Things To Do in and around Milwaukee

This is a list of things to do in and around Milwaukee, culled from our email list. Please excuse the formatting - it is a work in progress.

• A general list: Custard! (Kopp's, Bella's Fat Cat, Leon's Frozen Custard, Gille's) Discovery World, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Usinger's Famous Sausage, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Public Market, Milwaukee Art Museum, Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee County Parks System, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Jelly Belly Center, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Historic Milwaukee, Inc., Brady Street - Shopping, Dining & Entertainment (Sciortino's bakery, Glorioso's), MillerCoors Visitor Center & Girl in the Moon Brewery Shop, Lakefront Brewery, Inc., Sprecher Brewery, Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Quality Candy Shoppes/Buddy Squirrel, The Mitchell Park Conservatory ("the Domes"), The Eisner - American Museum of Advertising & Design, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, The Safe House, Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Mader's (restaurant), Milwaukee Zoological Gardens (the zoo), Charles Allis Art Museum, Oriental Theater, Organ Piper Music Palace, Burgers at Sobelman's, Alterra Cafe At The Lake, Kegel's Inn, Hoffbrau Munchen German Beer Hall, Spice House, lobster boil at Third Street Pier, Von Trier, the Pizza Man, Beans and Barley natural food restaurant and grocer
• A personal favorite spot of mine in downtown Milwaukee is right off the Milwaukee Marina. There is a large jetty, some call it the army pier, that wraps out about a half mile into the lake around the milwaukee harbor and provides a fantastic view of downtown. Its located within walking distance of Brady street as well. (Go towards lake, cross brady street bridge, veer left across the marina and you'll come to the entrance to the pier right next to a boat launch.. can't miss it.) There is an abundance of rocks stacked up on the inside and end of the pier that provides a good seat for reading or to have a quiet lunch. There is also a decent view of a light house from the end. It's also a great place to take a loaf of bread, even cheap day-old stuff. Throw it in the air to the lake gulls and watch them catch slices on the wing :) . Ivan the Trounceable and I used to do this every once in a while as a nice afternoon pastime. Good times!
• if the weather's nice, take a walk on the Riverwalk downtown. The last time I had an out-of-town guest that hadn't been to Milwaukee before, that's what we did. Good for people-watching, and some of the interesting architechture downtown is close by. Also, I didn't see St. Josephat's Basilica or Holy Hill on your list.
• I can strongly encourage the Zoo. It has been going through a series of upgrades recently to kept it among the best in the country. The Mitchell Domes are now open after a major makeover. I love the Old Streets of Milwaukee and European Village at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The Seven Bridges Trail in Grant Park is a gem. If you're interested in going a little further a field, there is historic Cedarburg. The Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive has many trails (including sections of the Ice Age Trail), parks, the Ice Age Center. Holy Hill is a short detour. Lizard Mound County Park (NE of West Bend) has one of the largest collection of Native American effigy mounds in Wisconsin.
• Fly a kite or go skating at Lake Park. Shopping or browsing in Cedarburg (Wine by the river). Wine tasting at the barn in Cedarburg