If you go...
How to get there
Wisconsin Dells is 55 miles north of Madison, Wis. The lowest round-trip air fare between Madison and Boston at press time was $276 on
Where to stay
Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort511 East Adams St.
800-867-WILD
$99-$399 (up to four people, including water park access).
Settle into the Wild West with water slides.
Kalahari Waterpark Resort& Convention Center1305 Kalahari Drive
877-253-LION
Standard rooms $109-$349 (up to four people, including water park access); luxury rooms/suites $600-$1,050.
Imagine yourself on safari in this African-themed resort.
RiverWalk Hotel1015 River Road
800-659-5395
Doubles $39-$149; family suite $79-$209
Book a room with a view of the Wisconsin River.
Where to eat
Fields at the Wilderness511 East Adams St.
608-253-1400
Dinner entrees: $16.95-$49.95
Dress up your steak with signature ''enhancers" -- mushrooms, merlot sauce, parmesan.
The Cheese Factory Restaurant521 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South
608-253-6065
Entrees $7.95-$14.95
Try the Wisconsin beer cheese soup in this retro spot whose waiters wear striped shirts, suspenders, and bow ties.
Essen Haus German Restaurant414 Broadway
608-253-7766
Lunch $6.95-$10.95; dinner $7.95-$29.95
Choose from 12 German beers on tap.
What to do
Dells Boat Tours107 Broadway
608-254-8555
Adults $15.75-$25.75 depending on tour. Daily April-early November.
Marvel at the oddly shaped sandstone cliffs and gorges along the banks of the Wisconsin River.
Noah's Ark Water Park1410 Wisconsin Dells Parkway
608-254-6351
All-day pass $28.99 plus tax May 28-Sept. 5
Ride the Black Anaconda, America's longest (¼-mile) ''watercoaster."
Kalahari Water Park1305 Kalahari Drive
877-253-LION
Day passes for nonguests: $40
Surf indoors on the Flow Rider.
H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center215 Broadway
608-253-3523
www.wisconsinhistory.org/hhbennett
$5 adults, $2.50 children 5-12
Follow the career of the man who invented stop-action photography and put Wisconsin Dells on the tourist map.
International Crane FoundationE-11376 Shady Lane Road
Baraboo, Wis.
608-356-9462
Adults $7, seniors $6, children 5-11 $3.50, under 5 free. April 15-Oct. 31
Visit the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of cranes.
Information
Wisconsin Dells Visitor& Convention Bureau701 Superior St.
608-254-4636
