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Even today, Milwaukee is still known as a beer-making city. But don't think that's all of Milwaukee travel. Sports fans will enjoy exciting games here and the year-around festivals also add more charm to this city. Our Milwaukee Travel articles are here to lead you to a successful vacation. Bookmark Us!

Milwaukee City Travel Tips

People visiting the largest city in Wisconsin will get to experience its Harley-Davidson association in addition to its famous breweries and beers that are now sold all around the world. Welcome to the city of Milwaukee that offers everything from food to fun.

Tip 1 - Home to more than 2000 animals and over 320 different species of mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians this is Milwaukee's pride. Starting in 1892 this zoo has slowly captured the imagination of the young and old. Apart from simply having animals on display there are programs for children to help understand animals better, workshops, food festivals and much more.

Tip 2 - Harley aficionados can visit the Harley Museum in Milwaukee to get a glimpse of how Harley engines are made. The museum exhibits include famous bikes ridden by legendary riders, Harley bikes that were also a part of the history. You can visit the clubs and competitions section, customized Harleys, Motorcycle galleries of years from 1903s to the present day.

Tip 3 - Beer enthusiasts can always visit the Beer Museum in Milwaukee which strove to preserve the rich heritage of local breweries and saloons. All history related to beer and beer making in the Milwaukee region is preserved at the beer museum. Some famous names attached to the beer museum are Miller Brewing Company. It is regularly frequented by history buffs and industry professionals alike. So don't give it a miss.

Tip 4 - Charles Allis Art Museum has a splendid collection of sculpture, print, painting and ceramics. One can see paintings from the 19th century by American artists of the time in addition to Japanese works and bowls and vases with lot of intricate details. Some of the ones you should look out for are vase having 1000 faces and bowl with 3000 butterflies on it.
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Airports

You can travel to Milwaukee and nearby places by air as well. While you travel Milwaukee Wi, do not forget to take a flight from the airports of Milwaukee. Milwaukee has two major airports namely General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and Timmerman Field airport.

Flight details of Milwaukee airport

http://travel.yahoo.com/flights/milwaukee_MKE

Information on Mitchell International Airport

http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airport=MKE

General Mitchell International Airport is operated by Milwaukee County and is the largest airport in Wisconsin and is a medium-hub airport roughly offering 230 arrival and departures daily by Mitchell's 14 airlines serving around 90 cities from Mitchell International.

The terminal building is open all day; however, but it is not so for the ticket counters. You can reach this airport by shuttle services, Badger Coaches, public buses, Wisconsin coach lines.

Daily and hourly parking can be found in the multi-story parking lot of the airport. This is connected to the airport terminal by walkways. There are also other parking options available which include two remote parking lots and a surface car park. A visitor information desk is situated on the terminal.

There are all sorts of facilities available in the airport like ATM facility close to the entrance and the main terminal; trolleys are available to carry your luggage, a restaurant serving wide variety of snacks and drinks, candy shops, book store, gift shop, newsstand and other shops like Harley-Davidson store.

Some other facilities like children play area, family care room that has baby change facilities are also available. There are special facilities available for the disabled like wheel chair etc.

Timmerman Field airport is in northwest of the city and is mainly used for private or general aviation. Earlier this airport was known as Wright-Curtiss Field. This airport contains 2 turf runways and 2 asphalt paved runways.

Information on cheap flights

http://www.cheapflights.com/airports/general-mitchell-intl/

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