Lake Geneva is a lakeside resort town in southeastern Wisconsin built around the seven-mile Geneva Lake, known for its scenic 21-mile Shore Path that winds past historic Gilded Age mansions. Visitors ride restored vintage yachts and paddle-wheel steamers, swim and kayak from public beaches, and visit Yerkes Observatory, home to the world’s largest refracting telescope.
Downtown Lake Geneva offers boutique shopping, ice cream parlors, and the Tristan Crist Magic Theatre. Summer brings peak boating and swimming season, fall delivers crisp air and colorful foliage for hiking, and winter turns the town into a cozy retreat with skiing, snowshoeing, and ice skating on the frozen lake.
Spring and early fall offer the mildest weather and thinnest crowds along the Shore Path.
