Museums in Wisconsin
Collections with a door and posted hours, from county history to aviation and rail. What the record knows about each is what the page says.
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349 museums are published in Wisconsin. The list below holds the 192 best-documented.
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum
- Milwaukee Public MuseumBuilt 1962
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum
- Kenosha Public Museum
- Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum
- The History Museum at the Castle
- Tug LudingtonBuilt 1943 · National Register
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum
- Peshtigo Fire Museum
- Jewish Museum MilwaukeeBuilt 2008
- Oshkosh Public Museum
- Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame
- Villa Louis
- Colfax Railroad Museum
- 1897 Clark County Jail Museum
- Madison Children's Museum
- UW Geology Museum
- Wisconsin Maritime Museum
- Chalet of the Golden Fleece
- Milwaukee County Historical CenterBuilt 1913 · National Register
- EAA Aviation Museum
- Rahr Civic Center Museum
- Mitchell Gallery of Flight
- America’s Black Holocaust MuseumBuilt 1988-06-19
- Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum
- Captain Frederick Pabst MansionNational Register
- National Railroad Museum
- Little Bohemia Lodge
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Iron County Historical Museum
- Discovery World Science + Technology CenterBuilt 2006
- Hearthstone Historic House Museum
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum
- Old Courthouse Museum & Jail
- Neville Public Museum
- Lynden Sculpture GardenBuilt 1928
- Eagle Hangar
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
- Heritage Hill State Historical Park
- Chazen Museum of Art
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum
- Betty Brinn Children's MuseumBuilt 1995-04-04
- Sauk County Historical Society History Center
- R|A|M Racine Art Museum
- Black Point Museum
- Wilson Place Museum
- Logan Museum of Anthropology
- Racine Heritage Museum
- Middleton Historical Society Museum
- Wright Museum of Art
- Ten Chimneys
- National Mustard Museum
- Lincoln Tallman Museum
- Milton House Museum
- Southport Light Station MuseumBuilt 1866 · National Register
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition
- Little Red StoreBuilt 1854
- Vilas County Historical Museum
- Manitowoc County Historical Society
- Langlade County Historical Museum
- Fur Trade Museum
- Nature Center
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum
- Engine House
- Bayfield Heritage Museum
- Old Depot
- Yawkey House Museum
- Tripp Heritage Museum
- Kinnamon School Visitor Center & Museum
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum
- Rogers Street Fishing Village
- Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center
- Waukesha County Historical Society Museum
- Old Bayfield City Jail
- Pioneer Village Museum
- Wisconsin Auto Museum
- Luxembourg American Cultural Society & Center
- Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum
- State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame
- Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum
- Cedarburg History Museum
- A World of Accordions Museum
- Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum
- Octagon HouseBuilt 1855
- Washington County Historical Museum
- Washburn Area Historical Society Museum
- Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum
- Chippewa Valley Historical Museum
- Grant County History Museum
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center
- Sawyer County Historical Museum
- National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
- Geneva Lake Museum
- Beyer Home Museum
- Burlington Historical Society
- Sheboygan County Museum
- Cable Natural History Museum
- Trempealeau Community Heritage Museum
- Wisconsin Black Historical SocietyBuilt 1987
- Strobe's Garage
- Alexander Noble House Museum
- The Old Firehouse & Police Museum
- Norwegian Museum
- Juneau Museum
- Emma's House
- Washburn County Historical Museum
- Log Museum
- Museum of Root BeerBuilt 2021
- Mason Depot Museum
- Museum of Historic Torture DevicesBuilt 4-2-2015
- Door County Maritime Museum
- Mellen Area Museum
- Brodhead Depot Museum
- Children’s Museum of Eau Claire
- Rising Star Mill
- Eagle River Historical Museum Campus
- Copper Culture Museum
- Nature Center
- Fox Lake Depot Museum
- Hoard Historical Museum
- Eagle River Depot Museum
- ABA National Brewery Museum
- Evansville Community Partnership
- Swarthout Museum
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History CenterBuilt 2000
- Museum of Woodcarving
- Honey Acres
- Castle Rock Museum
- Downsville Community Museum
- Wayland Museum & Archives
- Doty Museum
- Original Burnett County Jail
- Poberezny Estate
- Ripon College Historical Museum
- The Children’s Play Gallery
- Waupun Heritage Museum
- Elroy Museum
- Dodge County Historical Society
- Northern Waters Museum
- Nature Center
- Beyer Home Museum
- Sun Prairie Historical Museum
- Geneva Lake Museum
- Children's Museum of Fond du Lac
- Tobacco City Museum
- Douglas County Historical Museum
- Harley-Davidson MuseumBuilt 2008
- Kenosha History Center
- Atlas Science Center
- Madeline Island Museum
- Richland County History Room
- Marinette County Museum
- Town of Stevenson
- Appleton History Museum & Research Center
- Kohler Company Museum
- University of Wisconsin Space Place
- McFarland Historical Society
- Sanderling Nature Center
- Blanchardville Museum
- Reed Lake School
- Berry Tavern
- Food + Farm Exploration Center
- Fairlawn Mansion
- Ozaukee County Pioneer VillageBuilt 1960
- Woodson History Center
- Little Red School House
- Arvid E. Miller Memorial Museum
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal MuseumBuilt 2024
- Sauk County Historical Museum
- Great Plains Paleontolgy
- National Dairy Shrine Museum
- South Wood County Historical Society Museum
- Beyer Home Museum
- Beyer Home Museum
- Harrington Arts Center
- Fire House Number 2
- Central Wisconsin Children's Museum
- Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society
- Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center
- Madeline Island Heritage Center
- Badger Mine and Museum
- Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum
- Cedarburg Fire Department Museum
- Cedarburg Art Museum
- Waterloo Area Historical Society Museum
- Beyer Home Museum
- Larson House Museum
- Bayfield Maritime Museum
- Above & Beyond Children's Museum
- St. Croix Watershed Research Station