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( 414-226-0122;
www.aloftmilwaukeedowntown.com
;
1230 Old World 3rd St; r $129-179;
)
The chain's Milwaukee property has the usual compact, industrial-looking tone. It's in-
land near Old World 3rd St and Water St's bar action (thus a bit noisy). Parking costs
$23.
Brewhouse Inn & Suites
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 414-810-3350;
www.brewhousesuites.com
;
1215 N 10th St; r incl breakfast $189-229; )
This 90-room hotel opened in 2013 in the exquisitely renovated old Pabst Brewery com-
plex. Each of the large chambers has steampunk decor, a kitchenette and free wi-fi. It's at
downtown's far west edge, about a half-mile walk from sausagey Old World 3rd St and a
good 2 miles from the festival grounds. Parking costs $26.
Iron Horse Hotel
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 888-543-4766;
www.theironhorsehotel.com
;
500 W Florida St; r $189-259; )
This
boutique hotel near the Harley museum is geared toward motorcycle enthusiasts, with
covered parking for bikes. Most of the loft-style rooms retain the post-and-beam,
exposed-brick interior of what was once a bedding factory. Parking costs $25.
Eating
Good places to scope for eats include Germanic Old World 3rd St downtown; hip, multi-
ethnic Brady St by its intersection with N Farwell Ave; and the gastropub-filled Third
Ward, anchored along N Milwaukee St south of I-94.
Milwaukee Public Market
MARKET$
(
www.milwaukeepublicmarket.org
; 400 N Water St; 10am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm Sat,
10am-6pm Sun; )
Located in the Third Ward, it stocks mostly prepared foods - cheese,
chocolate, beer, tacos, frozen custard. Take them upstairs where there are tables, free wi-
fi and $1 used books.
Leon's
ICE CREAM$
(
www.leonsfrozencustard.us
; 3131 S 27th St; items $1.30-4; 11am-midnight)
This 1950s-era
neon-lit drive-in specializes in frozen custard, a local concoction that's like ice cream but
smoother and richer. Cash only.
Comet Cafe
AMERICAN$$$
