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Museums

• The Milwaukee Art Museum's breathtaking brise soleil soars against the backdrop of Lake Michigan!  Explore an exhibit in the stunning Quadracci Pavilion, designed by world-renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. 
• The Harley-Davidson Museum celebrates the freedom and independence of the open road; exhibits include the original Serial One, a virtual ride experience and an homage to the days of board track racing.
• Discovery World features an environment of innovation and exploration. Fresh and saltwater aquariums, maritime heritage displays, hands-on technology exhibits and the virtual Hive experience await.
• Stroll down memory lane at the Milwaukee Public Museum's historic exhibit, the Streets of Old Milwaukee.
• With more than 700 European and American paintings and sculptures that depict various forms of work, The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection Man at Work at Milwaukee School of Engineering is the world's most comprehensive collection of its kind.
• Large, red noses and baggy, striped pants are optional - laughter is mandatory - at Milwaukee's International Clown Hall of Fame, a unique museum celebrating the art of clowning.  
• The Eisner - American Museum of Advertising & Design, chronicles the history of advertising and features interactive exhibits. tJanuary  
• The Betty Brinn Children's Museum encourages visitors to play with their exhibits. Young minds will enjoy learning about the world around them at My Body Works, A Trading Place, Betty's Busy Backyard, and Sound All Around. 
• Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum & Gardens is a magnificent, Italian Renaissance-style villa overlooking Lake Michigan. Its collections include 15^th -20^th century decorative arts.
• A historic landmark, the Charles Allis Art Museum holds Charles and Sarah Allis' collection featuring 19th Century French and American Paintings. The collection spans 2000 years and includes original and antique furnishings.
• The Haggerty Museum of Art is located on Milwaukee's Marquette University campus.  Its permanent collection of art includes works by renowned artists such as Salvador Dali, Francois Guillaume Menageot and Jan Saenredam.  

Downtown Theater

• The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts hosts celebrated performing organizations such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Florentine Opera Company, the Milwaukee Ballet and First Stage Children's Theater.
• The Pabst Theater is a lavishly-appointed, lovingly-restored Milwaukee landmark. Patrons enjoy world-class theater, dance and music in the style of the city's founding "beer barons." 
• The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, nationally known as one of the best regional theaters in the U.S., hosts comedies, classics, contemporary drama and cabaret.
• The Northern Lights Theater at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino features entertainment in an intimate, 550-seat venue. Choose between cabaret-style lower level seating or traditional theater seating in the balcony.
• The Broadway Theatre Center is home to Skylight Opera Theatre, nationally acclaimed for its vivid productions and adventurous repertoire. The Skylight's brand of music theatre includes Broadway musicals, opera, operetta and musical revues. The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre is also located in the Center.
• The 4,100-seat Milwaukee Theatre features an elegant, domed rotunda lobby and brings many new Broadway shows to the city.  
• ComedySportz is improve comedy at it's best - see teams compete with audience participation guaranteed to get you laughing.  

Brewery Tours/Winery Tours in Milwaukee

• Lakefront Brewery, located along the Milwaukee River, produces award-winning suds such as Riverwest Stein, Cream City Pale Ale, Eastside Dark, Cherry Beer, and Holiday Spice.
• Miller Brewing Company has served Milwaukee since 1855.  Come take a free tour!
• For a wide variety of hearty ales and lagers, visit Sprecher Brewing Company.  The kids will enjoy cooling off with the true sassafras taste of Sprecher root beer.

• Learn the art of wine making at Cedar Creek Winery, voted one of America's most noted small regional wineries.
• Check out America's only brewery tour by boat aboard the Brew City Queen.

BrewPubs

• Enjoy a cold one made only in Milwaukee at Delafield Brewhaus, Hinterland, and the Milwaukee Ale House.

Sporting Events in Milwaukee

• Come out to Miller Park and see the Milwaukee Brewers play- watch for Bernie Brewer and make sure you place your bets for the sausage race ahead of time!
• The Bradley Center, located in downtown Milwaukee, is home to Milwaukee's hockey team, the Milwaukee Admirals, and basketball team, the Milwaukee Bucks. It is also home to many fans of the Division I Marquette Golden Eagles come basketball season.
• Soccer fans will enjoy cheering the Milwaukee Wave at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The U.S. Cellular Arena is a hot spot for another Division I college basketball team- watch UW-Milwaukee Panthers take the court!
• The Milwaukee River Challenge features head style races on Milwaukee's downtown river.
• Enjoy PGA golf at the annual U.S. Bank Championship in Brown Deer Park.

Outdoors

• In-line skate, run or walk along Lincoln Memorial Drive or play volleyball at Bradford Beach.
• Have your picture taken with the "Bronz Fonz." This statue of one of TV's most iconic figures, from the hit show Happy Days, is located along Milwaukee's scenic Riverwalk.
• Stop by Veterans Park with two of your best friends, rent a triple-seated bicycle and enjoy the scenery. Or make it a romantic evening with a bicycle built for two! You can also rent a paddleboat on the lagoon at Juneau Park Paddleboats or fly a kite along the lakeside at Gift of Wings.
• 15,000 acres of Milwaukee County Parks include 16 golf courses featuring challenges for golfers of all levels. Brown Deer Golf Course is highly recommended.
• Leave your cares back at shore and enjoy Sea Dog Sailing and Blue Max Charters on Milwaukee's lakefront. Or hop aboard a catamaran with Pipe Dream Charters.
• Travel back in time to experience traditional sailing aboard the 133' three-mastered S/V Denis Sullivan, a re-created 19^th century Great Lakes Schooner.
• River and lakefront cruises are offered on the Iroquois, Voyageur and Edelweiss.

• The Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, "The Domes," includes a desert oasis, a tropical jungle and breathtakingly beautiful floral gardens!

• Where else could you go to see approximately 2,500 animals representing 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates? None other than the Milwaukee County Zoo.
• Boerner Botanical Gardens has an intimate collection of formal garden spaces with a variety of plant collections. Formal Gardens include a perennial, peony, rose, rock, shrub, annual, daylily, herb and trial garden.
• The Schlitz Audubon Center offers 185 acres of unspoiled habitat just minutes from downtown.

The Ever-Popular Milwaukee Fish Fry

• Milwaukee is famous for its Friday night fish fry. Enjoy a beer battered piece of fish, cole slaw, potato pancakes and a cold brew at many restaurants around town.

Ethnic Restaurants Sampler

• Favorite German stops include Karl Ratzsch's Restaurant and Mader's Restaurant. 
• Downtown Milwaukee offers a diverse selection of regional Mexican cuisine at Botanas, La Fuente and Rio West Cantina.
• Enjoy superb Italian cuisine at Café La Scala, Calderone Club, Carini's La Conca D'Oro, Joey Buona's Restaurant, Marchese's Olive Pit, Mimma's Café, Palermo Pizza, Osteria Del Mondo, Ristorante Bartolotta and Rustico.
• Asian cuisine, from Thai to Cantonese, is showcased at Benihana, China Gourmet Chinese Restaurant, Nanakusa Japanese Restaurant, Umami Moto, and SakeTumi
• Serbian food is the specialty of the house at the charming Three Brothers Restaurant and Old Town Serbian Gourmet. 
• French food at its finest is found at Chez Jacques, Coquette Café and Lake Park Bistro.
• The Potawatomi Bingo Casino features award-winning gourmet fare with a Native American influence at Dream Dance. 
• Irish flavor and fun is right inside the door at Brocach, County Clare, Fitzgibbon's, Mo's Irish Pub, and O'Danny's Pub.
• Cravin' Cajun? Bayou, Crawdaddy's and Maxie's let the good times roll.
• Cuban flavor can be experienced at Cubanitas.
• Enjoy Turkish flavor at Tulip.

 Seasonal

Winter

• A Victorian Christmas at the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion is an annual Milwaukee holiday tradition. The Mansion features lavish decoration fit for one of the city's leading "beer barons."
• Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival's animated lighting displays bring holiday cheer to three downtown parks. 
• The International Holiday Folk Fair celebrates Milwaukee's ethnic heritage through food, dance, exhibits and a colorful marketplace.
• Enjoy the holiday spirit of the Historic Third Ward with Christmas in the Ward. Santa, carriage rides, carolers, street entertainers and a wide variety of boutiques, antique shops and galleries to explore!
• Winter Festival in historic downtown Cedarburg features an ice-carving contest, bed-and-barrel races, pig roast, chili cooking contest, snowflake look-a-like contest, family skating and much more. 
• Downtown's Red Arrow Park offers a free, outdoor ice skating rink in the heart of the city.   
• The Holiday Parade ushers in the season with marching bands, local celebrities, giant hot-air balloons and the first appearance of Santa Claus.
• Milwaukee's performing arts scene heats up the holidays with the Milwaukee Ballet's Nutcracker, The Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Christmas Carol and the Holiday Pops concert by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

Spring

• Erin Go Bragh! St. Patrick's Day Parade & Party is a 100-unit parade featuring marching bands, pipe and drum corps and local personalities.
• Native Americans gather at the Indian Summer Festivals Winter Pow Wow at Wisconsin State Fair Park to renew old friendships and make new ones through traditional tribal songs and dance. 
• Rev up your engine at the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continually operating motor speedway in the world.
• Tailgating tradition returns to Milwaukee when the Milwaukee Brewers open their season at Miller Park.
• Home of 16 county courses and more than 55 public courses, Greater Milwaukee has a rich golf tradition. 
• Saturday mornings rise and shine for the East Town Farm Market, an eclectic mix of homegrown produce, home-baked breads and desserts, and arts and crafts. Also enjoy Westown Farmer's Market, located at Third and Michigan streets in Zeidler Park every Wednesday noon.

Summer

• Join Milwaukeeans at Riversplash! at Pere Marquette Park.  This three-day celebration along 10 blocks of Milwaukee's downtown RiverWalk features food, fun, fireworks and music! 
• Celebrate diversity at PrideFest at Henry Maier Festival Park. It's the largest gay/lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride festival in Wisconsin. 
• Don't miss out on Milwaukee's outdoor evening concerts! One of Milwaukee's most unique concert series, Westown's River Rhythms in Pere Marquette Park, takes place each Wednesday evening. Every Thursday evening East Town offers Jazz in the Park.  Bring a picnic or try delicious food and wine from local vendors. 
• Polish Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park offers three fun-filled days of strolling minstrels, life-sized legends, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, continuous music and good food. 
• Celebrate summer at the "world's largest music festival," Summerfest.  This 11-day event features musical entertainment on 10 ground stages and the lakefront Marcus Amphitheater.
• Lakefront Festival of Arts is one of the country's finest juried art festivals featuring 189 artists from throughout the country displaying and selling their work. 
• Strawberry Festival in downtown historic Cedarburg features a strawberry-bobbing contest, wine tasting, Berry Big 5k Run/Walk and the marvelous Plein Air Painters.
• U.S. Bank Fireworks light up the night sky along Milwaukee's beautiful lakefront.  Enjoy afternoon activities and entertainment at the Family Festival beginning at noon on July 3^rd.
• Held at Henry W. Maier Festival Park for the past 21 years, African World Festival is Wisconsin's largest African heritage event. 
• Bastille Days transforms the streets of Milwaukee into a mini French city, complete with a replica of the Eiffel Tower. This free celebration of French history and culture also features food, wine, music and an annual night time "Storm the Bastille" 5K fun run/walk. 
• Romance, nostalgia and rich Italian delicacies fill the air at Festa Italiana, America's largest Italian cultural event. 
• Grab a stein and cool off with your favorite brew at German Fest.  Enjoy a colorful brass band or stroll through the Marktplatz for unique German gifts, from clocks to steins. 
• Arab Fest brings the flavor of the Middle East to Milwaukee.
• The state's largest, most historic annual event, Wisconsin State Fair, is known for its thrilling midway, blue ribbon livestock, 29 free stages featuring top-name entertainment and world-famous cream puffs. 
• Watch a free movie under the stars on the Milwaukee River at River Flicks.  This unique, family-friendly entertainment starts at dusk.
• The Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council presents Morning Glory Fair, featuring 100 fine craft artists exhibiting original ceramics, fiber, jewelry, glass, leather, metal, wood, enamels, sculpture, photography and mixed media. 

• Experience the music, dance, history, culture and sports of the Emerald Isle at Irish Fest, the world's largest Irish festival at Milwaukee's lakefront.
• Summer Sizzle in the Historic Third Ward adds spice to the summer with a weekend of jazz.

• It's a feast with the beasts! Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Milwaukee A La Carte brings more than 30 restaurants and four entertainment stages to the Milwaukee County Zoo.
• A south-of-the border extravaganza featuring mouth-watering food, rousing mariachi bands, foot-stomping rhythms and an elaborate swirl of traditional dancers could only be found at Mexican Fiesta!
• Indian Summer Festival is the largest Native American festival in the United States. Held at   Milwaukee's scenic lakefront, highlights include a torch-lit canoe procession, Canadian, Mayan and American Indian dance troupes, tribal village re-creations, tribal tourism, juried fine arts, authentic foods and a marketplace.  

Fall

• Oktoberfest at Old Heidelberg Park is sponsored by the United German Societies of Milwaukee.  This fall festival features brass bands, Bavarian folk dancers, yodelers, music, dancing, and of course, German food and beer. 
• Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival showcases historic downtown Cedarburg, featuring a scarecrow contest, grape stomp, apple bobbing, hayrides, wine tasting and arts and crafts markets.
• Harvest Fair is a harvest bazaar! Scarecrow-making, antique farm machinery displays and live entertainment on multiple stages add up to fall family fun.
• David Seebach's " Illusions in the Night" at the Modjeska Theater offers a fun and fright-filled Halloween magic extravaganza for all ages!