VFW Post

VFW Post is a community center in City of Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, which is located on River Drive. VFW Post is situated near White Water Park, as well as near the marketplace Wausau Farmer’s Market.

Type: Community center
Also known as: “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States”, “VFW”, and “VFW Post 288”
Address: 388 River Drive, Wausau, WI 54403

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grand Theater and Wausau Center.

Grand Theater

Theater building

Photo: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grand Theater is a historic theater and performing arts center in Wausau, Wisconsin, offering a variety of musical and artistic performances. The Grand Theater traces its origins back to the Grand Opera House, which was originally built on the same location in 1899. Grand Theater is situated 1,900 feet northeast of VFW Post.

Wausau Center

Wausau Center was an enclosed shopping mall which opened in 1983 in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. The last remaining anchor store was HOM Furniture, which still stands in a space that had previously been a Younkers. Wausau Center is situated 1,100 feet east of VFW Post.

Dudley Tower

Dudley Tower, also known as First Wausau Tower, is a high-rise building located in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. Sitting on the left bank of the Wisconsin River, it is the most prominent building in the Wausau city skyline. Dudley Tower is situated 1,600 feet north of VFW Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wausau and Rib Mountain.

Wausau

Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Wausau is a city in North Central Wisconsin. While the metropolitan area has a population of around 80,000, it has a big city feel and often leads one to believe they are in a larger city.

Rib Mountain

Village

Rib Mountain is a village located in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,313 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Wausau, it is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rib Mountain is situated 3 miles south of VFW Post.

Schofield

Village

Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC0.

Schofield is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,157 at the 2020 census. Schofield is situated 3½ miles southeast of VFW Post.

VFW Post

Category: building
Location: City of Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.957° or 44° 57′ 25″ north

Longitude

-89.63229° or 89° 37′ 56″ west

Brand

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Open location code

86PGX949+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 388120942

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=social_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights: White Water Park and Wausau Farmer’s Market.

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