111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss

by Michelle Madden, Janet McMillan (Photographer)

Overview

Just as its nickname, 'cream city', has nothing to do with beer or dairy, the city of Milwaukee itself is fraught with surprises. While it is undoubtedly the jovial land of beer and cheese (and brats, bowling and The Brewers, for that matter) the city is also a center for world-class art, architecture, culture and innovation, and has been since the 1800s.

Discover Milwaukee's most unexpected treasures - visit a 15th century French chapel, or a 425 million-year-old tropical reef. Throw a turkey at the nation's oldest sanctioned bowling alley. Watch an art museum flap its wings, or tour the city's only urban cheese factory to find out why cheese curds squeak.

Milwaukee, a city both stunning and charming, also possesses a dry, self-deprecating wit and goofy cleverness. Visit 111 amazing places that reveal this unique character, one that keeps Milwaukee's locals local, and beckons visitors back again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783740816438
Publisher:	Emons Verlag GmbH
Publication date:	06/14/2022
Series:	111 Places
Edition description:	Not for Online
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Michelle Madden is a screenwriter and journalist who has contributed to publications including The New York Times, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, Los Angeles Times Magazine, NYLON and Jane magazine. She was the researcher on films like Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, as well as on countless music videos and commercials. Though she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and animals, Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee, is her childhood home. The allure of Milwaukee remains undeniable to her - she visits several times a year - which affords a unique vantage point, one that combines the leisure and wonder of a tourist with the pride and insider perspective of a local. Janet McMillan is a professional photographer in Milwaukee, WI. When she isn't covering local events, you can find her training women to compete in a triathlon, making personal wellness products for her company, Betty Loves Freddie, and being a tourist in her beautiful city. She lives in the historic Washington Heights neighborhood with her artistic husband and two teenage children. And her favorite Kopp's custard flavor is bienenstichkuchen.

Table of Contents

1 4 Seasons Skatepark

Drop in for a good ride and family vibes 10

2 5XEN Market

A Hmong destination 12

3 AGSL's Rare Mappamundi

Fall off the map in a cartographers dream library 14

4 Al Capone's Rural Hideout

A public enemy's Brookfield retreat 16

5 Alice's Garden

Finding the culture in agriculture 18

6 Allen-Bradley Clock

Once in a 'Polish moon' 20

7 The Annunciation Church

It's all ball bearings nowadays 22

8 The Appomattox Shipwreck

Lake Michigan's maritime capsule 24

9 Art Smart's Dart Mart

For those who heart darts and farts 26

10 Basilica of St. Josaphat

An early green building known for its gold 28

11 The Be A Maker Space

Making it happen 30

12 Beer Baron Corner

Neighbors in the sweet beer-after 32

13 Black Husky Brewing

Where everybody knows your dog's name 34

14 Booth Street Stairs

Steps toward freedom 36

15 Breweriana at Best Place

A beer gear boutique 38

16 Bridge Lane Footbridge

Get on the good foot (bridge) 40

17 Burnham Block

House in a box 42

18 Clock Shadow Creamery

Some curds are squeakier than others 44

19 Dahmer Apartment Site

Milwaukee's brush with infamy 46

20 David Barnett Gallery

A realistic take on an unreal art collection 48

21 Drink & Ink

Mind your Ps and Qs 50

22 Estabrook Beer Garden

Ein Prosit to Munich in Milwaukee 52

23 Florence Eiseman HQ

The last word in tony tots 54

24 Fox Brook Park Dog Launch

A doggy-paddle destination 56

25 Garry Marshall's MKE

Tinseltown loves Brew Town 58

26 Gee's Clippers

Heartbeat of the community 60

27 Gules, Kopp's, and Leon's

We all scream for…frozen custard, actually 62

28 Glorious Malone's

The big cheese of head cheese 64

29 Golda Meir School

The making of a world leader 66

30 Grebe's Crullers

There's nothing twisted about it 68

31 The Green Gallery

Embrace the fine art of Milwaukee-ness 70

32 Grohmann Museum's Rooftop

A labor of love in a open-air sculpture garden 72

33 Groppi Unity Bridge

A journey across Milwaukee's divide 74

34 Hank Aaron's 755th

Another reason to tailgate at the Brewers' home park 76

35 Harley-Davidson Museum

A cruise through American culture 78

36 Historical Society Library

Miscellany on the mezzanine 80

37 Holler House

Toss turkeys in a tenpin time capsule Some Milwaukeeans 82

38 Houdini's Training Ground

Bridging a gap in magic history 84

39 Ice Canos

Moonscape on the lake 86

40 Janitor

Custodian of fine art at MAM 88

41 Jones Island

Likely birthplace of the fabled fish fry 90

42 Kochanski's Concertina

Come for the Polka Jam, stay for the wax lips 92

43 Koppa's Fulbeli Deli

Taxidermy, asteroids, and frezon foods 94

44 Leif, The Discoverer

The saga of a 19th-century trend 96

45 The Les Paul Memorial

Honoring a guitar hero 98

46 Liberace's Boyhood Home

St'allis' own Candelabra Kid 100

47 Lynden Sculpture Garden Ski amongst sculptures 102

48 Ma Ingalls' Birthplace

The start of the Little House legend 104

49 The Mackie Building

The site of two unlikely firsts 106

50 Mader's

Where Sinatra ate strudel 108

51 Marie Herndl's Window

The art of glass 110

52 McIntosh-Goodrich Mansion Lessons with a view 112

53 Microlights Cinema

Neighborhood cinema with a global reach 114

54 Miller Caves

Cave to a Miller tradition 116

55 Milwaukee Curling Club

A brush with curling history 118

56 Milwaukee Press Club

Party like a member of the news media 120

57 Milwaukee Public Market

Where hygiene, gay nightlife, and a market meet 122

58 Milwaukee Rowing Club Come out in your shell 124

59 Miss Kitties Boudoir

A little, love for a legendary 'landlady' 126

60 Mitchell Gallery Of Flight

Beat pre-boarding boredom 128

61 Mitchell Park Domes

Rotting flesh and bananas under glass 130

62 Mod Gen

Greenhouse class 132

63 Model Railroad Club

Blow off some steam 134

64 The Monarch Trail

Ruling the roost 136

65 Morris Pratt Institute

The fascinating world of Spiritualism 138

66 Mushroom Mike

Your (lions) mane man 140

67 National Bobblehead Hall of Fame & Museum

Bow down to a collectible favorite 142

68 Native American Mounds

Legacy of the first Milwaukeeans 144

69 North Point Lighthouse

A Milwaukee maritime museum 146

70 The Oriental Theatre

'Sweet transvestite' meets 'blister in the sun' 148

71 The Oval at The Pettit

Hobnob with Olympians and skate the white ice 150

72 Pewaukee Lake Ski Show

Skiing for the people since 1984 152

73 The Pfister Hotel

1893 hotel of the future 154

74 Pigsville

Peace and privacy in a prior pig pasture 156

75 Plankinton Arcade

Discounts and quatrefoils with a grand staircase 158

76 The Polish Flats

Accommodating Milwaukee's early Polonia 160

77 Quasimondo

Let's get physical 162

78 QWERTY Creation Site

The keystone of modern keyboards 164

79 The Rave/Eagles Club

Serving up live music and spooky vibes since 1927 166

80 Real Chili

Up your parlor game 168

81 Riverwest Radio

Back to the future 170

82 Roosevelt Was Shot Here

It takes a lot to kill a bull moose 172

83 (Root)Beer Garden

Craft soda sampling at Sprecher's 174

84 Sanctuary Woods

Sanity at a former asylum site 176

85 Schoonmaker Reef

A 425-million-year-old reef in the city 178

86 Sensational Crime Scene

Did Lawrencia Bembenek murder Christine Schultz? 180

87 The Settlement Cook Book

The recipe for becoming American 182

88 Seven Bridges Trail

When six bridges just aren't enough 184

89 Shaker's A-Girl Bedroom

Capone, Dahmer, and a dead harlot walk into a bar… 186

90 Sherman Phoenix

Rebirth in Sherman Park 188

91 Soldiers' Home

Lincoln's literal last act 190

92 Solid State Tattoo

Ode to an ink master 192

93 Speed Queen's Big Pit

Long live a BBQ queen's legacy 194

94 Stardust Records

Dishing with cronies and digging in crates 196

95 St. Joan of Arc Chapel

Home of the original cold stone 198

96 S/V Denis Sullivan

Learn the ropes on an authentic tall ship 200

97 Swing Park

An underbridge makeover 202

98 T.H. Stemper Co.

High praise for century-old church supply emporium 204

99 This Is It!

Pride and neighborhood vibes 206

100 Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum

A staggering storehouse of Silurian spoils 208

101 Tippecanoe Herbs

They put a root down 210

102 The Tool Shed

Who let the floggers out? 212

103 Tripoli's Kneeling Camels

Get the third degree at a Moorish man cave 214

104 Turner Hall Murals

Tumble for a lost art form 216

105 Urban Ecology Centers

Warm, fuzzy feelings and cold, scaly creatures 218

106 The Usinger Elves

Where the wurst is the best 220

10 Villa Terrace View

Italian grandeur on a Lake Michigan lookout 222

108 Wallpaper Wallpaper

A two-dimensional world of design, drama, and delight 224

109 Welcome to Cleveland Sign

A big hello from flyover country! 226

110 West Allis Farmers Market

Staying true to its roots 228

111 Zoo Mold-A-Ramas

We bought a (plastic) zoo 230