a Kid's Birthday Party

Parties at Action City (2402 Lorch Ave., Eau Claire) are action-packed. Kiddos can have a blast at go-karts, bumper...

Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests

Since 1867, Leinenkugel’s Brewery (124 E. Elm St., Chippewa Falls) has been Chippewa’s pride (at first...

Best Place to Meet New People

Almost a third of Americans are lonely, according to a poll from the American Psychiatric Association. After years of an...

Best Place to Spot a Ghost

When you’re not lying awake at night haunted by the ghost of your past, these are the Best Places to Spot a Ghost...

Best Place to Take Your Kids

With more than 400 acres of wood, rivers, and marshes along with hiking trails, a Butterfly House, and Scheel’s...

Best Place to Take Your Pet (non-business)

Tails are wagging all over the Valley! Irvine Park (125 Bridgewater Ave., Eau Claire) fetches first place with its...

Best Public Park

Ever since the planet’s first “park” was created in the late/early 1600s by renowned Asian/European...

Best Tour / Tourist Attraction

While Leinenkugel Brewing Co.’s corporate parent has ceased production at the flagship location in Chippewa Falls...

Most Beautiful Spot

For our money, little compares to the beauty of early morning sunlight spilling into the alley behind the former Big...

Most Romantic Spot

Love is in the air! Big Falls (600 Big Falls Forest Road, Eau Claire) sweeps into first place, where picturesque...

Worst Road

You know what really doesn’t help already bad drivers? Even worse roads, and the Chippewa Valley has plenty of...

Worst Stoplight

According to the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the average person spends around six months of...

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