Wisconsin is only 90 minutes from the Stateline region so it’s the perfect distance for a weekend getaway. Kenosha is an easy-to-navigate city for families with kids. Parking is mostly free, and easy to find, and downtown is very walkable and stroller-friendly. There’s a lot to do in Kenosha and much of it is low-cost or free!
There’s a lot of old-fashioned charm in the city, as many of the buildings are from the early 1900s.
It's best if you do have a car for a road trip to Kenosha, obviously - a car being a somewhat necessary component of a road trip. However, if you get your accommodations in the downtown Kenosha and lakefront area, the electric streetcars run a 2 mile loop to just about anywhere you want to go in that area and that's where the bulk of Kenosha's major attractions are.
in 2000 the city brought back the electric streetcars that once traversed its streets. From 1903 to 1932, electric rail was a regular mode of transportation in Kenosha. On June 17, 2000, streetcar transportation returned to the community. Most of Kenosha’s streetcars are authentic 1951 President’s Conference Committee (PCC) cars. Each Kenosha streetcar has a name and color scheme that represents the legacy of streetcar transportation in North America.
Fare per loop: $1.00 ages 13 and older $.50 ages 5 to 12
4 and under free.
$3.50 for an all day per person pass.
When the streetcar arrives, board and have exact fare, pass or transfer ready. Deposit change (or show your bus pass) into fare box, no change is provided.
The streetcars travel a 2-mile loop, providing a scenic tour of the Lake Michigan shoreline, HarborPark, the Sculpture Walk, two historic districts, and Downtown Kenosha.
The rolling stock of Kenosha's first streetcar system consisted of two secondhand Waukegan city streetcars built by the J.G. Brill Company in 1895. The first day of service in Kenosha was on Sunday, February 1, 1903. It was not without incident however, car No. 2 was demolished by a steam engine the first day and was later replaced by another Waukegan city streetcar.
Kenosha also has the METRA train. The METRA is the rail system serving Chicago and the Northeastern Illinois region.
The METRA train
KAT (Kenosha Area Transit) also runs buses throughout Kenosha.
You can find bus information here
Driving in Kenosha is relatively simple.
In Kenosha, streets run east-west and avenues run north-south. This means that streets are numbered from the lake (1st Street) to the Illinois border (128th Street), while avenues start at the lake and extend towards the suburbs.
Budget Friendly Accommodations In Kenosha
Comfort Inn & Suites Kenosha
Wyndham Garden Kenosha
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pleasant Prairie-Kenosha
If you are traveling on a budget, you can find amazing deals at AirBnB’s in Kenosha.
Mid-range Accommodations in Kenosha
The Stella Hotel & Ballroom
Hampton Inn & Suites Kenosha
Best Western Executive Inn
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Kenosha Pleasant Prairie
If you prefer staying in a cool cabin near Kenosha, make sure to check the best cabins near Kenosha with VRBO.
Luxury Accommodations in Kenosha
Doubletree by Hilton Pleasant Prairie Kenosha, WI
In case you want to get to know Kenosha like a local, why not rent an Airbnb in Kenosha?
I'm partial to the Wyndham Garden, harborside in Kenosha. It's the only accommodation right on the lake.
Amenities include:
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Breakfast included
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Free Parking
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Free WiFi
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Pet friendly
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Indoor pool
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Within walking distance of the area’s finest restaurants, bars, museums, shopping, and nightlife.
Kenosha or K-Town as we call it, is the perfect tourist destination simply by its location alone, on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. That in itself is its major draw, as are the many attractions that now reside there.
I'd like to show you the contrast between the Kenosha I grew up in in comparison to Kenosha as it is now, as we go along.
A few decades before my time...but Simmons Beach as it appeared in 1937. It was a small plot of sand bordered by
a carefully cultivated patch of grass, on which sat a couple of park benches for good measure.
It was much the same during my years in Kenosha - sans the park benches.
Today Kenosha boasts 5 beaches, the most infamous and visited being Simmons Island Beach.
Simmons Island Beach
Technically, it's not an island but a peninsula...but no matter. It's beautiful and engaging no matter what title you hang on it. People walk, bike, and drive here to see Lake Michigan in all its glory. Whether the season is summer, fall, winter, or spring, the lake with its gorgeous sunrises, always changing colors, and at times impressive wave action never disappoints.
Winter wave action on the Simmons Beach Lighthouse...
The 1934 Simmons Beach House is still there and after decades of sitting vacant has now been completely refurbished and transformed into a concession stand and much more.
Simmons Island offers plenty of things to do including:
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A beach
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A boardwalk
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A park
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Playgrounds
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A marina
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Two lighthouses
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Two museums
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Sailing lessons
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Rentals of kayaks, stand up paddle boards, duck-themed pedal boats to use in the harbor
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Kenosha Beach House on Simmons Island
You won’t go hungry while lounging on the beach with Downtown so close. There are abundant local dining and shopping choices as well as art galleries, entertainment venues, museums, historic districts, and lodging options.
On Simmons Island, guests will also find the Simmons Island Beach House, Southport Light Station Museum and the Kenosha History Center.
There's a beautiful park with gardens to stroll or just sit and relax in.
Southport Light Station Museum
Yes, the old lighthouse still stands...
In 1848, a wooden beacon, which stood twelve feet high from its base to its focal plane, was erected at the outer end of the north pier and a rubblestone lighthouse was erected on Simmons Island, just inside the harbor. An 1861 List of Light-houses and Lighted Beacons noted that the pierhead beacon had been using a sixth-order Fresnel, but that it was no longer lighted,
having recently been “carried away by the sea.”
Colonel James D. Graham, with the Topographical Engineers, inspected Kenosha Harbor in October 1860 and found the pierwork dilapidated and that the temporary beacon light, erected after the pierhead light was swept away, had been blown down, stranding several vessels trying to enter the harbor “in gales of wind during the darkness of the night.” Graham recommended the Lighthouse Board erect a permanent beacon light and requested just over $58,000 for dredging, and repairing and extending the piers at Kenosha.
However, due to a scarcity of lumber, the lighthouse wasn't completed until 1866.
Today the lightkeepers quarters has been turned into a museum and you can now climb to the top of the lighthouse.
Also known as the "Old Kenosha Light", the lighthouse was replaced by the Kenosha North Pier Light in 1906. The keeper's house continued to be used for many years, however.
The light is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Kenosha Light Station. The lantern room was removed in 1913 but replicated in 1994. A lightkeeper's house sits near the lighthouse tower. The original section of the house was built in 1866 at the same time as the lighthouse. In 1907 the north ell with the two-story porch was added to the house, along with a 2-story addition to the kitchen at the southeast corner and bathrooms.
Lighthouse keeper's family lived on 1st floor. Asst. Lighthouse keeper's family lived on 2nd floor.
Restored bedroom
The outside wall of the room demonstrates the before and after of the 1908 addition.
Lighthouse tower stairs
72 of them to be precise
Another room covers shipwrecks and specifically, the SS Wisconsin. Model of the SS Wisconsin built by lighthouse attendant Ronald Luttrell.
View of Simmons Beach
from the lighthouse
Lighthouse Tours & Southport Light Station Museum Hours & Admission
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays (10-4 p.m.) & Sundays (Noon-4p.m.)
Opens Thursday May 1, 2026 Closes Sunday October 25, 2026
$10.00 Adults (non-members) for tower
$5.00 Members & Children 8-12 for tower
FREE admission to Southport Light Station Museum
SS Wisconsin
For you scuba divers: The SS Wisconsin was an iron-hulled package steamer built in 1881 that sank in 1929 in Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
On 29 October 1929, the Wisconsin left Chicago bound for Milwaukee. Under the command of Captain Dougal Morrison, the freighter was carrying passengers, automobiles, and machine tools. The ship ran into a storm and began taking on water, sinking around 7:10 pm.
Rescue craft arrived 20 minutes later. Estimates of the number saved and lost vary widely, from 18 lost out of 26 aboard to 18 lost of 76 aboard. Estimates given around the time of the sinking give numbers of around 63-66 saved, 8-10 dead or missing. Sources agree the captain went down with the ship.
The wreck site is a popular location for historians, archaeologists and divers. It lies in 90 to 130 feet of water, 6.5 miles south-southeast of Kenosha.
This was the first shipwreck I dove after becoming PADI advanced scuba certified. Tip: Dive it when visibility is good.
You might be interested to know Wisconsin hides more shipwrecks than most oceans so there are plenty of wrecks to dive.
HarborPark
5501 Calabria Way, Kenosha
If there's one thing Kenosha is no longer lacking in it's beautiful parks!
HarborPark - a neighborhood - is the epicenter of Kenosha’s beautifully redeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline, encompassing 69 acres and offering an abundance of public activities. Celebration Place at HarborPark’s eastern edge is home to many festivals and events during the summer months and you’ll also find a lakeside promenade, a vintage streetcar line, unique attractions, fishing from the shore, and much more to enjoy year-round.
Children enjoy the free splash pad area, located south of 56th Street. Visitors to it may park in the Southport Marina parking lot, at 57th Street and Third Avenue. It's open Memorial Day through mid-September. Contact the City parks department with questions: 262-653-4080. There's also a nearby playground.
Attractions in HarborPark include:
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Celebration Place (green space where outdoor events are held)
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Navy Memorial Park
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Southport Marina Tot Park
Admission to HarborPark is FREE.
HarborMarket
Be sure to browse the HarborPark open air HarborMarket while you're there!
Held Saturdays May 2 - Oct 31, 9 am to 2 pm. It's fun to stroll through this market. Find local fruits & vegetables, meat, poultry, cheese, eggs, dog treats, artisan breads, baked goods, pantry staples, honey, prepared foods & beverages, soaps & body care products, arts & crafts, live music and more!
Rent A Duck
The rentals operate out of Great Lakes Yacht Sales, 443 50th Street, Kenosha
Exactly what are you renting?
Take to the water and explore the harbor. The duck boats will hold 4 people (Max weight: 550 lbs.) and must include at least one adult. There is a $50 fee if you enter the channel so stay in the assigned harbor area.
Rental: 45 Minutes $8 Kid/$12 Adult You can rent a duck boat here.
They have other water vehicles for rent as well but kids love the duck boats.
Kenosha Public & Art Museum circa 1930's / Photo credit: Kenosha County Historical Society
Today Kenosha rocks no less than 5 different museums, all of them beyond your average museum, imaginateively curated. The 5 museums are:
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The Civil War Museum
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Kenosha Public Museum
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Dinosaur Discovery Museum
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Kenosha History Center
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Southport Light Station Museum
We'll start with my favorite...
Civil War Museum
5400 1st Ave, Kenosha
The Museum focuses on the Civil War from the perspective of the people of the seven states of the upper middle west: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
This museum took interactive to a whole new level. Sit down next to one of the Civil War passengers on the replica train car and these not too creepy looking mannequins will begin yacking your ear off, telling you their stories of life during the Civil War. (Thank the good lord these not to creepy looking mannequins aren't animatronic!)
Live reenactors further bring the museum to life portraying real people, using personal letters and papers written by and about the person they portray.
In addition, the 360 degree film, “Seeing the Elephant” offers a one of a kind experience that you won’t forget. The saying "Seeing the Elephant" referred to how Civil War soldiers described their first time experiencing battle.
This film is a must see! It's incredibly well done.
The Fiery Trial tells the personal stories of the men and women of the Upper Middle West – specifically Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Through state-of-the-art museum technology, life-size dioramas, and an interactive engaging Exhibition, visitors travel back in history to the social, political, and economic influences that contributed to the Civil War.
Seeing the Elephant is the term Civil War soldiers used to describe their first experience with combat. This high-tech digital movie experience in The Fiery Trial Exhibition gives visitors a glimpse at “the Elephant.” One of just a handful of venues nationwide using 360º movie technology, this 10-minute film incorporates visual and sound effects as well as ground motion to enhance viewers’ movie experience.
Veterans Memorial Gallery
The Civil War Museum is proud to honor all US soldiers and veterans. Reflective of the theme, “Solidarity of Soldiers,” this gallery depicts Civil War soldiers huddled around a campfire under a twilight sky.
Tour
Midwest in the Civil War is a docent-led guided tour of the Civil War Museum’s main exhibit gallery The Fiery Trial.
As part of the tour, guests will view the Civil War Museum’s award-winning 360-degree film entitled Seeing the Elephant.
Your group must have 10 or more participants. Group leaders and bus drivers receive complimentary admission. For group rates and booking information, fill out a Reservation Request Form.
Entrance cost: Entrance to the museum is donation-based, but there’s a fee to enter the Fiery Trial exhibit and watch the 360-degree movie. It’s $9 for non-residents and $5 for residents of Kenosha. It’s free for those aged under 15 years.
Dinosaur Museum
Kids will like the Dino Museum! The dinosaur skeleton exhibits even have soundscape so you can hear what the dinosaurs sounded like. Kid's can do their own dino dig to unearth dinosaur fossils and the basement has a play area for kids, as well as a research laboratory where you can watch the paleontologists work on specimens.
There’s no entry fee, but donations are appreciated.
Kenosha History Center
220 51st Pl, Kenosha
The Kenosha History Center on Kenosha’s harbor features the history of Kenosha County, including its early settlement and industrial history, and a gift shop.
Visit the Yesteryear Gallery – from settlement to 1900 see how Kenosha County developed and grew. See the Upson Oxcart, a Barn Raising & Fanning Mill, Blacksmith Shop, Railroad Depot, General Store, Barbershop, One Room School, and more. Learn about Christopher Latham Sholes and the Bain Wagon Company. The Lyman Gallery in the lobby features various shop fronts, including a Photography Studio, a Millenary, and more.
In the Rambler Legacy Gallery – see how Kenosha’s auto-making legacy shaped history through the 20th Century.
Charles W. Nash presents a Nash to Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Nash Motors Company, c. 1931.
Nash was the lifeblood of Kenosha for many years
Come see the Miniature Statue of Liberty from Civic Center Park! This statue was erected in 1950 with a ceremony in Civic Center Park. It was a gift to the city by local Boy Scout troops to mark Kenosha’s 100th anniversary as an incorporated city. Its home is now inside the Kenosha History Center.
Open Tues.-Fri. 10am-4:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 12-4pm
The museum is FREE; donations are appreciated.
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 1st Ave, Kenosha
Featuring interesting permanent as well as temporary displays, the Kenosha Public Museum is a great place to go with your kids! Their most fascinating exhibits are those of Kenosha’s history.
Mammoth bones, glaciers, Indians, and other features of Kenosha’s early history are wonderfully displayed.
There’s a gift shop on the ground floor, and stunning art displays on the floors above.
Entrance cost: Entrance is FREE, but donations are encouraged.
Kenosha has a total of eight parks in the Kenosha County Parks system, offering over 1,500 acres of managed recreational land. Additionally, the City of Kenosha has 70 park and conservation sites, covering approximately 1,000 acres of land. I can't feature all of them show I'll show you my favorites.
Petrifying Springs
Photo credit: Thomas Corrao
I couldn't even begin to count the hours my friends and I spent in Petrifying Springs park - or "Pets" as everyone in Kenosha calls it.
Urban legends have a way of captivating the imaginations of people, especially children, and leaving a lasting impact on their psyche. The tale of the Witch’s House in the woods of Petrifying Springs Park is just such a legend — one that has become an integral part of the city’s folklore and a source of fascination for children and adults alike.
Recently, my curiosity kicked in after reading a comment on Facebook about Petrifying Springs. The commenter was asking if anyone remembered the Witch’s House. Many people responded saying that they did and that it scared the heck out of them as a kid.
Deep in the wood lots of Petrifying Springs, there’s a structure that has become a legend among Kenoshans. It’s most known as the Witch’s House, but sometimes as the Witch’s Castle. Its ominous presence has long been a source of fear and intrigue, particularly among children who dare to venture too close. To them, the Witch’s House is a foreboding structure that has a dark history steeped in mystery.
The Witch’s House stands in an area of Petrifying Springs Park that was once heavily wooded. The building, made of wood and stone, stands back off the road at the base of a ridge that’s covered with a mix of hardwood trees. In the 1930s when the structure was built, it housed a pump, but to a child it is not inconceivable that it would have appeared to be a cottage, not unlike the witch’s cottage from the story of “Hansel and Gretel.”
Legend has it that a witch once lived in the house, using it as a base for her dark deeds. She was said to kidnap children that wandered through the woods when they got too close to her house for her liking. Once in her clutches, she would use her black magic to cast a spell trapping them inside of tree burls, where they would be lost forever. To this day if you walk the trails around the park, you will find many trees with large unexplained burls and some of them even look like they have faces.
Photo credit: Thomas Corrao
We believed that urban legend hook, line and sinker as kids. I made numerous visits to the witch's house - only to discover that which had a sense of foreboding as a kid was actually a pump house, housing the irrigation pumps for the nearby golf course. When the pumps kicked on at night they sounded like a witch howling - which I imagine is how of we kids came to believe it was a witch's house.
Of course, back in my day Pets wasn't as developed as it is now. The witches house was in a deeply wooded area, there was one playground with a few swings and a metal slide that would scorch your butt off on hot summer days and a creek overflow on the entry road that we kids would stand in, trying to get as wet as possible from the splashing of the cars driving through it.
Today, the "Witch's House" structure stands at the back of a clearing and has been incorporated into one of the park’s picnic pavilions. The wooden entrance door even looks like what you would expect to find on such a spooky cottage except today there is a metal screen door to keep unwanted visitors out.
If you would like to venture out to the park for a hike with your children, you can find the Witch’s House in the back of the picnic area called Pavilion #7 on the north end of the park. And pass on the urban legend of the witch's house to your kids. It would be a shame to let such a great urban legend die!
Today Pet's is an all-in-one park that has a huge play area for children, a river where you can go fishing, hiking trails, a golf course, a dog park, a volleyball sand court, and a Biergarten.
Entrance cost: Entrance for the park is $2 per day for residents of Kenosha and $5 for non-residents.
Watch out for that witch while you're there!
Lincoln Park
6900 18th Ave, Kenosha
LIncoln Park Bridge 1937 / Photo credit: Kenosha County Historical Society
Having attended kindergarten at Lincoln School, many the day my grandmother would pick me up and take me to play across the street in Lincoln Park. Back then it consisted of a small playground, the bridge and a digusting looking lagoon, at the bottom of which one could find copious amounts of disposed junk.
This is what Lincoln Park looks like today...
It's now a favored wedding venue for many couples. The 42 acre park sports a sunken flower garden, playground, basketball court, baseball, tennis courts, pickleball courts, teniis courts, a hiking/biking trail and small sledding area.
In addition there is an 18-hole disc golf course in Lincoln Park -- the first such course in a City of Kenosha park. Players use specially-designed discs, which they throw toward baskets on posts about four and a half feet high. The goal is to get the disc in the basket with as few attempts as possible. The Kenosha course is set up as par three course – meaning players should make the basket in three or fewer tries.
The lagoon was dredged, the garbage in it cleaned up and it now runs through the middle of the disc golf course. There is no fee to use the disc golf course.
Dream Playground at Petzke Park
2820 14th Ave, Kenosha
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You'll most likely be coming off I-94 to get to Kenosha. You're going to want to take the Hwy. 50 exit and take a left from the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp. (The last Kenosha exit)
But before you hop onto Hwy. 50, you might want to make a pit stop at Mars Cheese Castle.
Mars Cheese Castle is located at 2800 W Frontage Rd, Kenosha, along I-94 along Interstate 94. It is situated between Milwaukee and Chicago, making it a popular stop for travelers. The store is known for its extensive selection of cheese, meats, and other Wisconsin products, and it has become an iconic landmark for I-94 travelers.
Mars Cheese Castle has scrumptious cheese, meats, bakery, spreads, gift boxes and popcorn. You might want to grab a few treats to munch on!
Get settled into your accommodations and we'll begin to explore K-Town as we call it.
Without question the biggest draw to Kenosha is its very location on the shores of Lake Michigan and the town board, Kenosha Historical Society and many others have expended a lot of energy, time, and money into developing the lake shore into what it is today.
Simmons Island Beach
5400 1st Ave, Kenosha
We can't possibly pack all Kenosha has to offer into a 3 day road trip, so I'll just list the attractions K-Town has to offer and you can pick and choose whatever interests you for your own itinerary.
Kenosha has several museums and they're all extremely well put together to hold one's interest.
Lunch Day 1
While at Simmons Beach you have any number of lunch eateries to choose from, but I recommend
The Garage. 3001 60th St, Kenosha.
As Jay put it, "It's cool inside there!"
Yup, it is. If you didn't know better you'd think you were eating in an upscale garage - complete with Snap On napkin holders on the tables.
But the quirky decor is not the only thing that makes the garage a great restaurant!
The Garage advertises it has the best burgers in town. I won't disagree, their burgers are a force to be reckoned with - and a very unique force to be reckoned with at that!
They've come up with burger creations I'd never even heard of before!
You can also Build Your Own Burger and they'll make your burger to your specifications.
White Wall Hula Burger
(Hawaiian style)
Beef Burger stuffed with
cheese curds
Taco Burger
For an added bonus, go on Wednesday nights for Bingo night.
Hours
Mon 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tue 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wed 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thu 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Fri 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Dinner
Waterfront Warehouse. 3322 Sheridan Rd, Kenosha.
Love everything about Waterfront Warehouse - the ambiance, the service, the food - especially the Greek fries -
Waffle fries topped with homemade tzatziki (cucumber) sauce, imported Greek feta, Kalamata olives, organic Greek olive oil, chives, oregano and garnished with lemon wedges. 11.99
Add diced chicken or gyro meat for an additional 4.99
They have a great diverse menu and prices are reasonable by today's standards. They serve both lunch and dinner.
Hours:
Sunday - Thursday 11am-9pm
Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm
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Breakfast
Have breakfast at what was once Kenosha's best kept secret - at least until everyone from morning news anchors to national food critics.got wind of it.
As they'd say at Frank's Diner "Welcome to Frank's, Sweetheart. Grab a stool, loosen your belt, and don’t get fancy. This ain’t no kale smoothie joint."
Frank's has been serving up award winning breakfasts dashed with an equal amount of sass since 1929. Frank's is famous for its Garbage Plate Special.
5 eggs mixed into a combination of hash browns, green peppers, and onions.
Add your meat or meats (ham, bacon, sausage, chorizo, Spam) or their homemade corned beef hash.
Add your cheese or cheeses.
If you like a little zip, add jalapeño peppers.
You can order a half plate if unable to pack it away like an NFL defensive end on the brink of starvation.
There's a veggie version too, by the way. A Garbage Plate Special will run you between $13.95 and $18.95 depending on what you want in it. Frank's doesn't skimp on anything and isn't into small plates. Their pancakes are the size of the steering wheel on your car.
Frank's also serves up lunch.
If you’re looking for light and dainty, you took a wrong turn. Their motto ain't "Order what you want, eat what you get!" for nothin'!
508 58th St, Kenosha.
Hours
Monday–Friday: 6:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Civil War Museum
Kenosha has 5 museums but the Civil War Museum is my absolute favorite.
While strolling through the museum I happened by chance to stop in front of a Yank civil war mannequin dressed as a soldier.
My heart nearly went into A fib when suddenly that mannequin started talking, telling me his entire life story!
That's right...the mannequin soldiers will each tell you their own story! And that's by no means the only interactive part of this museum.
I got 'lost' on the first floor of the museum alone, completely absorbed in the exhibits.
Kenosha Parks
Civil War Museum
Lunch: Cooper's Uptown. 2401 60th St, Kenosha.
Jane Andrea Bruss
1955-2008
If you're from Kenosha or familiar with Kenosha, then you'll immediately recognize Cooper's as having been the former Andrea's, owned and run by my friend and classmate, Jane Andrea Bruss.
If you're not familiar with Kenosha, Andrea's was a Kenosha institution and one of the most popular stores and sandwich shops in the city since 1911.
It's nice to see Cooper's has upheld that same high standard.
The store sells everything ranging from candies to crafts to lotions, books, jewelry and cigars.
And the sandwich shop portion of the store still has delicious lunch fare while retaining its quaint soda fountain appearance.
Dinner: Kenosha has a very heavy Italian influence due to its large Italian population. In fact, it's often called :Little Italy". You can find great pizza (and Italian cuisine in general) at any Italian restaurant in Kenosha.
But if you're looking for the best pizza in Kenosha (or anywhere according to Pizza Oven Radar) then head to Ruffalo's and get the Ruffolo’s Special Pizza 2. 3931 45th Street, Kenosha
The atmosphere is perfect; a cozy little restaurant with an open kitchen so you can watch your pizza being made from scratch. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.
The pizzas themselves aree fantastic. The crust is thin and crispy yet fluffy on the inside. Toppings are fresh and flavorful, with a variety of combinations to suit every palate. And oh, that cheese! It’s mozzarella, of course, but it’s ooey-gooey and oh so delicious.
Hours
Closed Sun, Mon, Tue
Wed, Thurs, Fri 4 pm to 9 pm
Sat 11 am to 9 pm
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Morning: Breakfast at Anna's On the Lake.
5159 6th Ave, Kenosha.
Nestled along the picturesque shores of Lake Michigan, Anna’s on the Lake offers a tranquil setting perfect for savoring a morning meal.
With a menu that blends traditional flavors with a touch of creativity, Anna’s on the Lake is an ideal spot for those looking to enjoy classic breakfast dishes while gazing out at the serene lake.
View of the lake from Anna's deck
The friendly atmosphere, coupled with the stunning view, makes it a perfect place for gathering with loved ones to start your day on a delicious note. The breakfasts are good, the menu varied.
Petrifying Springs
Lunch: Take a picnic lunch with you to Pet's and eat it there. You can get all the goodies for your picnic at Tenuta's. 3203 52nd St, Kenosha
The food at Tenuta's is so good that to this day, I have my brother bring me goodies from Tenuta's whenever he comes up to visit. You can't visit K-Town without visiting Tenuta's!
Take A Dinner Cruise
You'll drive to nearby Lake Geneva for this dinner cruise - 33 miles or about 40 minutes from Kenosha.
Enjoy a true Wisconsin tradition on this Supper Club Dinner Cruise. Feast on classic supper club favorites like homemade spreads, lovingly prepared entrees, and (of course!) a delectable dessert. View the menu. Your meal is served alongside live onboard entertainment, themed decor, gorgeous views, and stories of Lake Geneva’s fascinating history.
Tour Highlights:
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Classic Supper Club Dining:
Enjoy a sit-down dinner featuring timeless Wisconsin favorites, from homemade spreads to delicious desserts.
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Onboard Live Entertainment:
Set the mood with live music that complements the evening’s nostalgic vibe.
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Themed Décor:
Immerse yourself in the classic supper club atmosphere with charming, era-inspired details.
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Gorgeous Views and History:
Take in stunning lake views while hearing highlights about Lake Geneva’s historic shoreline estates.
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Full Cash Bar:
Sip on Wisconsin old fashioneds, local beer, or your favorite cocktail to round out the experience.
If you've never toured Lake Geneva, there are many beautiful mansions to see, including the Wrigley mansion (Wrigley gum), Sit on the right side of the boat for the best view.
The dinner cruise lasts 2.25 hours and the cost starts at $89 per adult. Cruiselakegeneva.com
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Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10 pm.
Mixed Kebabs plate
Meat Toshka
Fantastic Mediterranean food. Don't miss the knafa, it's to die for!
Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, grilled entrees,
meat casseroles, Shawarma platters, grilled seafood, and desserts. A huge varied menu at very reasonable prices.