Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest
National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Roughly 852K visitors a year make it to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. None of our places to visit is inside Lake; 3 are within 40 miles. On the list: a national forest, a museum and a national park site, among others. At 55 mi, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is worth the journey.

National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The 3 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Look within 60 miles for all 4.
National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
69,372 acres in Bayfield, Wisconsin (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Historic sculpture garden in Worcester, Wisconsin, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: NPS Photo, Public domain · Wisconsin Concrete Park: Sculpture created by Fred Smith. Copyright held by Friends of Fred Smith, Inc., CC BY-SA 3.0