Do People From Chicago Really Vacation in Milwaukee? (Elgin, Glenview: home, neighborhood)

[Milwaukee City]

Milwaukee restaurants: Beyond beer and brats - chicagotribune.com

Good article from a Chicago perspective. 3 different articles from writers or reporters that have come to Milwaukee in the last year. All saying good things, sometimes I wish the people who lived here felt the way a lot of visitors feel when coming here but I am sure this can be said for a lot of cities. People who lived in one city their whole life and hate the whole town but how can this be in a place like Key West or San Diego or Hawaii. It can as I have met a guy who lived in Hawaii and couldn't wait to leave. Grass is always greener on the other side, I guess. The battle is getting people to realize how green their own grass is.

[MannheimMadman]

Good article. Milwaukee is probably my next favorite urban midwestern area after Chicago. My wife even wants to become members of the museums up there, as crazy as it sounds.

[Milwaukee City]

Originally Posted by MannheimMadman

My wife even wants to become members of the museums up there, as crazy as it sounds.

No not really, I have thought about membership at the MAM as well. I live only blocks away but I would get the membership they were under old leadership. The museum seems to be heading in the right direction with getting a lot of national shows and exhibits that a lot bigger cities don't get. IE the China exhibit and The MAM was the first stop for the Warhol Tour. The Milwaukee Art Museum is just starting to compete and fall in line with other big art museums in the US which actually makes some people in NYC laugh at us here in Milwaukee. One newspaper in NY I think the daily post, said something to the extent about the China exhibit when listing off the 4 only cities in the US to get the exhibit. "Milwaukee? how'd they pull that off?" Plus the Milwaukee museum has been pulling in strong exhibits as well recently.

Here are the benefits of membership:

Family or Dual Members enjoy the same benefits but differ in family or adult oriented programming materials.

• Free admission for two adults and children 17 and under
• Two membership cards—designate two individuals or receive one guest card to bring a friend every time you visit
• Unlimited access to feature exhibitions
• Free admission to Kohl’s Art Generation Family Sundays, gallery talks, and lectures
• Invitations to Member Opening Celebration for feature exhibitions
• Reduced rates on classes, screenings, and pre-purchased parking passes
• The opportunity to join Museum support groups
• A one-year subscription to our quarterly Member magazine
• A 10% discount on Museum Store purchases
• A 10% discount at Café Calatrava

Seems worth it for only $75.00 a year

[Chi-town Native]

Where would people recommend taking a 6 year old girl during a day trip to Milwaukee?

[emathias]

I've been to Milwaukee twice, not counting the time I accidentally drove through Milwaukee on my way to Minneapolis instead of Madison (in my defense, it was the first time I'd driven between Chicago and Minneapolis). I've never spent the night there, though.

I know quite a few people who go up there for Summerfest.

The first time I went, I went specifically to take the Lake Express ferry across Lake Michigan. It was expensive, but a fun thing to do once. Before the ferry, we ate in the Fourth Ward or whatever the warehouse district is and wandered around downtown for a bit, and stumbled across a kite festival. it was a nice day trip.

The second time was because my brother and I were flying out of Milwaukee to save several hundred dollars. We ate in the warehouse district and then went to the airport.

It seemed like a nice small city. I keep thinking I should go back and explore more than just the central area sometime.

[Runuova]

I read that it is a great retirement city.

[Tex?Il?]

I developed an appreciation and curiosity for smaller midwestern big cities growing up almost halfway between downtown Chicago and downtown Milwaukee.

However to be fully honest its gone well beyond Milwaukee.

I find the urban areas of Michigan and Ohio appealing to me. Ohio simply for having three very unique big cities (the big Cs) (Cincy being my favorite) and metro Detroit/SE Michigan for its sheer size, population and variety, despite the fact that the CITY itself is mostly impoverished.

Milwaukee among the 10 places that can be truly called big cities in the midwest, Milwaukee comes in 10th by most empirical measurements. Thats not meant to be offensive.

A great city that is certainly not as big as Chicago, but in my opinion a notch above Milwaukee is Cleveland. Cleveland has some great architecture. In terms of early-mid 20th century arch. there are counterparts to Chicago buildings of that era. Ethnic themed neighborhoods, nightlife oriented neighborhoods, more complete major league sports, awesome cultural amenities of museums (I'm not talking rock and roll, some people seem to think thats all that Cleveland has) and performing arts.

[xavier xerxes]

Our family has a 2 flat up there. So its usually a working vacation
to check on it. But its always great to see how the city up there is doing.
I lived in Milwaukee for two years in the past. Was fun.

[jefffla01]

I grew up in Milwaukee and have lived in South Florida for 27 years.

Its hard dealing with steotypes, but Milwaukee is hardly the image of beer, brats, and bowling any longer.

It has been great to see the transformation Milwaukee has gone through in the past years. The great development of the east side, third ward area, areas of downtown, great growth and improvement of the lake front, expanding casino, Miller Park, and many other improvements.

Some people laugh at the thought of spending time in Milwaukee on a trip-----and a lot of people who now know better, are not laughing at all.

Milwaukee indeed has transformed and that is definitely a good thing.

[ERS-One]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?

I developed an appreciation and curiosity for smaller midwestern big cities growing up almost halfway between downtown Chicago and downtown Milwaukee.

However to be fully honest its gone well beyond Milwaukee.

I find the urban areas of Michigan and Ohio appealing to me. Ohio simply for having three very unique big cities (the big Cs) (Cincy being my favorite) and metro Detroit/SE Michigan for its sheer size, population and variety, despite the fact that the CITY itself is mostly impoverished.

Milwaukee among the 10 places that can be truly called big cities in the midwest, Milwaukee comes in 10th by most empirical measurements. Thats not meant to be offensive.

A great city that is certainly not as big as Chicago, but in my opinion a notch above Milwaukee is Cleveland. Cleveland has some great architecture. In terms of early-mid 20th century arch. there are counterparts to Chicago buildings of that era. Ethnic themed neighborhoods, nightlife oriented neighborhoods, more complete major league sports, awesome cultural amenities of museums (I'm not talking rock and roll, some people seem to think thats all that Cleveland has) and performing arts.

What does Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Detroit have to do with the OP?