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Delavan Lake · The kid list

Where to take the kids.

The places that don't make you apologize for the kids. Restaurants with crayons that aren't an afterthought, parks with shade and bathrooms, the ice-cream stop with the line on a hot Tuesday.

Restaurants

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  • Delavan
    Lookout Bar & Eatery
    Editor's pick

    Lake Lawn Resort's casual second restaurant — pub-style fare, craft beer, and signature cocktails for lunch and dinner daily.

Iconic stops

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  • Delavan
    Delavan's Circus Heritage
    Editor's pick

    Twenty-six circuses wintered in Delavan between 1847 and 1894, starting with the Mabie brothers' United States Olympic Circus — Edmund Mabie's circus is credited by local historians with inventing pink lemonade. A historical marker downtown documents the circus colony; the town's clown-history connection later relocated to the International Clown Hall of Fame in West Allis.