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Case-New Holland Tractor Assembly Plant Tour
7000 Durand Ave. (Hwy. 11), Sturtevant
Case manufactures the Maxxum and Magnum tractors in Racine County. As you take this walking tour you will see tractors being manufactured from beginning to end, viewing each step of production. Watch transmissions moving down the assembly line, engines being painted by robots, windshields and tires being mounted on the tractors, to the final step of driving them off the line. Minimum age is 14. Time: 2 hours/free
Danish Bakeries for World-Famous Kringle
A kringle stop is a must on your itinerary to Racine County. You owe it to your travelers to treat them to taste one of life's delicious pleasures. Authentic Danish pastry kringle is made from many feather-light layers of pastry and butter, with a variety of homemade fruit or nut fillings. Various Racine bakeries offer free samples and coffee.
Time: Maximum 45 minutes/free.
Wind Point Lighthouse
4725 Lighthouse Drive, Racine
Located on Racine's north side in the village of Wind Point, the Wind Point Lighthouse, built in 1880, is considered to be the oldest and tallest working lighthouse standing on Lake Michigan. In 1964 the Coast Guard automated the light, which casts a beam of 19 miles. It is also when the Village of Wind Point began leasing the Lighthouse buildings and grounds from the Coast Guard. Visitors are welcome to tour the grounds - a beautiful location for your groups to stroll the area, enjoy the incredible view and take some great photos of this majestic sight. Time: 30 minutes/free.
SC Johnson Administration Building & The Golden Rondelle Theater
1525 Howe Street, Racine
The SC Johnson Administration Building, the largest commercial project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was completed in 1939. The Great Workroom of the building utilizes almost one-half acre of workable floor space and has a ceiling supported by huge golf-tee shaped columns that have been termed one of the most advanced structural supports in modern architecture. These columns soar 31 feet from floor to ceiling. The furniture was also designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to add efficiency and beauty.Time: 45 minutes/free.
The Golden Rondelle Theater was constructed for the SC Johnson Wax pavilion at the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. It was brought back to Racine and placed on a new base, which was designed by the Taliesin Associate Architects to complement the existing buildings of the SC Johnson corporate headquarters. The Theater is open on Fridays at noon showing the current movie "Carnauba, A Son's Memoir" Time: 55 minutes/free at noon. Also showing “To Be Alive" Time: 20 minutes/free at 1:15. Call for reservations.
Racine Art Museum
441 Main Street, Racine
With its concentration in ceramics, fibers, glass, metals and wood, RAM houses one of the most significant collections of contemporary crafts of any North American museum. RAM's permanent collection of over 3,000 pieces features work by leaders in the field In addition to rotating exhibitions from its permanent collection, RAM also hosts exhibitions of works created specifically for the museum by major contemporary artists and brings important traveling art exhibitions to the Midwest. Wheelchair accessible. Time: Self Guided.
Underground Railroad Quilt Exhibit and Presentation
Racine Arts Council, 505 Sixth St.
Racine Discover how Racine County played a role in the Underground Railroad as this exhibit and presentation shares with you many of the quilt patterns that were used to escape slavery on the Underground Railroad. The presentation is based on the history of abolitionism in Southeast Wisconsin and the book, Hidden In Plain View by Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard.Time: Quilt exhibit is self-guided/free. 60-minute presenation/fee
Walking/Driving Abolitionist History Tours
In-town walking and driving tours and an out of town driving tour with a route that passes by farms and houses that area abolitionists used to keep slaves safe from people searching for them. Tour many of the places that Caroline Quarlls, Joshua Glover and other runaway slaves stayed. Also see homes where Burlington’s abolitionist’s lived. Self guided/free.