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I. S. Horgen Antique Farm Machinery Museum

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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

From Laos to America Museum

Wausau Children’s Museum

Marathon City Heritage Center

The Andrew Warren Historic District is named a er a sawmill owner who in 1853 bought all the land now comprising the heart of the Wausau Eastside. Some splendid and some plain, the 62 buildings in the district were built between 1868 and 1934. The district has a diverse blend of styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Classic

Revival, and Prairie School architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright designed two homes in the Wausau Area. The Yawkey House, now under the care of the Marathon County Historical Society, resides in the historic district and has recently undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation. Take a tour of this grand house and experience life as a lumber baron in the year 1901. Across the street is the Woodson History Center, which features several rotating exhibits that include memorabilia from bygone eras.

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