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May. 25, 2006

100 Great Ideas in the Milwaukee Metro

 

100 things for kids to do in Milwaukee

  1. Visit the Domes
  2. Make friends with the animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo
  3. See a big movie at the IMAX Theatre
  4. Make the rattlesnake rattle at Milwaukee Public Museum
  5. Discover art at the Milwaukee Art Museum's Family Sundays
  6. Smell the roses at the Boerner Botanical Gardens
  7. Pedal a Juneau Park paddleboat on the Veteran's Park lagoon
  8. Learn something new at Discovery World
  9. Explore the Betty Brinn Children's Museum
  10. Yuk it up at the International Clown Hall of Fame
  11. Enjoy a play at First Stage Milwaukee
  12. Find something unusual at American Science and Surplus
  13. Get the perfect yo-yo at Art Smart's Dart Mart & Juggling Emporium
  14. Make a special gift for mom at Time to Kiln
  15. Fly a kite at the lakefront
  16. Learn about African-American history at America's Black Holocaust Museum
  17. Strap on skates and take to the ice at the Pettit National Ice Center
  18. Crawl through the play tubes at Miller Park's Big League Blast
  19. Slide into the water at Cool Waters
  20. Drive your parents crazy by taking them to Chuck E. Cheese's
  21. Read a book at your local library
  22. Pick strawberries at the Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago
  23. Marvel at shrunken heads, mummies and dinosaurs at Milwaukee Public Museum's Exploration Station
  24. See a show at the African-American Children's Theatre
  25. Go rollerskating at Rollaero, SK8 U or Skateland
  26. Take a computer class at Whiz Kids Computers
  27. Ride the East Troy Electric Railroad (262-642-3263)
  28. Tour the Milwaukee Police Academy (6680 N. Teutonia Ave., 414-935-7905)
  29. Write a fan letter to your favorite Brewer, Buck or Packer.
  30. Watch the planes take off from the restaurant at Timmerman Field
  31. Cruise Lake Michigan on the Iroquois
  32. Skip rocks on Pewaukee Lake
  33. See how the other half lived at The Pabst Mansion
  34. Visit Villa Terrace and pretend you're in Italy
  35. Wait for a train at the Cudahy Depot (4647 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.)
  36. Meet an author or listen to a storytime at Schwartz Bookshops
  37. Get a taste of farm life at Green Meadows Farm (262-534-2891)
  38. Root for the Brewers, they need it
  39. Learn about Milwaukee aviation at the Mitchell Gallery of Flight at Mitchell Airport
  40. Check out how Wisconsin residents lived in the 1800s at Pioneer Village (4880 Highway I, Saukville, (262) 377-4510)
  41. See how root beer is made on a brewery tour at Lakefront, Sprecher and Miller
  42. Rent skates at McKinley Marina's High Roller Bike & Skate Rental and tour the lakefront at warp speed
  43. Take a tour of the Denis Sullivan lake schooner
  44. Feed the geese at the Veteran's Park lagoon (but no bread, please)
  45. Hike on the wooded paths at Lake Park
  46. Learn about nature at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
  47. See what frontier life was like at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle
  48. Sit atop the Hyatt hotel in the Polaris restaurant and spin around Milwaukee
  49. Bike the Hank Aaron State Trail
  50. Hit golf balls at a driving range
  51. Bowl a few lines at Bay View Bowl
  52. Jump in the lake at Bradford Beach
  53. Grab a bucket and go fishing with dad
  54. Dance to the music at Rainbow Summer
  55. Play the video games in the Landmark Lanes arcade
  56. Take a trip to the Wisconsin Dells for a weekend of fun
  57. Stroll along the Riverwalk and see the big neon fish
  58. Try your hand on the YMCA's rock climbing wall
  59. Savor the flavor of the day at Kopp's
  60. Go miniature golfing
  61. Watch a Wave game at the Bradley Center
  62. Play a game of HORSE at your local playground
  63. Go shopping for everything you need to start a garden
  64. Visit the cool Old World sausage shop at Usinger's
  65. Buy a model airplane at Cudahy or Greenfield News & Hobby
  66. Play bocce at the Italian Community Center
  67. Chase butterflies at the Wehr Nature Center
  68. Connect with a curveball at Mike Hegan's batting cages
  69. Drive up to Leon's for a burger and fries, '50s style!
  70. Cruise across Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger
  71. Cheer for the Bucks at the Bradley Center
  72. Sample step dancing at the Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
  73. Swim at a County Parks pool
  74. Find a treasure at the Mars Cheese Castle
  75. Experience the down-home fun of minor league baseball in Beloit
  76. Two words: Go-karts!
  77. Take part in a nature program at Havenwoods Environmental Awareness Center
  78. See how motorcycles are made at the Harley-Davidson factory
  79. Brush up on Milwaukee's story at the Milwaukee County Historical Society or Wisconsin Black Historical Society
  80. Learn about dance from Danceworks
  81. Ride the Trolley and get a tour of downtown
  82. Eat a pizza while you see at movie at Fox Bay Cinema
  83. Request your favorite song at Organ Piper Pizza
  84. See a movie at the drive in Jefferson
  85. Explore Cudahy Nature Center
  86. Climb to the top of Holy Hill
  87. Marvel at the Menomonee Falls
  88. Go horseback riding in Ozaukee County
  89. Have lunch at the Safe House
  90. Convince Mom and Dad to drive you down to Great America
  91. Get a Brewers autograph, Fridays at Miller Park
  92. Watch Packers training camp at the Don Hutson Center in Green Bay
  93. See stars at the Wauwatosa West planetarium
  94. Eat Kettle Korn
  95. Take music lessons at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
  96. Join the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
  97. Have a soda pop at the Goldmann's (930 W. Mitchell St.) lunch counter with grandma and grandpa and ask them about what things were like when they were kids
  98. Go back in time at Old Falls Village Museum
  99. See how candy is made at Quality Candy (1801 E. Bolivar Ave.) and savor some free samples
  100. Go star-gazing the Yerkes Observatory

 


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