A really beautiful stop both inside and out! The Birds in Art annual exhibit is obviously the fan…read morefavorite, but it's definitely worth a visit even when that isn't going on.

Who knew you could find an outstanding art museum on the way to Northern Wisconsin. My wife had…read morebeen to the Woodson Art Museum a couple of years ago and suggested that we stopped as we passed through Wausau. The Woodson family were rich dudes who are from Wausau and when they wanted to do something with all their money, they turned their estate into an art museum. The main focus of this museum is on birds. Bird drawings, Bird pictures, bird sculptures, the gardens are filled with various sculptures including Birds. The museum is beautiful, the grounds are exquisitely nice. They would be a great setting for a movie or maybe your wedding. But, truthfully, although the paintings and pictures were wonderful after seeing the hundredth picture of birds I knew I had enough. However if you are an aficionado of paintings, sculpture and birds this is a must-see museum. The museum is free and the staff is helpful. I was a little bummed that the museum shop only sold postcards and books. I'm sure if they sold faux paintings and faux sculptures they could make a killing. This museum is highly recommended. If you are in Wisconsin or near Wausau it's worth your time.

This is a nice place. Love the location. Stayed on a Wednesday Night (in summer) and there is…read morelive music in the square across the street. Nice plus! This is the first time I stayed here. Honestly I only stayed here because their prices were reasonable compared to my usually Holliday Inns in town (which for some reason have been crazy high of late). Looks like I may be changing my habits! The room was clean and very spacious. The one I stayed in had a hot tub and a (electric) fireplace. Price included free breakfast delivered from a nearby coffee shop. The food needs to be ordered at night and you pick it up the next morning in lobby. There is a pool and hot tub, but you do have to take a separate elevator to get to it. The hotel itself in interesting. You take one elevator to get to the first 4 floors, another to get to the 5th and, like I said, a 3rd one to get to the pool and adjoining buildings. TV's are nice, but have limited cable. Would also like more outlets near the bed. Had to unplug the clock to plug in my phone. Like that the have covered parking available for those winter stays!

My room was directly overlooking an alley courtyard. Starting at about 11:30 PM, a maintenance…read morecrew started using a power-washer in that alley. It's amazing - I couldn't get a pizza delivered to the hotel after 9 PM, the "Char" upscale restaurant connected to the hotel (with their snooty bartender) has a kitchen that closes at 9 PM, BUT A BUSINESS CAN HAVE THEIR HVAC SYSTEM'S VENTILATION DUCT POWERWASHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Nice. Made for a great night's sleep.

I'm not sure what going on here - I posted a review of this place two weeks ago and it's not here…read more Again ... Limerick's has moved to the corner of Third and Grant. Kitty corner from the Y. Food is fabulous. We've tried the shepherd pie, soup and salad, Irish stew, bangers and mash - all well prepared and served and simply delicious. Corey has a very cool little place here --brick wall , wood bar, cozy booth and tables. No sign yet but don't be fooled . If the open sign is lit, come in and enjoy.

Authentic Irish food and drink. Service was great, and server was knowledgeable about menu. There…read morewas a duo playing Irish music which gave you the feeling of a Irish pub

There are two houses related to the Historical Society, The Yawkey House and the Woodson History…read moreCenter. This time I strolled to the Woodson House. It is only about a block from the Everest. I had been to this grand house a couple of years ago. At that time they had a great exhibit on the effect of the Civil War on the area. I met an older gentleman named George. We talked smart for over two hours. He was great at answering questions about the county. On this visit I hoped to talk with him again; but, alas, he was not there on this visit. So I checked out their new exhibit on rural electrification of Marathon County. I found it quite informative and interesting. You can "interact" with people who used to live in the county by telephone; and listen to their stories. This is a nice place to spend a couple of hours. You can learn a lot about the area. There were a couple of floods that decimated the town. The one in 1913 was particularly devastating. As I am prone to staying at the Everest Inn, I'll probably visit this museum again the next time I'm in Wausau. Hope to catch George next time, I could use another history lesson of Marathon County. If you are a history buff (who isn't?) it would behoove you to check this fine little museum out. There is no entry fee; but leave a donation of a couple of bucks. It's the right thing to do.

From the owner: Tour the historic Yawkey House Museum. Visit the Woodson History Center to tour our free rotating…read moreexhibits. Visit our research library to learn about your family history or the history of Marathon County. We have thousands of historic photos and documents, plus access to ancestry.com and newspapers.com.

I hate seeing all these awful reviews. I wonder if they're just personal. Our dinner tonight was…read moredelicious! The Pistachio Martini... get that!!!! Prime Rib with the House Garlic Butter! I could just have a basket of rolls with this butter and I'd be content. Drake was an awesome waiter! I recommend the risotto for your side! Super flavor! Great service... lovely atmosphere.

We set a reservation for 6 but showed up a bit earlier. We were seated right away and the server…read morewas very quick with the order. On the service side of things, I have no complaints. It's definitely more of a wisconsin restaurant vibe, not some fine dining establishment but overall it wasn't terrible. The food... we started with cheese curds and ranch. This was exceptional and gave me such high hopes. Then we had some soup which was also quite fine. I got the broasted chicken and spaghetti as a side. The skin was hard and so difficult to chew. The chicken breast was just a bit pink for my liking... I kind of like my chicken cooked. The spaghetti tasted like a pound of dried parsley flakes with tomatos... they also felt it would be a fun touch to include some water in the noodles still so it was a soupy spaghetti. I feel awful leaving anything less than a 3 because the Service wasnt bad and ya boy loves curds. But the meal was so bad that I simply can not come back.

The Whitewater Music Hall seems to be an old Masonic lodge that has been transformed into a…read moremulti-purpose community center and music venue. In addition to the main hall there is a nice cafe room with places to sit and relax while enjoying beverages from coffee to mixed drinks that can be purchased from the bar. It was the perfect place for Wausau's 2020 Martin Luther King Day event. The main hall provided ample room for the the program which included a band, an awards presentation and the featured speaker. I'm sure that the hall is a suitable venue for concerts and other events as well. The buffet line for the catered meal was in the corridor outside of the main hall which was not ideal (though probably necessary) -- it was quite crowded when everyone was getting their food and the congestion was exacerbated with others coming and going from the main hall to the cafe etc.. The number of tables in the main hall was insufficient for the number of attendees. We, along with many others had to balance dinner plates on our laps and set our drinks on the floor while eating. I'm not sure whether the responsibility for this falls on the event planners or the hall management but it was a definite negative for me. A few other things -- positive and negative. There is a nice display of artwork from local artists displayed on the walls. Even while the MLK event was going on there at least one other small group conducting a meeting in another area of the building. Parking was limited and the cars were parked rather haphazardly (and the ice and snow of January certainly doesn't make parking easy either). We needed to park across the street -- fortunately the county offices located there are closed in the evening.

Love that a venue like this exists in Northcentral Wisconsin and that it brings in such great…read moretalent. I've seen many shows here and have enjoyed them all, except that the last two shows I have had the disappointing experience of persons having a full on conversation right behind me. I get that people will talk, but nonstop, throughout a performance, with the doors to the concert hall mere feet behind us? Even worse, each of these times one of the venue owners has been a discussion participant. Again, never not had a great time and the talent is top notch. I'd recommend the owners entertain their friends outside of the room (and perhaps the sound tech turn down the bass).