Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Milwaukee Art Museum:
Check out the museum's stunning, sail-like addition
bySantiagoCalatrava,butdon'tforgetthefantasticcollectionsinside,whichinclude
the third-best collection of German art in the world (
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Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin:
This lakefront addition is architecturally
and educationally magnificent. It's worth a trip for its cutting-edge (and hands-on)
exhibits detailing all the sciences, but especially the limnology of the Great Lakes
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Pabst Mansion:
The brewery family spared no expense showing off its riches.
Ornate details and furnishings are the draw here (
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Milwaukee Public Museum:
This phenomenal museum has the nation's largest
number of exhibits, so many a day is needed to see them all (
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Villa Terrace:
One of the only examples of Italian Renaissance gardens in the
United States and renowned 16th-century art collections make this museum unpar-
alleled in the Midwest (
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Miller Brewing:
This megacomplex simply must be seen to be believed. It's a
definite point of pride for Milwaukeeans (
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Harley-Davidson Museum:
Beer may have made Milwaukee famous, but its
denizens are likely even prouder of this true-blue heritage. Elvis' bike is here (
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Summerfest:
Otherwise known as the Big Gig, it's the granddaddy of fest-
ivals—an 11-day blowout of music, food, and fun (
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Cedarburg:
To Milwaukee's north is a gem of an anachronism, a charming pre-
served village with lots of shops (
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Wealth-copping fur traders built the first cabins in the malarial mucklands in the 18th
century. Northwest Fur Company trader Jacques Vieau is generally credited with erecting
the first shack along the Menomonee River in 1795.
The Bridge War
Solomon Juneau (the city's first permanent European), George H. Walker, and Byron Kil-
bournbuiltrivalcommunities inandaroundtheriversnearLakeMichigan,andnoneofthe
three could deflate his ego enough to cooperate on creating one city. Internecine squabbles
escalated into claim-jumping and sabotage in what became known as the Bridge War. Irate
