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When school winds down, whether it's for summer, winter, or spring break, we yearn for an escape from the daily grind. We need to relax, yet we also want to create lasting family memories – let's face it, our lives are busier than ever and when we finally take time to get away, we want to make the most of it. Finding the perfect family vacation is a challenge. But our suggestions have appeal for both children and their parents, from amusement parks and historic sites to fine dining restaurants and upscale shopping neighborhoods. Cities do attract their fair share of the tourist trade, but you can still find less crowded spots and create family- and budget-friendly vacations.
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 929 E Wisconsin Ave, Miller Pavilion, Milwaukee, WI 53202
This highly interactive museum is a treasure trove of learning. Role playing exhibits allow children to learn about economics, commerce, photography, art and music. Children can also tunnel through massive replicas of the human heart and digestive system to learn about their various components and functions. There's also a cool golf ball...
Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202
With a splendid new lakeshore location in 2006, this museum features interactive exhibits, laboratories and areas to explore energy, water and modern medicine – among many others! Lots of high-tech resources are used to transport guests into virtual simulations. Marine and fresh water aquariums mimic environments from Wisconsin to the Caribbean....
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee, WI 53209
The 237-acre Havenwoods state forest has an interesting, albeit brief, history. The land has hosted everything from a prison to a missile site to a landfill, but you'd never know it today. At the Environmental Awareness Center, pick up a guide to the 1 ½ mile trail that covers these details plus many more. Hikers and bicyclists enjoy over six...
International Clown Hall of Fame
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 640 S 84th St, Tommy Thompson Youth Center, State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI 53214
This charming museum chronicles the origin of clowning back to the Greco-Roman era and spotlights many of the painted faces that have so defined the genre. Resident clown performers are on hand for shows, and there are many special events throughout the year.
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 101 W Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Exciting cruises that highlight some of the best sights along the river. View the shipping docks, breakwater and lighthouse on this fun and educational cruise. Docks on the river at Clybourn Street Bridge.
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 10001 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226
With over 2000 animals, the Milwaukee County Zoo attracts over a million visitors each year. The zoo is divided into five continental areas, each with animals native to that region. Some of the critters you'll see include grizzly bears, red pandas, snow leopards, African elephants, giant octopus and Siberian tigers. There are fun indoor exhibits,...
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: S103 W37890 Hwy 67, Eagle, WI 53119
Old World Wisconsin, the largest outdoor museum of rural life in the country, was first started in celebration of the US bicentennial in 1976. Situated about 35 miles outside Milwaukee, the museum is set up as an 1800s village, with a central crossroads and outlying working farms. Historic buildings have been transported here to create the town,...
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside, WI 53217
Fifteen minutes north of downtown Milwaukee, you'll find seven miles of trails, a beach, prairies, forests, bluffs, ravines, and ponds in a 185-acre wildlife sanctuary. Visitors enjoy hiking in the warmer months, and snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the winter. The Dorothy K. Vallier Environmental Learning Center building is an...
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 9701 W College Ave, Whitnall Park, Franklin, WI 53132
Situated on 200 hundred acres of Whitnall Park, the Wehr Nature Center offers numerous loop trails that enable visitors to explore prairie, woodlands, wetlands, an oak savanna, and Mallard Lake. Trails are short (.5 to 1.7 miles), yet still give an up close view of the various ecological habitats native to the Milwaukee area. Interesting themed...
Category: Family Vacations - Milwaukee Attractions & Activities
Address: 5879 S 92nd St, Franklin, WI 53130
This 600-acre municipal park is listed as one of the largest in the United States. On-site golf course, archery range, picnic areas and flowering botanical gardens. Perfect for a nice lunch or relaxing afternoon walk.
