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Local GemBrookfield, Wisconsin
FreeMilwaukee-area suburb known as a shopping, dining, and entertainment destination.
City guide · Wisconsin, USA
Things to do in Milwaukee
Brew-city flavor, lakefront festivals, and Midwest warmth
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- Nearest airport: MKE, about 6 miles
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Local GemCedarburg, Wisconsin
FreeHistoric 19th-century mill town near Milwaukee known for its limestone downtown and Cedar Creek Settlement.
Sightseeing
Local GemBrookfield, Wisconsin
FreeMilwaukee-area suburb known as a shopping, dining, and entertainment destination.
Tours
Date NightEdelweiss Cruise Lines
Under $25Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan boat cruises, from narrated sightseeing rides to dinner and party cruises.
Museums
Family FavoriteMilwaukee Public Museum
Under $25A natural history and culture museum in downtown Milwaukee with life-size dioramas and a giant dinosaur skeleton.
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IconicHenry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)
Under $25Milwaukee's lakefront festival grounds, home to Summerfest, the world's largest music festival.
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Local GemRacine, Wisconsin
FreeA Lake Michigan city known for its lakefront, Danish kringle bakeries, and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
Attractions
Family FavoriteRacine Zoo
Under $25A lakefront zoo in Racine, Wisconsin, run by the nonprofit Racine Zoological Society.
Shopping
Local GemThe Corners of Brookfield
FreeAn open-air shopping and dining center in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield.
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Local GemKenosha
FreeA Lake Michigan city between Milwaukee and Chicago with a historic downtown and lakefront.
Tours
IconicMiller Brewery Tour
Under $25Guided 75-minute walking tour of the historic Miller/MillerCoors brewery in Milwaukee with beer samples.
Museums
Quirky FunNational Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
Under $25The world's only bobblehead-specific museum, with thousands of bobbleheads spanning sports, pop culture and politics.
Eat & Drink
Local GemGreat Lakes Distillery
Under $25Wisconsin's first distillery since Prohibition, offering tastings, cocktails, and guided distillery tours in Walker's Point.
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IconicMilwaukee
FreeWisconsin's largest city on Lake Michigan, known for breweries, museums, and its lakefront arts scene.
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About Milwaukee
Milwaukee wears its brewing history proudly and backs it up with a lakefront that throws the country's biggest music festival every summer. Tour the breweries old and new, walk the RiverWalk to a fish fry, and day-trip to covered-bridge Cedarburg or the shops of Brookfield. It is Chicago's easygoing northern neighbor, and it knows it.