Discover the top attractions in and around Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. Our West Waterfront neighborhood, home to Lily Pad Cottage and Eagle View Suite, is the perfect base for exploring this charming area. Here is a quick-link reference guide, please comment below if you find another venue that we should add to the list, after all, word-of-mouth is the best advertising.
(W = Walkable from LPC and EVS)
Local Eateries
Coffee
Breakfast & / or Lunch
- Get Real Cafe W
- Bluefront Cafe W
- The Hitching Post Bar & Grill
- Lolo’s Food Truck
- Morning Glory by the Bay
- A Boat Time W
- Sunrise Food & Drinks
- The Gnoshery
Lunch & / or Dinner
- Sonny’s Pizzeria W
- Taqueria Neri Food Truck
- PTY’s Kitchen Asian Cuisine
- Mauricio’s Food Truck W
- Elmo’s Wood Fired Pizza
- Kinara Urban Eatery W
- Gloria’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant W
- Kitty O’ Reillys W
- Crate
- The Hitching Post of Door County
- Greystone Castle W
- The Mill Supper Club
- Donny’s Glidden Lodge
- Nightingale Supper Club
- Trattoria Dal Santo
- Coyote Roadhouse
- Drömhus
- Hidden Bridge Pub of Sturgeon Bay
- Starboard Brewing Handmade Craft Beer
- Samuelson’s Creek Pub & Grill
- 311 Bistro (Algoma)
- Son of Skaliwags (Algoma)
- Be sure to find “Door County Foodie” on Facebook, too!
Food/ Groceries
- Healthy Way Market
- Madison Avenue Market W
- Marchant’s Meats & Sausage
- Pick ‘n Save
- Marketplace Foods W
- Clario’s
- Lindal Fisheries smoked fish & specialty dog treats
- Door County Candy
- Door County Confectionary
Outdoors
- Otumba Beach and Park W
- Potawatomi State Park
- Crossroads at Big Creek (hike in the summer and cross country ski in the winter)
- Cave Point County Park
- Whitefish Dunes State Park
- Martin Park
Local Attractions
- Door County Granary W
- Door County Maritime Museum W
- Door County Historical Museum
- Coast Guard Station
Fun (even when it’s raining)
Shopping
- Bay Shore Outfitters W
- Bayside Bargains W
- The Pearl of Door County, Gallery and Rock Shop
- Forever Grateful Boutique & Gift Shop W
- The Naked Sheep Yarn Shop & Gift Boutique W
- Bay Vinyl Records
- Bliss (The Market Place)
- Articipation W
- Door County Candle Company
Theater
Music Scene
- Muse Sturgeon Bay
- Peg Egan Summer Concert Series
- Art of Music Winter Concert Series at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor
- Door County Music Concerts and more on Facebook
Art Scene
- Your Host, Alisa Landman Art
- Check out the Sturgeon Bay Art Gallery Guide in our Blog, here.
Around Door County
The Bay Side
For a scenic drive head North by way of Third Avenue in Sturgeon Bay that becomes Bay Shore Drive. It will take you to Highway 42 in Egg Harbor.
Carlsville
Egg Harbor
Juddville
Fish Creek
- Peninsula State Park
- White Gull Inn Restaurant (world famous Cherry Stuffed French Toast)
- Julie’s Park Café
- Blue Horse Cafe
- Wild Tomato Wood-Fired Pizza and Grille
- Alexander’s of Door County
- Plum Bottom Gallery
- Door County Auditorium
- SkyWay Drive-In Theatre
Ephraim
Sister Bay
- Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, Butik & Stabbur (goats on the roof)
- Chop
- Thyme Restaurant & Catering
Ellison Bay
Gills Rock
Northport
Washington Island -catch the Washington Island Ferry from Northport: 215 WI-42 Ellison Bay
- Annie’s Island Mopeds or Utility Vehicle Rentals
- Beaches and Parks Peoples Park, School House Beach, Percy Johnson Park, Sand Dunes Beach,
- Jackson Harbor: Old fishing village right by the Ridges, that are gorgeous shallow protected waters, get your feet wet and enjoy the view of Rock Island
- Rock Island to see the gorgeous rock buildings and beautiful beaches there (credit cards not accepted on return ferry from RI to WI)
- Mountain Tower
- Washington Island Farm Museum
- Arts and Nature Center
- Little Lake Jacobsen Museum & Maritime Museum
- Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum
- Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm
- Nelsen’s Hall & Bitters Club, Restaurant – Order a Bitters shot at the bar for your First Timer’s Bitters Card.
The Lake Side (Highway 57)
Institute
Valmy
Whitefish Bay
Jacksonport
Baileys Harbor
- The Ridges Sanctuary Nature Center
- Toft Point Natural Area
- Kangaroo Lake
- Coyote Roadhouse
- Harbor Fish Market & Grille
- Door County Brewing Company
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