Explore the state with this Wisconsin Bucket List

From our islands to our bluffs, our rolling farmland to our 15,000 lakes, Wisconsin is brimming with tourism treasures. Although not meant to be exhaustive, consider the following bucket list your kick-start to exploring the very best of America's Dreamland:

1. Take a drive down Highway 42 in Door County

2. Catch a musky on the world's largest chain of freshwater lakes in Vilas County

3. Hop on a bike and ride along the Elroy-Sparta Trail

4. Sample deep-fried treats (and a creampuff or two!) at the Wisconsin State Fair

5. Kayak the Apostle Island Sea Caves in Ashland and Bayfield counties (and return in the winter for a view of the ice caves)

6. Take a hot air balloon ride over Lake Geneva during the fall

7. Cheer on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field

8. Hike your way through Devil's Lake State Park

9. Explore Big Manitou Falls — Wisconsin's tallest waterfall — in Superior

10. Visit all 12 Wisconsin Historic Sites

11. Spend a day exploring southwest Wisconsin via the Great River Road

12. Take in a show at Summerfest in Milwaukee

13. Enjoy a beer and a Lake Mendota sunset at the Memorial Union Terrace

14. Watch the airplanes overhead at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh

15. Spend a weekend exploring Wisconsin's Northwoods via ATV

16. Sample Limburger cheese at Green County Cheese Days

17. Attend a Native American pow-wow

18. Take a motorcycle ride through the Mindoro Cut in La Crosse County

19. Climb to the top of Wisconsin's highest natural point at Timm's Hill in Price County

20. Embark on a road-trip and discover Wisconsin's strangest roadside attractions

21. Traverse the Driftless Area via the Great River Road

22. Check out the unique galleries and exhibits at the Milwaukee Art Museum

23. Go on a shipwreck tour off the Lake Michigan coastline near Manitowoc

24. Head to downtown Madison for a tour of the Wisconsin State Capitol

25. Delve into the world of Frank Lloyd Wright at the Taliesin in Spring Green

26. Zoom down some extreme waterslides at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells

27. Set sail on Lake Superior

28. Go spelunking at Cave of the Mounds in Blue Mounds

29. Take a Cranberry Marsh Tour in central Wisconsin

30. Explore Door County's spooky side on a haunted trolley tour of the area

You really can't go wrong when it comes to exploring our beautiful state—and that's something I think some us Wisconsinites may take for granted. Now make your own bucket list for the summer (and share your ideas with me on social media!).

Mariah Haberman is the host of the nation's longest-running tourism TV show, Discover Wisconsin. She hails from Evansville, where she was brought up in a family of seven in a small farmhouse outside of town. Watch Discover Wisconsin Saturdays at 10 a.m. on FSN Wisconsin. Share your story ideas with Mariah on Twitter: @MariahHaberman