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the
Harley-Davidson Museum
. Any visit, if possible, should be planned around the huge
music festival
Summerfest.
Plan ahead and book accommodations in advance.
If you have two days, add in a trip north to
Villa Terrace
, one of the nation's only ex-
amples of Italian Renaissance gardens, or check out the beer-funded opulence of the
Pabst
Mansion
. On your third day, visit the brewery that continues to make Milwaukee famous,
Miller Brewing
.
Ifyou'reheadingoutoftowntothenorthafterthat,takeWIS32alongthelakefront,be-
cause it's preternaturally lovely, and because you'll pass through quaint Cedarburg, which
you'd swear is a Yankee village dropped along Lake Michigan.
Mostofthecity'ssights,savethe
Historic Third Ward
oroutlyingsights,areconcentrated
in a rough square bounded by WIS 145 to the north, I-43 to the west, I-794 to the south,
andthebigoldlaketotheeast.TheMilwaukeeRiversplitsthesquaredownthemiddleand
separatesthecityintoitseastandwestsections.Theriverisalsothelineofdemarcationfor
street numbering. Keep in mind that Wisconsin Avenue runs east to west to and from Lake
Michigan; this main artery splits the downtown in two and always keeps me oriented. It is
also a great midpoint to park and stroll from or return to and start over if you get lost.
Neighborhoods and Historic Districts
“Indeed, it is not easy to recall any busy city which combines more comfort, evidences of
wealth and taste and refinement, and a certain domestic character, than this town on the
bluffs,” an impressed Easterner once observed more than a century ago.
