The American Club - Kohler, Wisconsin

Never has a former boardinghouse for factory workers climbed so far, so fast and so seamlessly. Credit its good bones. The Kohler bath-fixture bosses provided rooms for their immigrant factory hands in their progressive American Club, a 1918 Tudor-style manse complete with peaks and dormers roofed in slate tile. A 1981 renovation embraced the "club" in its name, creating perhaps the Midwest’s best destination golf resort, with four Pete Dye courses, four restaurants and an aptly water-focused spa. For most travelers it is indeed a destination; once you reach the grounds, located midway up the Lake Michigan shore between Milwaukee and Green Bay, you’re here to stay. READ FULL REVIEW »