Sideshow

Wisconsin is supposed to be quirky and this is as quirky as it will ever get. Watch «An American Movie», then head to the Sideshow for the best start toward an American adventure you can never forget. Never, ever, even if you try really hard. This bar serves beer with the foam on the bottom.
If you tip really generously (suggested 300%), you will be regaled with stories of local lore, such as the time giant (9 feet tall) skeletons with all molar teeth were dug up by the lake, then mysteriously misplaced by the Smithsonian. This could be the house that Eric Weiss stopped at for a bowl of soup, before changing his name to «Harry Houdini». Legend has it is that this bar is the reason he changed his name (he saw a circus poster for Harry Houdin here).
This bar is rife with national history and should be a historic landmark, just a few steps from the nationally acclaimed train station (unfortunately torn down), where the birth of a legend was born.
Become the next legend. Ask for a non-​tap beer and sit where greatness has come before you.

Wow, kind of awesome, kind of scary. The bartender goes thru a curtain to the drive thru and back to the bar. The ceiling seems to be leaking but there is a fix. The muppet drummer creeps me out. Good pay out on slots. Don’t take your ocd wife there. Good dive bar.

Amazing little circus themed dive/​hole in the wall. I walked in and the owner gruffly asked if I wanted to chat or drink and gave me the feeling it was a local only bar. I ordered a beer and pretty soon the owners and customers warmed up and we had a great chat about music/​antiques/​vintage cars and I got a chance to take in the really cool vintage circus theme in the bar and really enjoyed myself. The bar is in a house and the owner wants to close by midnight so make sure you head in early if you want to get a chance to drink in a bar that may be the best example of a hole in the wall in the US.