Whether you’re new to the Dells or a Wisconsinite wanting a deeper dive, "100 Things to Do in The Wisconsin Dells Before You Die" will help you create the perfect itinerary
Enjoy assembling this colorful puzzle of the biggest show in the world! Features vintage illustrations of the ringmaster, a lion, elephants, the strongest man in the world, and more!
Designed by Adolph Cudell and built in 1888, Black Point is a unique late Victorian Queen Anne residence. This book, written by Anne Celano Frohna, tells the story of the Seipp family and the house at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Copiously illustrated. Details below.
John D. Krugler brings to life the history of the dedicated corps who collected and preserved Wisconsin's diverse social heritage and fast-disappearing immigrant and migrant architecture in the largest outdoor museum of rural life in the United States.
Bring a little Old World Wisconsin into your home. This miniature of Old World Wisconsin's Four Mile House (1853) is detailed, stands on its own, and is made in the U.S.
Bring a little Old World Wisconsin into your home. This detailed miniature of Old World Wisconsin's General Store (1876) is open for business. It stands on its own and is made in the U.S.
Perfect for taking notes, journaling, or lists, this journal features one of H.H. Bennett's most iconic photos of The Dell Queen, an excursion boat that operated on the Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells. Details below!
H.H. Bennett once said, "My energies for near a lifetime have been used almost entirely to win such prominence as I could in outdoor photography." Learn more that prominence in this H.H. Bennett biography by Sara Rath. Details below.
Local expert Ross M. Curry has been chronicling the Dells region for almost sixty years. Join him for chapters of the area's story that he himself has witnessed, and then follow him as he hikes back to a time before the Kilbourn Dam, when towns were lit by gaslight.
$15.50 and up. Prints can be selected in a range of sizes, from postcard to poster, in paper or canvas. Printed to order and shipped to you. Ordering information and instructions below.
This fascinating pictorial history celebrates the people of Mineral Point-the early American settlers from Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky, and the Cornish, German, Irish, and Italian immigrants. Illustrated.
Written by director Mark H. Knipping and curator Korinne K. Oberle, On the Shake Rag is a collection of stories and photographs of the Neal and Hellum Pendarvis House during the early and mid 1900s. Details below.
Perfect for journaling, making lists, or jotting down reminders, this Pendarvis Journal's cover has an image of the Pendarvis House restaurant, and includes a bookmark ribbon!
This small bundle of notebooks features three different images relating to Pendarvis , one of twelve historic sites in the Wisconsin Historical Society! Details below.
Bring the calm of the old world prairie lifestyle into your bedroom. Matching duvet and pillow covers — everything you need for a coordinated bedding look. Reversable for two bold and dynamic looks!
Bring the rustic charm and timeless beauty of early American prairie life into your home. Floral design inpired by the rich heritage of the Old World Wisconsin museum.
Bring the lavish pageantry and spectacle of a three-ring circus into your bedroom. Matching comforter and pillow covers with reversable Spectacular design.
Bring the excitement of a three-ring circus into your bedroom. Matching duvet and pillow covers with reversable Ringmaster design. Everything you need for a coordinated bedding look!
Seipp's Hollander Beer was made from 1908 and 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. by Conrad Seipp, who later moved to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Celebrate this historic brewer and pour out with this boot shot glass.
Seipp's Hollander Beer was produced between 1908 and 1919. During this time, the brewery coined the phrase "Drink Hollander Beer!" Wear a great piece of beer and Wisconsin history with this shirt!
Bring a little Old World Wisconsin into your home with this miniature of Old World Wisconsin's St. Peter's Church (1839). It is detailed, stands on its own, and is made in the U.S!
On a gray and drizzly day in 1983, writer Alice D’Alessio and her math professor husband, Laird, made their way down a curving, tree-lined driveway on their way to a picnic. They were visiting 115 acres of land in Wisconsin’s unglaciated Driftless Area that Laird had inherited from his parents. Emerging from the trees, Alice had her first glimpse of the valley that would become a twenty-five-year labor of love for the couple. Details, below.
The best-selling handbook for America's pioneers, first published in 1859. A fascinating look into the strenuous and hazardous life faced by pioneers and prairie travelers.
Enslaved, Indentured, Free shines a light on five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during seminal years of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Let this Villa Louis Key Chain remind you of your time at Villa Louis, one of twelve sites within the Wisconsin Historical Society. Makes a great souvenir or small gift! Faux pewter finish.
This colorful T-shirt features an illustration of H.H. Bennett's iconic "Leaping the Chasm" photograph, a split second captured in the Wisconsin Dells in the 1880's.
The perfect plush for all the farm animal lovers out there! Kerry oxen are part of the animal family at Old World Wisconsin. The breed first arrived in the United States in the early 1800s.
Unplug from screens and spark imagination with a timeless toy that enchants kids with its captivating illusions, creating hours of endless fun and memories!
"Make Your Presence Known!" Glow-in-the-dark design! This WHS custom 2024 sweatshirt is inspired by Old World Wisconsin's annual Legends & Lore event. Get yours while they last!
Discover the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth. This comprehensive look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography.