Eau Claire
Eau Claire is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S.
Eau Claire is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County. It is the seventh-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 69,421 at the 2020 census. As of 2026 population signs show an increase to 74,309 residents. The Eau Claire metropolitan area, known locally as the Chippewa Valley, has approximately 176,000 residents.
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Worth seeing in and around Eau Claire
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
2 km · public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Wikipedia - 02Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance in 1983.
200 m · church building in Wisconsin, United States of America · Wikipedia - 03Carson Park
Carson Park is a baseball stadium located in Carson Park, a park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1936, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.9 km · baseball stadium located in Carson Park, a park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Wikipedia - 04Martin Van Buren Barron House
The Martin Van Buren Barron House is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
1.5 km · historic house in Wisconsin, United States · Wikipedia - 05Soo Line Railroad Bridge
The Soo Line Railroad Bridge, known locally as the S-Bridge, is a steel Warren deck truss bridge over the Eau Claire River in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. It was built by the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company in 1910 for the Soo Line Railroad to replace an 1890 wooden bridge.
2.7 km · historic railway bridge in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States · Wikipedia - 06Riverview Park
Riverview Park, is a park located on the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on the north side of the city. The park also incorporates an island in the Chippewa River.
3.1 km · urban park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States · Wikipedia - 07Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, built in 1916 to replace the earlier 1874 building, is the Episcopal cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is one of the three cathedrals of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin.
900 m · episcopal cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Wikipedia - 08Cobblestone House
The Cobblestone House in Eau Claire, Wisconsin is a Gothic Revival style house that was built in 1866. It reflects cobblestone architecture brought by settlers from upstate New York.
1.4 km · house in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Wikipedia - 09Eau Claire Masonic Center
The Eau Claire Masonic Center, also known as the Temple of Free Masonry, is a historic Masonic building located at 616 Graham Avenue in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was built in 1927 in the Neoclassical architectural style and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1 km · masonic temple in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States · Wikipedia - 10Antique Emporium
The Eau Claire Masonic Temple at the corner of South Barstow and Main Streets in Eau Claire, Wisconsin was built in 1899 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. In 1927 the Masonic bodies that met there relocated to their recently completed Temple of Free Masonry on Graham Avenue.
700 m · historic building in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Chippewa Valley Museum, 1204 E Half Moon Dr (located next to the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp in Carson Park), info@cvmuseum.com. Award-winning exhibits, beautifully preserved historic structures on the grounds, fun activities, a working turn-of-the-century ice cream parlor, and more. Idea Gardens, 5530 Fairview Dr. (at Eau Claire County Expo Center, across from Action City).
- 01Schlegelmilch-McDaniel House
Chippewa Moraine Interpretive Center, New Auburn (7 miles (11 km) east of New Auburn and 1.9 miles (3 km) east of State Highway 40 on County Highway M).
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Things to do
For a fairly complete listing of current events, pick up a copy of Volume One, a free magazine available at more than 200 locations throughout the area. Another listing can be found in the Thursday edition of the local Eau Claire Leader-Telegram newspaper.
- 01Chaos Water Park
Indoor/outdoor amusement center, including a climbing wall, arcade, laser tag, go karts, mini bowling, bumper cars, and mini golf.
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Where to eat
Eau Claire has its share of the usual chains. For more unique dining try: Ray's Place, 838 Water Street St. Hot beefs and hot ham sandwiches, and Ray's hot horseradish mustard. Acoustic Cafe, Barstow St. Coffee house and sandwich shop. Dessert First, 210 S Barstow St,. Mon-Fri 7:30AM-5PM, Sat 8:30AM-3PM. Bakery and cafe. Grand Avenue Cafe, W Grand Ave (Near the courthouse). Coffee house and cafe.
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Getting to Eau Claire
- Airports
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), 136 km
- Stations
- Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, 5.6 km · Menomonie Municipal Airport, 8.8 km
- Minneapolis → Eau Claire140 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $12–17
- Chicago → Eau Claire453 km · quickest by road, 7h 38m · $41–55
- Milwaukee → Eau Claire349 km · quickest by road, 5h 39m · $32–43
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Eau Claire
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Eau Claire. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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