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Appleton is a growing city in central-eastern Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 72,000 residents and a metro area of ~350,000. It is known as being safe, quiet, and visually pleasant. It is perhaps most famous as the boyhood town of Harry Houdini, the famed magician.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Outagamie County Regional Airport [1] (IATA: ATW) serves the city of Appleton and surrounding communities with flights to six major hubs: Minneapolis and Detroit with Northwest, Chicago and Denver with United, and Atlanta and Cincinnati with Delta. Allegiant Air also offers limited direct flights to Appleton from Las Vegas and Orlando.

[edit] By car

Appleton is conveniently located alongside major interstate and intrastate highways.

[edit] By bus

Greyhound Bus offers daily service to Appleton via its Chicago-Green Bay bus route. With no transfers, Greyhound to/from Chicago will take about 5 hours while to/from Green Bay will take about 40 minutes.

[edit] Get around

Getting around town is accomplished efficiently and cheaply by using the public transportation system or by taxis. Public buses are reliable charge about $1.50 in fares.

[edit][add listing] See

Theater and musicals at the Performing Arts Center, in downtown Appleton. High quality shows such as the famous Chinese Acrobats, and mainstream plays such as Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables are occasionally featured at this venue.

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[edit] Learn

In general Appleton is well-respected for the quality of the education in its public schools, both at the primary and secondary levels.

• Lawrence University[2] - a small, private liberal arts college. Ranked #1 university in Wisconsin by Forbes[3].

• University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley - a two-year collegiate campus of the University of Wisconsin System.

• Robert Welch University [4] - an online liberal arts university which grants the Associate's degree.

• Fox Valley Technical College - a technical (community) college of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

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While it lacks any sort of shopping outlet on the scale or grandeur of the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Appleton has a large number of very popular malls. These malls feature hundreds of different stores in an indoor, climate-controlled setting and visitors come from all over the state to shop in Appleton.

The most important malls include the Fox River Mall and Northland Mall. While it was torn down in 2007, the Valley Fair Mall is considered by some historians to be the first indoor shopping mall in the world.

Visitors seeking to buy groceries would be well advised to shop at Copps, Pick N' Save, or Woodmans as these large chains feature affordable prices and carry a large variety of products.

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Appleton possesses a surprisingly diverse set of restaurants for a town of its size, ranging from the standard budget fast food chains, such as Taco Bell, McDonald's, Jimmy John's, Burger King, Wendy's, Noodles & Company, Dairy Queen, up to more sophisticated options such as the Paper Valley Hotel restaurant. Furthermore, numerous options exist for foreign and ethnic food, including Indian, Thai, Hmong, Mexican, Korean, and Italian food.

[edit] Splurge

• Vince Lombardi's Steakhouse [5] (920) 380-9390. 333 W. College Ave. Famous steakhouse located inside the Radisson.
• Apollon Greek Cuisine [6] (920) 739-1122. 207 N Appleton St. Authentic Greek cuisine and features a live pianist on Friday and Saturday evenings. Don't forget to order the flaming saganaki cheese!

[edit][add listing] Drink

One of the biggest hobbies of Appletonians is drinking in any of the numerous bars that line College Avenue.

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Like most cities, Appleton features a wide range of hotels from very affordable budget options to 3 star hotels that charge a small fortune.

• Cambria Suites Appleton Hotel [7]. (920) 733-0101. 3940 N. Gateway Dr.

• Comfort Suites Appleton Hotel [8]. (920) 730-3800. 3809 W Wisconsin Ave. All suite hotel with indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, fitness center and game room. Free hot breakfast buffet and a lounge onsite.

• Microtel Inn [9]. Budget hotel.

[edit] Splurge

• Copperleaf Hotel [10]. (920) 749-0303. 300 W. College Ave. Appleton's most expensive hotel, built in 2003. Located in the heart of downtown Appleton, a short walk from many restaurants, bars, and one block from the Performing Arts Center.

[edit] Get out

Appleton is conveniently located alongside major interstate and intrastate highways, and also has a Greyhound office for people seeking long-distance travel.

Out of state visitors can use the public airport Outagamie Regional Airport.