Museums and Historic Sites
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc
920-684-0218
Visitors to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum are invited to tour the U.S.S. COBIA, an authentic W.W.II submarine and a National Historic Landmark. While on board the U.S.S. COBIA, scan the harbor through a W.W.II periscope, and view two floors of fascinating exhibits including a model ship gallery and special displays of the great and small ships produced by Manitowoc shipbuilders since 1842. The largest maritime museum in the Midwest, with more than 100 years of Great Lakes Maritime history on display, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum is an entertaining, educational adventure for the entire family
www.wimaritimemuseum.org
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Capitol Civic Center
913 S. 8th St., Manitowoc
920-683-2184
Located in the heart of Historic Downtown Manitowoc, the Capitol Civic Center is a vintage 1921 vaudeville house. This fully restored theater is home to 14 local performing groups and hosts professional touring artists, orchestras, Broadway shows, dance companies and popular music groups.
www.cccshows.org
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Manitowoc County Heritage Center
1701 Michigan Ave. Manitowoc
920-684-4445
Housed in a renovated 1922 County Teachers College, the Heritage Center features exhibits on local history, a research library, educational learning center, auditorium stage, gift shop and administrative offices of the Manitowoc County Historical Society.
www.mchistsoc.org/heritage.htm
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Pine Crest Historical Village
County Highway JJ, Manitowoc
920-684-5110
Nestled on 60 acres of scenic Kettle Moraine woodlands, fields and rolling hills, Pinecrest Historical Village features 25 historic buildings and special exhibits interpreting Manitowoc County farm and village life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Village buildings include Norwegian, Bohemian and German log houses built in the 1840's and 1850's, a circa 1870 General Store, 1890's Cheese Factory and an 1850 Farm House. The village offers self-guided audio tours and hosts special annual events including GermanFest, Fall Harvest Festival and Christmas at Pinecrest. Visitors will also find colorful garden and quiet nature trails winding through the village grounds. ************************************************** *********
Historic Washington House
1622 Jefferson St., Two Rivers
920-793-2490
Operated by the Two Rivers Historical Society, this warm, restored 1850 hotel and saloon features rare murals in the second floor ballroom, historic artifacts, and an old-time soda fountain and ice-cream parlor. ************************************************** **********
Two Rivers History Museum
1810 Jefferson St., Two Rivers
920-793-1103
Captivating historic and seasonal art displays highlight three floors of ethnic, social, civic and religious history exhibits displayed in this dignified, 1900 convent building.
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Rahr-West Art Museum
610 N. 8th St., Manitowoc
920-683-4501
From the parlors of the National Register Victorian mansion built in 1891 to the adjacent modern gallery wing, the Rahr-West Art Museum displays valuable collections of 19th and 20th century paintings, antique furnishings and dolls, Chinese ivory carvings, and an art and history library. Here visitors will find an important collection of works by modern masters, including Georgia O'Keefe, Jasper Johns, David Hockney, Stuart Davis, and Sam Francis, along with changing exhibits and special events.
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The Old School
Norman Rockwell Center
315 Elizabeth St., Mishicot
920-755-4560
Housed in a 1905 schoolhouse, this center offers the country's largest collection of Norman Rockwell paintings, plates, sketches and other artwork.
http://www.theoldschoolgifts.com/services.htm
