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Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI

1. Farmers Market

Appleton, WI
Landmarks and Outdoors · 2 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: The Saturday farm market on College Ave. is great. We like getting an iced coffee from Copper Rock and just wandering around.

Cleo's is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

2. Cleo's

7.4
203 W College Ave, Appleton, WI
Lounge · 17 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: So quirky and fun. Cleo's is decorated for every season and the drinks are great. (I recommend a dirty martini.) The place is really laid back. Go late on a weekend and snag the table by the jukebox.

redoxseafoodandsteakhouse@gmail.com is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

3. redoxseafoodandsteakhouse@gmail.com

8.6
2318 S Oneida St, Appleton, WI
Steakhouse · 30 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Chicken Kiev is to die for, but the best thing? Half priced hors d'oeuvres Mon-Thurs if you sit on the patio or at the bar!

Appleton Public Library is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

4. Appleton Public Library

225 N Oneida St, Appleton, WI
College Library · 8 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Love your local library. This is a great place to chill in addition to a great place to check out books. The atrium is awesome!

Gordon Bubolz Nature Reserve is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

5. Gordon Bubolz Nature Reserve

8.3
4815 N Lynndale Dr, Grand Chute, WI
Scenic Lookout · 10 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Almost indescribably beautiful. Go and enjoy sundown with a picnic near the interpretive center (not the big fancy building, the one that's tucked away down a path). The prairie is inviting!

Heckrodt Nature Preserve is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

6. Heckrodt Nature Preserve

8.6
1305 Plank Rd, Menasha, WI
Scenic Lookout · 7 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Great in all seasons. Wear good (and by "good" I mean "can get dirty") shoes and get out into the mud!

Paradise Island is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

7. Paradise Island

8.0
2821 N Ballard Rd (Northland Ave), Appleton, WI
Ice Cream Parlor · 9 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: I'm keeping an eye out for the next time they do strawberry/pistachio swirl on their yogurt machines. It was AMAZING.

Copper Rock Coffee is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

8. Copper Rock Coffee

8.7
210 W College Ave, Appleton, WI
Coffee Shop · 49 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Great coffee and sandwiches. A good place to escape the summer heat!

Wild Truffle Pizzeria & Italian Bistro is one of Top 10 favorites places in Appleton, WI.

9. Wild Truffle Pizzeria & Italian Bistro

5120 W Michaels Dr, Appleton, WI
Italian Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Last time I was there I had the mushroom ravioli. We had an enormous group and they couldn't fit all of the pizzas in their oven, but they were very nice and kept us informed.

10. Carmella's

Malone, WI
Home (private) · No tips or reviews

Liana W.Liana Weiland: Everything is made right at the time of order, so they encourage substitutions. Get the papardelle. So good, it doesn't even need the chicken. Oh! And they have cider on tap!