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Last updated Aug. 17, 2000 at 2:00 p.m.
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Since our first list of 100 things to do in Milwaukee was so well received, we thought we'd offer another, especially since you've now had plenty of time to do the first 100! Print out this list, get out there, and be a tourist in your own town today ...

  1. Take a Segway of the lakefront.
  2. Meet an author and hear them read at Boswell Book Company on Downer.
  3. Watch a European soccer game on the telly at Nomad
  4. Pedal a boat on the lagoon at the lakefront
  5. Buy a bag of Italian cookies at Canfora Bakery and enjoy them in nearby Humboldt Park
  6. Sip hot tea at the window table in Cream City Cafe on a rainy day
  7. Find Gertie The Duck
  8. Join a bocce league at the Italian Community Center
  9. Get some custard at Jessica's and enjoy it beneath ascending planes in the airport observation lot on Layton Ave.
  10. Stroll the Milwaukee River Walk and tour its RiverSculpture exhibit
  11. Go hear the Milwaukee Slim Blues Band
  12. Enjoy the spinach and artichoke dip at Vecchio Bar & Grill
  13. Dance in the sunset at River Rhythms in Pere Marquette Park
  14. Throw darts or bowl a few lines at Landmark Lanes on import night (Tuesday)
  15. Take your grandma to brunch at the Watts Tea Room
  16. Close Wolski's Tavern
  17. Work out with the beautiful people at the Downtown Y
  18. Make use of Milwaukee's largest urinal at Leff's Lucky Town
  19. Try a mini donut on the corner of North and Oakland Avenues
  20. Go snowshoe shopping at Sherper's
  21. Have a burger at the North Point Snack Bar
  22. Have dinner and a movie at The Rosebud
  23. Go night putting at Lake Park
  24. Shop for rare records at Bull's Eye Records on Irving Place
  25. Fill up your gallon jugs at Bay View's Pryor Street well
  26. Discover the best Chinese take-out at South Milwaukee's San Fong
  27. Take an art class at MIAD, UWM or the Art Museum
  28. Cozy up to a pint of the black stuff at Paddy's Pub
  29. Breakfast at Miss Katie's Diner
  30. Take a tour of The Pfister art collection
  31. Relive the '80s at The Mad Planet
  32. Put the pin monkeys to work at Holler House, the city's oldest kegler's paradise
  33. Shop the Third Ward boutiques
  34. Paintball Dave's
  35. Stroll through Villa Terrace
  36. Late night ribs at Speed Queen
  37. Find the painting of "Jesus blessing the UN" (or is he knocking on it?!) at Jamo's
  38. International Clown Hall of Fame in the Shops of Grand Avenue
  39. See Sammy Bodean at the Shorecrest
  40. Have a brat at the Brat Haus on Old World Third Street
  41. Read all the signature plaques at the Milwaukee Press Club
  42. Eat a corned beef sandwich at Benji's
  43. Go art hopping on Gallery Night
  44. Visit the oldest building in North America, St. Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette
  45. Get serenaded at Old Town or Filippo's pizza
  46. Learn to sail at the Milwaukee Sailing Center
  47. Stock up on sage and coriander seeds at The Spice House
  48. Stroll the lovely grounds of St. Francis Seminary
  49. Take Rover to a dog park for a run
  50. Drive up to Leon's for custard
  51. Get sumptuous treats at Lopez Bakery
  52. Enjoy the view of downtown from Dom & Phil DeMarini's pizza place
  53. See a midnight movie at The Times
  54. Bring a picnic lunch to the Bradley Sculpture Garden open house
  55. Get hooked on the flaming cheese at Annunciation's Greek Festival
  56. Laugh it up at ComedySportz
  57. Shoot pool at Romine's
  58. See the butterflies at Milwaukee Public Museum
  59. Go fishing near the lighthouse behind the Marcus Amphitheater
  60. Get a massage at the Westown Farmer's Market
  61. Eat smelts in Port Washington
  62. Catch a movie at Mayfair
  63. Commune with nature at the Wehr Nature Center
  64. Dig into a butt steak at 5 O'Clock Steak House
  65. Taste Milwaukee's best once-a-year lunch deal at Armenian Fest
  66. Nosh on cheese sticks at Saz's
  67. Search for vintage gear at Yellow Jacket
  68. Learn salsa dancing at Delaware House
  69. Buy cool new (or old) vinyl at Lotus Land Records
  70. Watch soccer at the Carleton Grange Pub in St. Francis
  71. Find unimaginable treasures at American Science & Surplus
  72. Rent "Major League" and look for familiar Milwaukee places
  73. Play "Where's Kato?"
  74. Explore Milwaukee's German culinary legacy at Mader's and Karl Ratzsch's
  75. Sip a cup of joe at The National
  76. Walk out on the breakwater and watch the sun set over the skyline
  77. Take a tour of Growing Power
  78. Have a martini at Angelo's Lounge
  79. Buy some lawn sculptures at Garden Star in Kenosha
  80. Ride your bike or walk along the Hank Aaron State Park Trail
  81. Walk through Milwaukee's Italian history via the historic photos at the Italian Community Center
  82. Watch the "History of Milwaukee" video at the Milwaukee County Historical Society
  83. Grab a slice at Streetza
  84. Chat up the Public Service Ambassadors Downtown
  85. See the view from Blu atop the Pfister Hotel
  86. Take a carriage ride through downtown
  87. Have a cheap and tasty Conejito's burrito
  88. Search for bargains at the Third Ward Women's Resale Shop
  89. Find an autographed first edition at Mystery One books
  90. Cozy up to the fire at County Clare with a lover and a pint
  91. Buy fresh homemade sausage at Groppi's in Bay View
  92. Say "Art Smart's Dart Mart" five times fast
  93. Admire the restoration job at St. Josaphat's Basilica
  94. Visit, but don't pester, the bunnies at State Fair
  95. Make the snake rattle at the Milwaukee Public Museum
  96. Sit in the correct Press Club chair and find yourself in the Safe House
  97. Go horseback riding at Mary Lynn Stables in Grafton
  98. Skip down Knapp St. singing "schlamiel, schlamazel"
  99. Hang out with sailors at Barnacle Bud's
  100. Try the veggie riblets at Palomino
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Posted by Joscasta on Aug. 17, 2009 at 3:25 p.m. (report)

This list needs to be UPDATED... since you can't do #1 anymore!

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Posted by EdwinH05 on July 20, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. (report)

OMG - Can someone PLEASE make a list of legitimate things to do in the actual city of Milwaukee, not the county? There honestly isn't much to do in the city...

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Posted by tjknp414 on Jan. 23, 2008 at 12:08 a.m. (report)

I lived in MILWAUKEE from 1998-2002 and never done any of those or even heard of most of the places...

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Posted by haaz on Nov. 8, 2007 at 9:09 p.m. (report)

> 33. Go shopping at Goldman's Can't do that anymore... they're closed! But their last weeks produced some of the best sales they ever had. Way to send 'em out, Milwaukee!

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Posted by sdrolz on April 13, 2007 at 3:33 p.m. (report)

boredinMiltown - - ->> LOL! What planet do you live on? Take away the drinking, ok, that rules out a fair amount for underagers, but c'mon! Leave out 'wandering' and 'educational' and then limit it to inexpensive? Stay home, rent a movie and stop complaining! Or, go to a Brewers, Bucks, Admiral, WAVE game? check out one of our museums, sign up to sail lake michigan on dennis sullivan. Or find a new boyfriend who's interested in doing thing's your interested in. There is a ton of things to do in milwaukee, you just need to have an open mind.

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