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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The city celebrates its heritage as a major center for beer-brewing, and of it German and Polish communities. Wikivoyage

Population 577,222 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Juneteenth Day

    June

    Juneteenth Day celebrates the anniversary of the end of slavery. Held every year on June 19th, the event is very popular, and draws a huge police presence due to violence at past events

  2. Milwaukee Highland Games

    June

    A full-fledged Scottish celebration. Early June

    Official site

  3. Summerfest

    June – July

    Summerfest is an annual music festival held in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. First held in 1968, Summerfest is located at Henry Maier Festival Park, adjacent to Lake Michigan and Milwaukee's Third Ward business district.

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Bastille Days

    July

    Held in Cathedral Square Park on or around July 14, celebrates the storming of the Bastille and all things French

    Official site

  5. Wisconsin State Fair

    August

    West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb, is home to the state fair grounds. Held in early August

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Milwaukee); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 41 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Milwaukee 1.2 km

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