Milwaukee: worth seeing

Milwaukee: Attractions

Harley-Davidson
Probably the most famous motorcycle brand in the world and she is not at home anywhere in the Wild West, but since its founding in 1903 in Milwaukee on the Great Lakes. Even the façade of the museum complex opened in 2008 in a formerly unattractive industrial area near downtown should make the hearts of motorcycle fans beat faster, given the 5-meter-high Harley-Davidson logo. Inside, too, the brand does a lot to inspire visitors. On display are several hundred motorcycles, motorsports memorabilia and a gallery of the most original tank designs, as well as insights into the production of the bikes and the history of the brand. Even the motorcycle with the serial number 1 can be seen in the museum. In addition to the regular program, guided tours and factory tours are also offered. A museum shop and a restaurant with a bar complete the offer. You can also dine in the restaurant without having to pay for the entrance to the museum.
400 West Canal Street

Miller Park
Opened in 2001, the mobile-roof arena, which opens or closes in just ten minutes, serves primarily as the Brewers’ home base, Milwaukee’s top-flight team in baseball. In polls among fans is the modern stadium, which was supplemented in 2006 by huge scoreboards, as one of the best venues in the league. Miller Park accommodates up to 46,000 spectators and is used for baseball, concerts and now and then for football games. There are several statues in front of the main entrance to the stadium, such as those honoring deserving former players and a memorial to three workers who were killed in an accident during the construction of the arena.
One Brewers Way, stadium tours possible

Milwaukee Riverwalk
One of the many measures taken by the city government in the 1990s to revitalize the city center, the Riverwalk allows pedestrians access to the banks of the Milwaukee River. It stretches from Third Ward to Caesar’s Park, one of the city’s many green spaces. The Riverwalk is not only suitable for leisurely walks, but also offers a lot for the eye. For example, there are various bronze works of art based on drawings by children, and thanks to the “RiverSculpture!” Program, there are now 15 different sculptures along the route, each with an info box with explanations. Several cafes and restaurants complete the picture.

Historic Third Ward District
The third district, formerly a district with warehouses, the poor homes of immigrants and a rather dubious reputation, has today become one of the most worth seeing quarters of the city, which can also be found on the National List of Historic Monuments. The rather uniform architecture in the district is the result of a great fire that broke out in October 1892 and destroyed the small houses of the previously mainly Irish emigrants. The district was then almost completely rebuilt and the now immigrant Italian immigrants gave it new life by opening numerous shops, saloons and markets. Through the construction of highways threatened the Third Ward then expire in the 60s and it took several years, until this development was stopped. In the 90s, the streets were extensively modernized and embellished, later began to host a regular market here. These measures took hold, more and more stores moved into the historic district and today the Third Ward is an appealing district with boutiques, galleries and restaurants. Also on display here is the Broadway Theater Center (158 North Broadway), a stage building built in the style of a European opera house from the 18th century, which is home to three regular feature theater companies.

Milwaukee Art Museum
For over 130 years, the Milwaukee Art Museum has been the premier destination for art lovers in the city. Consisting of three architecturally attractive buildings on the shores of Lake Michigan, the art museum has more than 35,000 works in its portfolio, covering a wide range of styles and epochs. You can see both art from antiquity and the European Middle Ages, but also, for example, contemporary American works or traditional art from Haiti. In a separate section, the museum strives to introduce children to the world of art by, among other things, highlighting the artistic work behind the creation of famous animated and animated films. In addition to the regular program, the Milwaukee Art Museum shows changing special shows. Visitors to the museum will find a café and a coffee shop.
700 North Art Museum Drive

Discovery World
In the immediate vicinity of the Art Museum is the formerly known as “Pier Wisconsin” Discovery World, a museum focusing on technology and technology, which also deals with the Great Lakes. In this respect, for example, the faithful replica of a 19th-century three-masted sailing boat is shown, the S / V Denis Sullivan. In the “World of Water” there is also an aquarium, in which underwater creatures from the Great Lakes, but also from the Atlantic can be seen. The exhibition is largely interactive and thus geared towards younger visitors.
500 North Harbor Drive

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
A testimony of the numerous Polish immigrants is the Church of St. Stanislaus, whose community was one of the first Polish Catholic in the country at its founding in 1866. The construction of the church building was completed in 1873, and the church quickly became the focal point of life for Milwaukeee’s many Polish-born residents. The copper coating, once installed on the roof, was replaced by gold leaf in 1966. Thanks to the changing population, St. Stanislaus is now an important church for Hispanic residents living in the area.
524 West Historic Mitchell Street

Pabst Mansion
The founder of the Pabst Brewing Company, which left Milwaukee in the 1990s, commissioned an architect in 1890 to build a stately home in Flemish Renaissance style. The Pabst family lived in the building from 1892 to 1908. Following the departure of the brewing family, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee purchased the building and made it available to the following five archbishops. In 1978, a group dedicated to preserving Wisconsin’s monuments took over the house and opened it to the public. To this day, work is underway to restore the original condition of the building when the Pabsts moved in. Pabst Mansion can be explored in guided sightseeing tours, as well as serving as a venue for wine tastings.
2000 West Wisconsin Avenue

Grohmann Museum
Opened in 2007, the museum, named after the businessman and art collector Eckhart Grohmann, is concerned with the representation of work in art and is considered in this area of ​​expertise as the most comprehensive collection in the world. The museum is located at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, a private college of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Around 1000 works of art from America and Europe will be exhibited, representing a period from the 17th to the 21st century and from farm society to industrialization. Grohmann’s private collection called “Men at Work” forms the center of the exhibition, which extends over three floors.
1000 North Broadway

Milwaukee Public Museum
Around one million visitors annually visit the museum in downtown, which deals with the history of nature and humanity. The museum, which opened in 1884, originated from the collection of the German-English Academy in Milwaukee, a traditional private school. Among the numerous and thematically varied exhibition areas, “Streets of Old Milwaukee” enjoys a particularly popular, a large-scale replica of a street scene from the late 19th century, complete with gas lamps and historically correctly decorated shop windows. Other exhibition areas include the diversity of the insect world, depictions of life in Africa and the Arctic and pre-Columbian cultures in Latin America. Furthermore, a walk-in replication of the tropical rainforest, a greenhouse with many butterflies, an insight into the work of researchers, a planetarium and representations of geology to offer.
800 West Wells Street

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
The Conservatory, also known as “The Domes”, consists of three greenhouses in dome-shaped buildings, representing three different habitats and the variety of plants living there. The oldest of the buildings is the Snow Dome, which was established in 1964, and in December there is an extensive and lovingly designed Christmas display. In the rest of the year, the highlight is the miniature railway, with which you can drive through the winter landscape. In the other two dome buildings there is a tropical landscape with several large trees and tropical birds and a desert landscape, which is divided into an African and an American section. Here are some rare desert plants to admire.
524 South Layton Boulevard, in Mitchell Park

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