Visiting Green Bay, WI

If you are planning on visiting Green Bay, Wisconsin, most likely, you are a fan of the Green Bay Packers or you have some working knowledge of the NFL and the central importance professional football plays to the City of Green Bay. Unlike any other similarly-sized city in the United States, Green Bay actually can support a major professional sports organization. A major reason for that of course is that Green Bay is a part of Wisconsin and Wisconsin has Milwaukee, Madison and several other decent sized population bases within reasonable driving distance of Green Bay.

The first time I sojourned to Green Bay, it was 1991. My dad was a Packers fan and he had the idea that taking a trip to Green Bay over Labor Day Weekend might be a fun excursion. Little did I know that it would become a regular occurrence over Labor Day Weekend for years to come. Because the Packers hold training camp right in Green Bay and practice right across the street from the stadium, the team is much more visible to the public than almost any other professional football team.

In Green Bay, there are other activities and things to do certainly. But the highlight of traveling to Green Bay involves visiting the Hall of Fame Museum, touring Lambeau Field, attending a game or practice or visiting any one of a number of places around town that house the history of the Packers such as where the Packers formerly played before moving to Lambeau Field or where the Packers offices once were located prior to relocating to Lambeau Field.

In 2015, my son and I made our first pilgrimage together to visit Green Bay to take in all of the sights and sounds of everything including attending a game (versus the New Orleans Saints). We were able to tour the stadium and Hall of Fame Museum, drive around town to see various historical sites associated with the Packers organization and do some Packers-oriented shopping. For my son, it was a dream come true since he has been a Packers fan for almost as long as he has been able to talk in complete sentences.

For any football fan, a trip to Green Bay is worth it whether you like the Packers or not. Going to Green Bay between the months of August and December is ideal since football is in season and there is a certain energy and vibe that cannot be duplicated for such a small town.

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