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100 things for kids to do in Milwaukee
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| Last updated May 26, 2008 at 5:14 a.m. |
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Below is our list of 100 things for kids to do in (and around) Milwaukee. Read on and have a blast. If you've got more suggestions, share them with us and your fellow readers by using the Talkback feature at the bottom. (Note: the list is not in any special order. There is no implication that No. 1 is better or more fun than No. 100.)
- Visit the Domes
- Make friends with the animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo
- See a big movie at the IMAX Theater
- Make the rattlesnake rattle at Milwaukee Public Museum (snake button!)
- Discover art at the Milwaukee Art Museum
- Smell the roses at the Boerner Botanical Gardens
- Pedal a Juneau Park paddleboat on the Veteran's Park lagoon
- Learn something new at Discovery World
- Explore the Betty Brinn Children's Museum
- Yuk it up at the International Clown Hall of Fame
- Enjoy a play at First Stage Milwaukee
- Find something unusual at American Science and Surplus
- Get the perfect yo-yo at Art Smart's Dart Mart & Juggling Emporium
- Watch the roasters at Alterra on Prospect Avenue (soon at the new location on Humboldt Avenue!)
- Fly a kite at the lakefront
- Learn about African-American history at America's Black Holocaust Museum
- Strap on skates and take to the ice at the Pettit National Ice Center or Red Arrow Park
- Crawl through the play tubes at Miller Park's Big League Blast
- Slide into the water at Cool Waters
- Drive your parents crazy by taking them to Chuck E. Cheese's
- Feed fish and other aquarium life at the Urban Ecology Center (1 p.m. on Saturdays)
- Pick your own pumpkin at the Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago
- Marvel at dinosaurs at Milwaukee Public Museum
- Go to story time at one of the Schwartz Bookshops
- Go rollerskating at Skateland
- Take a walk on the Milwaukee River Trails
- Ride the East Troy Electric Railroad
- Tour the Milwaukee Police Academy
- Write a fan letter to your favorite Brewer, Buck or Packer
- Watch the planes take off at Timmerman Field
- Cruise Lake Michigan on the Iroquois
- Skip rocks on Pewaukee Lake
- See how the other half lived at The Pabst Mansion
- Visit Villa Terrace and pretend you're in Italy
- Wait for a train at the Cudahy Depot
- Check out the library for books and DVDs
- Get a taste of farm life at Green Meadows Farm
- Ride the bumper cars at StoneFire Pizza Co.
- Bounce around at Pump It Up
- Check out how Wisconsin residents lived in the 1800s at Pioneer Village
- See how root beer is made at Sprecher Brewery
- Rent skates at McKinley Marina's High Roller Bike & Skate Rental and tour the lakefront at warp speed
- Take a tour of the Denis Sullivan lake schooner at Discovery World
- Feed the geese at the Veteran's Park lagoon (but no bread, please)
- Hike on the wooded paths at Lake Park
- Learn about nature at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
- See what frontier life was like at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle
- Sit atop the Hyatt hotel in the Polaris restaurant and spin around Milwaukee
- Bike the Hank Aaron State Trail
- Hit golf balls at a driving range
- Bowl a few lines at Bay View Bowl
- Jump in the lake at Atwater Beach
- Grab a bucket and go fishing with dad
- Go sledding on St. Mary's hill
- Play the video games in the Landmark Lanes arcade
- Take a trip to the Wisconsin Dells for a weekend of fun
- Stroll along the Riverwalk and see the big neon fish
- Try out Adventure Rock's climbing wall
- Savor the flavor of the day at Kopp's
- Go miniature golfing
- Watch a Wave game at the Bradley Center
- Play a game of HORSE at your local playground
- Go shopping for everything you need to start a garden
- Visit the cool Old World sausage shop at Usinger's
- Buy a model airplane at Cudahy or Greenfield News & Hobby
- Play bocce at the Italian Community Center
- Chase butterflies at the Wehr Nature Center
- Connect with a curveball at Mike Hegan's batting cages
- Drive up to Leon's for a burger and fries, '50s style!
- Stop in at the COA Family Center
- Cheer for the Bucks at the Bradley Center
- Sample step dancing at the Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
- Swim at a County Parks pool
- Find a treasure at the Mars Cheese Castle
- Experience the down-home fun of minor league baseball in Beloit
- Tour the Jelly Belly factory
- Take part in a nature program at Havenwoods Environmental Awareness Center
- See how motorcycles are made at the Harley-Davidson factory
- Brush up on Milwaukee's story at the Milwaukee County Historical Society
- Learn about dance from Danceworks
- Check out the cool kid crafts at the Art Vs. Craft fair
- Eat a pizza while you see at movie at Fox Bay Cinema
- Request your favorite song at Organ Piper Pizza
- See a movie at the drive-in theater in Jefferson
- Explore Cudahy Nature Center
- Climb to the top of Holy Hill
- Marvel at the Menomonee Falls
- Go horseback riding in Ozaukee County
- Have lunch at the Safe House
- Convince Mom and Dad to drive you down to Great America
- Get a Brewers autograph, Fridays at Miller Park
- Watch Packers training camp at the Don Hutson Center in Green Bay
- See stars at the planetarium
- Eat Kettle Korn
- Take music lessons at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
- Join the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Have a soda pop at the Brady Street Pharmacy diner
- Go back in time at Old Falls Village Museum
- See how candy is made at Quality Candy and savor some free samples
- Go to open gym time at Swiss Turners
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