Wausau Area Attractions

Thinking of visiting the Wausau area? Make a trip to Cedar Creek Mall for a unique shopping experience. Stay in one of Cedar Creek Village's hotels and enjoy excursions to local indoor and outdoor recreation, entertainment and arts opportunities. Click on the headings below to see all that Wausau has to offer!

• Entertainment

  • The Grand Theater
    National and International entertainment in a restored historical treasure
  • Cedar Creek Cinem
    A ten-screen movie theater with the largest screens in the area.
  • Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
    Home of the world famous Birds in Art exhibition
  • Wisconsin Woodchucks Baseball
    Part of the exciting Amateur Northwood's League.

• Recreation

  • Rib Mountain State Park
    A great place for a picnic, scenic hike, and the best view around.
  • Granite Peak Ski Area
    Located in Rib Mountain State Park, it's perhaps the best downhill skiing and snowboarding facility in the Midwest.
  • Underdown Recreational Area
    A beautiful place to picnic, bike, ski, ride horseback, and hike in a 7,000-acre forest.
  • Mountain Bay Trail
    An 83-mile state bicycling trail from here to Green Bay.
  • Snowmobiling
    Marathon County has more than 800 miles of scenic, well-groomed trails. Nine Mile Recreational Area Cross-country skiing in winter, hiking and biking in summer.

The Wausau area is also host to international and national canoe and kayak whitewater and marathon racing, the Badger State Winter Games, the Wisconsin Special Olympics Winter Games, the Wisconsin Valley Senior Olympics, a short and long triathlon series, and the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.

Visit Wausau Area Events for a current listing of what's happening in the Wausau area during your stay or visit The Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention & Visitors Bureau for a current list of things to see near Cedar Creek Mall.