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Sprecher Brewery
SprecherwasoneoftheoriginalMilwaukeemicrobrewsandalsomakeskillerrootbeerand
cream soda. At the
Sprecher Brewery
(701 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, 414/964-2739,
www.sprecherbrewery.com
,
$5) you'll find one of the city's favorite microbrewery tours,
given its oompah music in a heavily Bavarian-themed lager cellar. Tours (reservations re-
quired)areofferedat4pmweekdaysandat1pm,2pm,and3pmweekendsyear-round,with
occasional added tours in summer, though tour times and dates are subject to change.
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
On the far north side of the city, in Bayside,
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
(1111 E.
Brown Deer Rd., 414/352-2880,
www.sanc.org
, 9am-5pm daily, $6) abuts the edge of Lake
Michiganonthegroundsofanerstwhile Schlitz breweryhorsepasture.Asix-mile network
of trails winds along the beach and through diverse prairies, woodlands, and wetlands. An
observation tower with a parapet offers lake views. The interpretive center cost a cool $5.5
million to give it many environmentally friendly features, such as recirculated rain water,
sustainable wood resourced from Aldo Leopold's homestead, solar power panels, and low-
flow toilets.
