2 days in Milwaukee, what to do?

[Beaver]

Arriving Sunday night leaving Wednesday morning. I'm at a conference all day Monday & Tuesday but have evenings free. What to do in Milwaukee? All I know is that they a have a big lake and beer with girls on the cans.

[Mazderati]

Bloody Mary at Wicked Hop for the accoutrements. The Public Market is next door and makes for good grazing. Bike share along the lake.

[AKPogue]

Go to https://www.kopps.com for burgers and ice cream!

[iceman]

There's literally a bar on every block in the residential neighborhoods. Bloodies are famous as Maz said. We had fun in the Brady Street neighborhood, it's pretty funky, lots of little restaurants and bars. The Art Museum is a cool structure, more fun to look at than go through though. Harley Museum was aight I guess. It was raining out so it was better than getting wet. The whole 3rd Ward area is pretty happening, an old warehouse district near downtown that's being redeveloped, worth a walk though.

My daughter graduated from Wisconsin 2 year ago, we decided to spend 3 days in Milwaukee before graduation because when would we ever come back? It was a day too long probably.

[plugboots]

Safe House had a magician that was great. I’m not kidding.


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[mtnjam]

+2 for the Safe House. There's a secret code to get in, but I can't tell you. Offer the guy at the door a cigarette and he'll let you in at least that worked for me a while back.
+2 for Kopps, just try not to have a heart attack after eating there

Water Street Brewery for fairly good beers and the downtown hotel with the rotating restaurant on the top floor (can't remember the name). The old Theatre downtown has some good shows/plays if you're into that kind of thing too. The Marcus Amphitheatre at the Summer Fest grounds might have a show while you are there too.

The north end of Milwaukee near the lake and UW-Milwaukee has a cool vibe to it, used to go up there to a cool little coffee shop, I think it was Gil's. Just don't go too far west of the railroad tracks in the north side or you end up in ghettosburg and Jeff Dahmers old "stomping" grounds.

Check out a Brewers game at Miller Park, go to the Domes, or a tour of one of the macrobreweries and drink beer after the tour.

Have fun! At times I miss that area...but usually not for long

[Soups]

Haha. Safe House, completely forgot about that place. Had a great night there with friends years ago. Good times

[irul&ublo]

2 days in Milwaukee, what to do?

Get drunk. Find a Packer bar, stand up on a stool and yell "Aaron Rogers is a pussy!" Hilarity will ensue.

[iceman]

I'd like to go out on the lake, I've never been in a boat on a Great Lake. Weather was too shitty when we were there though.

[irul&ublo]

I'd like to go out on the lake, I've never been in a boat on a Great Lake. Weather was too shitty when we were there though.

So it was more like a Mediocre Lake

[skuff]

I'd like to go out on the lake, I've never been in a boat on a Great Lake. Weather was too shitty when we were there though.

This would be an interesting way to get out on the lake. (edit- especially when the thing can sail straight up the waterfall! stoopid photo)


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[RCC55125]

The Harley museum.

[iceman]

So it was more like a Mediocre Lake

I was calling it a Pretty Good Lake.

[Buster Highmen]

If you have a car, the drive up from the Summerfest site along Lake Drive has a ton of incredibly cool mansions on it. Stop at Pandls for a drink and fish fry.

[Sirshredalot]

I'd like to go out on the lake, I've never been in a boat on a Great Lake. Weather was too shitty when we were there though.

I took the ferry across when I was driving cross country on 90. That would be a cheap way to get out there, and it was a great way to break up a long solo drive. But I don't think I'd recommend it as a sightseeing excursion.

[uglymoney]

They have sightseeing excursions that are great and are an easy walk from downtown hotels. https://www.mkeboat.com

Also good shipwreck diving if you are into that. I don't remember who we used.

Lakefront Brewery has a fun tour. Do the early tour, drink, sit outside and drink, then take the riverwalk all the way back downtown stopping at innumerable pubs on the way back. We took all day to do this once and it was a blast.

Tons of great concerts and venues.


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[Core Shot]

Bloody Mary at Wicked Hop for the accoutrements. The Public Market is next door and makes for good grazing. Bike share along the lake.

Is that cheese whiz?

[Mazderati]

Mozzarella whips. Like string cheese.

[skuff]

If you escape the conference early, the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes) are cool but close at 5pm. The Schlitz Audubon Center is on the lake 20 minutes from downtown, but they too close at 5pm. Brewers play the Indians on Tuesday night. Art Museum is cool.

Driving north from downtown along the lake is scenic, some big shacks to look at.

Dining- for thin crust pizza go to Zaffiro's on Farwell Ave, near Brady St. Fantastic, second generation, family owned bar/restaurant. Conejitos on Virginia St and 6th St, for mexican (get the 4 chop meat and a side of beans, wash it down with an ice cold Miller High Life). More upscale, go to Odd Duck, seriously excellent food, about 10-15 minutes south of downtown in an area called Bayview. Closer to downtown, Camino has amazing food served late-night for cheap and Morel, next door, is supposed to be fantastic.

If you want to get some local bar vibe, head over to the Uptowner, on Humboldt and Center. A couple of blocks away is a place called Foundation. Both in the Riverwest neighborhood.

If you get down to the lakefront, bring something warm to wear. It can get ridiculously cold. McKinley Park/Marina has the Breakwater that you can walk out on, get a different view of the city.