
Milwaukee is a city in the northern United States in the state of Wisconsin. It has a feature: it's a cool city, but for some reason everyone refuses to admit it. Yes, it has a reputation as a city of hard workers, pubs, bowling and polka. However, there is an art museum designed by architect Calatrava, the Harley-Davidson Museum of the "unbridled brute", fine food and shopping center areas that have made Wisconsin's largest city a truly excellent place. In the summer, almost every weekend, festivals are merrily noisy by the lake. And where else on the planet will you see sausage races?
History
Initially, in the 40s of the XIX century, Milwaukee was inhabited by Germans. Many of them opened small breweries, and after several decades, the introduction of mass brewing technology made this business the main industry of this region. Milwaukee earned the nickname "city of brewers" and "National Beer" in the 80s of the XIX century, when breweries such as Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz, Miller and 80 others appeared here. Today, only Miller and a few microbreweries remain.
Milwaukee Attractions
Lake Michigan is located to the east of the city and is surrounded by parkland. The Riverwalk Trail runs along both sides of the Milwaukee River in downtown. There are several museums around the lake, such as the Milwaukee Art Museum and Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin.
We also recommend visiting the Harley-Davidson Museum (Tel.: 877-436-8738; www.h-dmuseum.com ; 400 W Canal St (Canal Street); adults/children $16/10; 9.00-18.00, until 20.00 Thu from May to October, reduced working day the rest of the year). In 1903, local school friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson built and sold their first Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A century later, big bikes have become a symbol of Americans' pride in their production. The Harley-Davidson Museum preserves the memory of friends and comrades in a large industrial building located south of the center. Hundreds of bikes demonstrate how the style of this motorcycle has changed over the years, including bright, flashy models created for Elvis Presley and Evel Kanivel. You can sit on the saddles of various bikes (on the ground floor, behind the design workshop), as well as take a mini-driving lesson (at the front entrance). It will appeal even to those who are not a fan of motorcycles.
Fans of bulky motorcycles can also visit the Harley-Davidson plant (Tel.: 877-883-1450; www.harley-davidson.com ; W156 N9000 Pilgrim Rd (Pilgrim Road); 30-minute tours are free; 9.00-14.00 Mon), located in the suburb of Menomonee Falls, 25 minutes northwest of the city. Engines are produced here. A longer tour is held on Wednesday and Friday, but only as part of the "package services" that you buy from the museum ($38 per person, including an excursion, entrance to the museum and a bus ride between the museum and the factory). You can not enter here in open shoes.
In late June-early July, the Summerfest festival takes place in Milwaukee. The festival is equated to "the largest in the world of music", and not for nothing - hundreds of rock, blues, jazz, country and other bands fill 10 stages for 11 days. The city is just shaking with music. Concerts are held at the festival square by the lake in the city center
