Places worth the detour in Milwaukee
54 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Milwaukee, United States, across 7 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (26). Best known: Milwaukee Art Museum. 53 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 54, ranked 54
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Milwaukee Art Museum
Museums & culture · 19th century · Notable
Art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2.Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105
Ruins & the uncanny · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident
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3.Basilica of St. Josaphat
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Milwaukee, United States of America
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6.Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church building in Wauwatosa, United States of America
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7.Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Catholic cathedral in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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9.Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem
Public museum in Wisconsin, United States
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10.Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem
Conservatory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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12.St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Church in Wisconsin, United States
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14.Milwaukee Breakwater Light
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
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15.Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
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17.Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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19.Congregation Beth Israel
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Synagogue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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22.North Point Water Tower
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Water tower in Wisconsin, United States of America
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26.SS J.M. Allmendinger
Ruins & the uncanny · 19th century · Hidden gem
Wooden-hulled steam barge wrecked in Lake Michigan
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27.Valentin Blatz Brewing Company
Fun & leisure · 19th century · Hidden gem
Trademark in Milwaukee, United States of America
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28.SS Appomattox
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Largest wooden steamship on the Great Lakes wrecked in 1905
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30.T. A. Chapman Memorial
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Artwork by Daniel Chester French
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31.Goethe–Schiller Monument
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Artwork by Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel
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34.Wood National Cemetery
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Veterans cemetery in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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36.National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
Museums & culture · Hidden gem
Bobblehead museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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37.Charles Allis Art Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States historic place
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39.Hart Park
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Park on the Menominee River in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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41.Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Milwaukee’s first microbrewery to achieve Regional Craft Brewery status
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46.Family
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Public sculpture by American artist Helaine Blumenfeld
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48.Ruins X
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture by Ernest Carl Shaw in Milwaukee, United States
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51.Wandering Rocks (2/5)
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture by Tony Smith in Lynden Sculpture Garden
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52.Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Artwork by Marshall Fredericks
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54.Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
