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Historic Sites
Travel back in time and visit the historical sites and museums of Delafield.
Hawks Inn Historical Museum
426 Wells Street
Delafield, WI 53018
262-646-4794
Modern visitors will find it easy to imagine themselves as pioneer travelers when they step across the threshold of Delafield’s historic Hawks Inn. Built two years before Wisconsin became a state, Hawks Inn originally welcomed farmers in search of a homestead, trappers, traders, territorial politicians, and opportunistic miners. Now renovated and refurbished as a historic site, Hawks Inn is a Wisconsin Landmark on the National Register of Historic Sites and is open for public tours May to October.
Ten Chimneys
S43 W31575 Depot Rd
Genesee Depot, WI 53018
262-968-4161
A living monument to theatre and the arts, this lovingly preserved home, which was the summer getaway of famous 1930s Broadway actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, is just minutes south of Delafield on Highway 83. The Lunts were, and still today, widely considered the greatest acting team in the history of American theatre.
Old World Wisconsin
W372 S9727 Hwy 67
Eagle, WI 53119
262-594-6301
Close by Delafield is the treasured Old World Wisconsin! This museum opened its doors in 1976, celebrating the 200th birthday of the United States by vividly recreating the sights, sounds and spirit of the immigrants who came to this country to build their futures. The museum’s more than 60 historic structures range from ethnic farmsteads with furnished houses and rural outbuildings to the 1880s Crossroads Village with its traditional small-town institutions.
Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Riverwalk & Peace Garden Veteran’s Memorial Riverwalk
This scenic walkway is located 0.1 miles north of the Ice Age and Lake Country Recreational trails and runs alongside the Bark River, marked with 10 memorial sites honoring veterans from major U.S. conflicts. The walk begins on the eastern end as it passes through wooded areas alongside the Bark River and crosses a bridge leading to the Delafield Fish Hatchery. As you reach the western end of the Veterans Memorial Riverwalk, it follows elevated boardwalks through cattails and marshland before ending at Cushing Memorial Park in Delafield where an elaborate wooden playground and restrooms can be found.