Central Wisconsin’s Cure to Cabin Fever: Explore!
February...the sparkle of holiday decorations are packed away (mostly), and New Year resolutions are a faded memory. It may feel like Cabin Fever is inevitable. While Central Wisconsin hosts many fantastic January festivals celebrating our beautiful winters, February and March give us that last chance to embrace the sunshine and fresh snowfall. 
Whether an outdoor enthusiast looking for adventure, or you prefer to stay in and hygge by the fire - you’ll find your Cabin Fever cure in Central Wisconsin. 

INDOOR: (due to 2021 Covid 19 restrictions check availability before planning events)

Fossils, Art, History, and Stars.

Central Wisconsin has many opportunities to wander, wonder, and learn indoors. 

Colossal Fossils dinosaur museum allows adults and kids of all ages to wander back in time to learn and play among the fossils and exhibits providing an education about our planet and the creatures that have lived on earth through it’s 4.6 billion year history. http://www.colossalfossils.com/Content/About-Us.cfm

Our Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, and Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum welcome the winter visitor to be inspired by outstanding works of  regional and international art, changing exhibitions, as well as a great variety of learning opportunities available year-round.

Center for the Visual Arts - Wausau  https://www.cvawausau.org

Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art - Wausau https://wmoca.org

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Wausau https://www.lywam.org

Woodson History Center and Yawkey House Museum provide access to well-preserved history in downtown Wausau. Changing exhibits, guided tours, and learning opportunities keep history alive in the Central Wisconsin region.

Woodson History Center - Wausau http://marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/woodson-history-center 

Yawkey House Museum http://www.marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/yawkey-house-museum

Wausau School District Planetarium Located at Wausau West High School, our Planetarium is a state of the art tilted digital planetarium offering shows and events open to the public, or by reservation, throughout the year. http://www.wausauspace.org

Classes

Exploring new learning opportunities is a sure cure for Cabin Fever and the Central Wisconsin area if full of opportunities for you to learn something new or advance a current interest. Cooking, music, knitting, yoga, fitness, pottery, building, growing and more…these are the perfect days for you to cater to your inquisitive. 

Dinner and a Show

Amazing food options (Why Foodies Flock to Central Wisconsin) and live local and touring performances provide an opportunity to catch dinner and a show any night of the week.  

Shopping

Wander throughout downtown Wausau’s historic and beautifully preserved downtown boutique shops and restaurants. Saturday mornings provide Wausau Winter Market, an indoor Farmers and Makers Market open through Spring. 

River District Shopping - Wausau http://www.wausauriverdistrict.org

Wausau Winter Market - Wausau https://www.facebook.com/wausauwintermarket/

Dining Frigid Al Fresco

Wausau’s Hilton Inn provides couples or groups a warm, fun, and unique opportunity to take in the scenic beauty of the wintery outdoors from a cozy “heated igloo”. Make your reservation soon - igloos at the Hilton are open through March. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/auwnmgi-hilton-garden-inn-wausau/

Coffee, Wine, and Books

Cold winter days are the perfect opportunity to allow ourselves time to slow down and wrap our chilled hands around a hot cup of coffee or tea, the perfect glass of wine, and the soft pages of a beautiful book. 

Janke Bookstore - Wausau http://www.jankebookstore.com

Condor Coffee - Weston https://shop.condorcoffeecompany.com

Patina Coffee House - Wausau https://www.facebook.com/patinacoffeehouse/

The Ugly Mug - Wausau https://www.facebook.com/TheUglyMugCoffee/

Vino Latte - Wausau http://www.vino-latte.com

Pamper Yourself

Relax…hide away for awhile at one of Central Wisconsin’s many fantastic spa opportunities for you to discover. 

Be Body Work http://www.bebodywork.com

Dayspring Health Spa https://dayspringhealthspa.com

Studio E Spa http://studioespa.com

Essential Massage https://www.facebook.com/essentialmassagebyamy/

Terra Dea Spa https://www.terradeasalon.com

The Tanning Studio https://thetanningstudio.biz

Get Moving Indoors

Central Wisconsin is home to indoor golf and baseball, shooting range, bowling, billiards, escape room, trampoline park, hatchet throwing, water park, laser tag, many fitness classes and gyms, and our beautiful new multigenerational YMCA facilities.

Wausau Curling Center

The Wausau Curling Center is the largest privately owned curling center in the United States and home to the Wausau Curling Club (approximately 500 members). Home to four high school teams, learn to curl events, and adult leagues at all skill levels and abilities (including wheelchair accessible). The Center is home to the Wisconsin state high school championships and knows how to host a fantastic bonspiel - it’s a SWEEP place to hang out in winter. https://wausaucurling.org/index.php

Indoor pools are a great way to keep warm and get some winter exercise. Pools open to the public include:

Marathon Area Swim Association - Marathon https://masaswim.org

Aspirus YMCA - Weston https://www.woodsonymca.com/locations/aspirus-branch

Woodson YMCA - Wausau https://www.woodsonymca.com.

North Central Healthcare Warm Water Therapy Pool - Wausau https://www.norcen.org/services/aquatic-services/

Ice Skating

Indoor rinks located at both Marathon Park in Wausau or at Greenheck Fieldhouse in Weston, provide open public skating and rental opportunities throughout the week and weekends, as well as youth and adult hockey leagues and games in both locations.

Marathon Park Ice Rink - Wausau https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Departments/ParksRecreationForestry/Recreation/IceSkatingandHockey.aspx

Greenheck Field House Ice Rink (year-round) - Weston https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/domain/184