Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant
“Breakfast, settled: Swedish pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, served under a roof with actual goats grazing on it. The beer garden out…”
Lifelong regulars · sharing our favorite spots since day one
Your go-to guide for exploring and supporting the best of the peninsula: 56 places we actually go — bluff hikes, jump-off piers, sculpture gardens, supper clubs — with the stuff guidebooks skip: where the dog can come, where the vegetarians eat, and which trail needs real shoes.
The all-timers. If you only have a weekend, start here.
“Breakfast, settled: Swedish pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, served under a roof with actual goats grazing on it. The beer garden out…”
“One of our favorite hikes anywhere, and the best bluff-top water views on the peninsula. The first stretch is steep and rooty, then it settles…”
“The best outdoor sculpture garden we have ever seen — a path that wanders the woods and gardens around a 1918 fruit barn. Even if you never buy a…”
“The best fish fry in Door County and the best perch you will ever have, full stop. Bowl a few frames while you wait, catch live music some nights,…”
“Super old-school fun: a double feature under the stars with a playground beneath the screen. The kids burn off energy before sundown and fall…”