Local Area Attractions

The perfect balance between the city and the outdoors is found at Rhinelander, Wisconsin. There is just something for everyone from hiking, mountain biking and golfing to fishing, kayaking and water-skiing. Enjoy the four season beauty of Rhinelander right at your doorstep. Winter activies include snowmobiling, skating, ice-fishing and cross-country skiing.

Surrounded by the Wisconsin and Pelican Rivers as well as many other streams, Rhinelander is a fisherman's paradise for walleye, panfish, northern, and the elusive muskie. With access to over 1,100 lakes in Oneida County, there are countless waterways to discover and explore. Living here will afford you the opportunities to travel these waterways to see all the splendor of the Wisconsin fall colors around the water.

View the spectacular fall bird migration at the 3000-acre Thunder Marsh Wildlife Area. The marsh offers a rare opportunity to observe spruce and tamarack forest birds, as well as many other species of marsh birds and waterfowl.

Explore Rhinelander's historical sites. The focal point of the historic downtown area is the Oneida County Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, featuring striking murals depicting life in the pioneer days and Tiffany glass windows on the dome.

The Rhinelander Historical Society Museum reflects family life from turn-of-the-century to the present. The Logging Museum Complex is Wisconsin's most complete logging museum with exhibits dating back to the 1870's. Train enthusiasts will love the Railroad Museum with railroad articles dating as far back as 1892 and exhibits such as a model railroad, depot and agent-clerk-telegrapher room. Celebrate Rhinelander's history at Oktoberfest - when else, but in October