Museums / Tours

Sheboygan County Historical Research Center
The Sheboygan County Historical Research Center specializes in the preservation and storage of written records of all of Sheboygan County and the surrounding area. It is a private, non-profit archive that funds itself primarily by memberships and donations. Please keep this in mind as you use our services.

Sheboygan County Historical Museum
3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan
920-458-1103
Originally the home to Judge Taylor and built in 1850′s the Sheboygan County Historical Museum features separate themes in each of its rooms. Also on the grounds is the Weinhold Family homestead, built in 1864. Furnished with original pioneer items, it is one of the few remaining log cabins in the county. New in 1999 is an additional 20,000 square feet to be used for permanent and changing exhibits, season displays and the museum store. Exhibits include medical, maritime, and circus histories, local baseball, early agriculture and related trades, and artifacts and the history of local Native Americans. Open April through October. Hours 10am to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday; 1pm to 5pm on Sunday; closed Monday. Also open Thanksgiving Day through the second weekend after Thanksgiving. Admission.

Above and Beyond Children’s Museum
902 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan
920-458-4263
Featuring many ‘hands on’ interactive exhibits for your kids and the ‘kid’ in you, the children’s museum is designed to intrigue, stimulate and satisfy the mind, all while having fun. Special programs and events are also featured through out the year. Hours 9am to 5pm; Tuesday to Saturday, Sunday from 12 noon to 5pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission.

The Wreck of the Lottie Cooper
Broughton Drive, Sheboygan
920-458-2974
Discovered at the bottom of the Sheboygan harbor, the sunken ruins of the Lottie Cooper, built in 1876 and lost in gale force winds on Lake Michigan in 1894, are now on display in Deland Park, part of the Harbor Centre Marina. Self-tours and guided tours are available of this once great three masted schooner that has been recovered and re-assembled; it is today only a reminder of the 700 vessels lost in Lake Michigan.