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The Milwaukee Art Museum collects and preserves art, presenting it to the community as a vital source of inspiration and education. 30,000 works of art. 400,000+ visitors a year. 125 years of collecting art. From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the Museum has grown today to be an icon for Milwaukee and a resource for the entire state. Featuring the world famous Santiago Calatrava.

Compelling exhibits. Behind-the-scenes tours. Rocking events. Hands-on fun for kids (and adults). All rooted in Harley-Davidson’s rich history. There’s lots to see, lots to do, and no reason to wait. Plunge in.

11 Days, 11 Stages, Over 800 Acts, Over 1,000 Performances. For 11 days, more than 800 acts play across the 11 stages featured on the grounds. On any given day, attendees can enjoy alternative, rock, country, R&B, pop, reggae headliners and more.

Currently housing 4.5 million specimens in 150,000 square feet of exhibit space, you’ll travel around the world, back in time and to the depths of the oceans at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Visit the turn of the century at the Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village exhibits – not far enough? How about going back 65 million years with one of the largest dinosaur skulls in the world? Great place for adults and kids to enjoy!

Discovery World is a spectacular 120,000-foot museum complex on Milwaukee's lakefront that brings science, technology and water to life through fun and educational activities kids love. Take a 3-D journey into virtual environments, lie on a bed of nails, drive a racecar simulator and more. The Reiman Aquarium is one of the museum’s most popular exhibits. You'll see aquatic life in the aquarium’s 10 tanks, including a walk-through tunnel and a touch tank.

Located minutes from downtown Milwaukee, Potawatomi Casino offers high-stakes bingo, over 100 table games, over 3,000 slot machines, a 20-table Poker Room, a 500-seat theater featuring many headliner shows and an Off-Track Betting Room.

The Miller Visitor Center offers you an indoor/outdoor guided walking tour of Miller Valley, home to over 155 years of brewing history. Experience everything from Fredrick Miller’s arrival in Milwaukee to the high-speed production lines used today. Your free one-hour tour seamlessly blends the rich history of Miller Brewing Co. with the modern technology of today’s brewing process.

Lakefront Brewery believes people want to go on brewery tours for three main reasons: drink beer, be entertained and see the place. You’ll enjoy a cold brew upon arrival and quirky guides who serve up belly-busting laughs on what TripAdvisor.com ranks as the fourth best brewery tour in the nation! This progressive, award-winning brewer is the first beer company to bottle fruit beer since prohibition and the first beer to be certified gluten-free in the U.S.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has four state-or-the-art performance spaces – three theaters inside the building plus an outdoor theater adjacent to the Milwaukee River, and features Broadway plays, as well as home to the finest performing artists in Wisconsin, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Company, Florentine Opera Company, First Stage and Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Welcome to one of America's Best Public Markets. Milwaukee's most unique downtown food destination! Bursting with one-of-a-kind, high quality selections of artisan & ethnic products and freshly-made prepared foods, you’re sure to enjoy shopping the independent merchants of the Milwaukee Public Market, located in the vibrant Historic Third Ward neighborhood.