The locals in River Falls call it a "Dream Town" and why not -- after all, it's been rated one of the best small cities in the United States. On any given summer evening, trout anglers can be spotted wading in the nearby Kinnickinnic River, one of the Midwest's few naturally sustaining trout fisheries. Farther north is Osceola, a quaint historic town on the beautiful St. Croix River, offering railway tours from spring through autumn.

In Neillsville's historic downtown, you'll find 21 buildings listed on the state and national historic registers. On the community's outskirts, visitors are also drawn to the solemnity of The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, a 140-acre park that is a place of healing and hope, with views from the plaza to a half-million acres of woodlands and glacial moraines.