The Best Places To See in Milwaukee

We had talked about going here. But my wife doesn't care about bikes, and I figured this would just be a glorified H-D sales operation masquerading as a museum. Plus there was that whole debacle during the 70s with AMF and all. But they're offering free admission for active duty military and veterans this Veterans Day weekend, and I am one of those, so off we went ... Well, I stand corrected. This is everything a museum should be. And more. It's glitzy and glossy. It's interactive. In a nutshell, it's awesome. Get thee down there and see it soon. Milwaukee pride!

We had an amazing time here during this winter. The art is beautiful, with expert descriptions with plenty of context for every piece. I was really impressed with the layout and breadth of materials that can fit inside this relatively small space. We easily spent 4hr walking through the exhibits, and we went sort of fast. While we were there they had a special exhibit for Degas to Picasso, and it was a spectacular layout of the cubist-surrealist styles spanning the early 1900's and reaching to the 1960's. The paintings were all wonderful, but I think my favorite thing about the place is the location and use of space for the larger art pieces. The scenic views out onto the lake.

I've been to several zoos and having the public/free Zoo in Madison I was intrigued by this one when I was finally able to visit. I had a business meeting that was held at the zoo and a long lunch break that I used to discover this zoo. I was happily surprised as everything worked in my favor: the weather a nice fall sunny day with fall colors, all the animals where outdoors including the newly Giraffe addition. I love that the zoo seems to be in the middle of a forest, surrounded by lots of tree. Despite being next to highway the noise level is low. I am looking forward to new outdoor areas for polar bears.