The EAA Aviation Museum, formerly known as the EAA AirVenture Museum, is dedicated to the preservation of historical and experimental aircraft. Situated next to Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, the EAA Aviation Museum is home to over 200 aircraft, ranging from antiques and classics to warplanes, as well as a variety of indoor and outdoor exhibitions and activities.
The Asylum Point Lighthouse is a famous lighthouse located on a small island in Lake Winnebago’s Asylum Bay, just a few feet away from the mainland. Built in 1937, the tower marks the separation between North and South Asylum Bays and is one of Winnebago County’s historic landmarks. The tower is accessed via a wooden bridge, and although it is not open for tours, the area around the tower is an excellent spot for picnics, with beautiful views of beautiful Lake Winnebago.
Hughes' Home Maid Chocolates is a homegrown Oshkosh business that produces homemade chocolates made from the best locally sourced ingredients. Produced by the third generation of the Hughes family since 1940, Hughes' Home Maid Chocolates produces a variety of sweet treats including assorted dark, milk, and white chocolates, cherry cordials, creams and oysters, Easter eggs and other treats, and individual chocolates. Hughes' Home Maid Chocolates is open Monday through Saturday.
The New Moon Café is an intimate, comfortable space that serves delicious vegetarian cuisine, local Wisconsin-made beers and desserts, and gourmet coffee against a background of live music, open mic performances, poetry, and other entertainment. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the New Moon Café menu features hearty sandwiches and wraps, freshly made salads, homemade soups, burritos, quesadillas, and decadent desserts. The cuisine is freshly prepared with locally sourced ingredients and served with a variety of beverages, local beers and wines, and soft drinks.
The Wiouwash State Trail is a rail trail in northeastern Wisconsin that traverses the four counties of Outagamie, Shawano, Winnebago, and Waupaca. The trail’s name is derived from the first two letters of the four counties it traverses and is used by hikers, bikers, walkers, horseback riders during the summer and snowmobilers during the winter months. The trail spans 41 miles and is divided into two sections, namely the northern segment, which spans 19 miles between the small towns of Birnamwood and Split Rock in Shawano County, and the southern portion, which extends 22 miles from north of downtown Oshkosh to Hortonville. The trail features endpoints at State Road, in Birnamwood, Split Rock Road, Split Rock, Lakeview Avenue in Hortonville, and River Mill Road, west of the US 45 in Oshkosh.
The Oshkosh Farmers Market is an annual market that is held in both summer and winter that features around 130 vendors selling homemade and handcrafted items as well as live music and entertainment and themed events. Saturday mornings see about 40 vendors selling fresh local produce, locally raised meats, cheeses and other dairy products, vegetables and fruit grown in greenhouses and on hydroponic farms, delicious artisan foods, honey, chickens, and handmade jewelry and crafts. Local food artisans offer freshly baked bread, pastries and other goodies, candy, and homemade prepared and ready-to-eat foods.