The oldest city in the state, Green Bay was founded by missionaries in 1669. Throughout its history, the town's strategic position at the head of Green Bay made it a vital transportation and shipping center.
For most people, though, it's the Packers, Green Bay's National Football League team, that put the city on the map. Fittingly, the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame is a prime attraction, relating the history of one of the NFL's oldest teams and one of its most beloved (both inside and outside Wisconsin). Tours of nearby Lambeau Field, the Packers' stadium, are also available. It's hard to leave town without a Packers souvenir. Green Bay's fans are known as Cheeseheads, and their yellow foam hats (resembling a wedge of cheddar) are hard to miss.
Green Bay makes a convenient stop on the way to or from the Door Peninsula.
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