More than 40 hotels and motels are in Green Bay, Wis. The top-rated hotels, according to Tripadvisor.com, are the Cambria Suites, Comfort Suites, Country Inn & Suites Green Bay East, Hotel Sierra and Holiday Inn Green Bay Stadium. The city offers hotel and motel options to fit all budgets, and many of the major hotel chains are located in Green Bay. There are also bed and breakfast inns in Green Bay such as St. Brendan's Irish Inn and and Astor House.
Bay Beach Amusement Park provides affordable fun for the whole family. Beach Bay offers free admission, and ride tickets are 25 cents each. Rides require one or two tickets per rider. The park features rides like roller coasters, bumper cars, a tilt-a-whirl and a Ferris wheel, among other things. The park is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the summer months, while the hours vary and the park isn't open as often during the school year. Beach Bay Amusement Park is located at 1313 Bay Beach Rd.
The National Railroad Museum is located in Green Bay. The museum, which was founded in 1956, has a large collection of locomotives, artifacts and exhibits like "Pullman Porters: From Service to Civil Rights," which examines the histories of railroads, the labor movement and the civil rights movement in the United States. A locomotive on display is the Union Pacific Big Boy, which is the world's largest steam locomotive. The Dwight D. Eisenhower, which was used during World War II, is also on display at the National Railroad Museum. The railroad museum is open year-round, and tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6.50 for children between ages three and 12 and free for children younger than three. The Neville Public Museum, a history, arts and sciences museum, is also in Green Bay, as is Oneida Nation Museum.
The Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is located at 1660 East Shore Dr. It is a 700-acre wildlife refuge that features live birds and animals. You can hike and feed the animals and there is no admission charge. The Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo (The NEW Zoo) is a 24-acre zoological park located at 4378 Reforestation Rd. Admission is free for children under the age of two, $3 for children ages three to 15 and seniors age 62 and older, and $5 for adults ages 16 to 61. The zoo is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo is a 24 acre zoological park. Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. Exciting new attractions include a giraffe encounter, new Mayan 'Taste of the Tropics' restaurant and the giant tortoise exhibit coming in 2011.
The main attraction in the city of Green Bay is the NFL's Packers, the four-time Super Bowl champions. The city's nickname is "Titletown" because of the Packers. Lambeau Field, where the Packers play, is one of the most historic football stadiums in the country. The Packers only play eight regular-season home games each year, but the Packers Hall of Fame is located at Lambeau Field, and you participate in stadium tours. The Packers Hall of Fame features exhibits about the team's history as well as the Packers' Super Bowl trophies. Stadium tours are sold on a first come, first served basis and are not available on Packers game days. Stadium tours cost between $8 and $11. The Packers Hall of Fame is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets to the hall of fame are between $5 and $10.
