Milwaukee, WI

I can't being to tell you how many times I have been to Milwaukee! I love this city, mainly because it's the home of my all-time favorite baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers! In addition to baseball, Milwaukee is a great city to do most anything!

I have been to many Brewer games in my days, and it started all the way back in the County Stadium era. To many, this ballpark would be boring, mediocre at best, but to a Brewer fan, it was filled with the histories of Robin Yount and Rollie Fingers. As the market kept growing and new fields kept popping up for a lot of teams, the Brewers had to keep up. Enter Miller Park! Miller Park was conceived in 1996 and opened its inaugural season in 2001. It is the best venue to watch baseball, rain or shine. This Park has a fan-shaped retractable roof to fit all sorts of weather. Taking in a Brewer game is inexpensive, and is a wonderful environment for anyone! A must-see in Milwaukee!

Milwaukee is a great long-weekend city. I have been there many times for long weekends, and I would suggest staying a little outside of the city. A great place to stay, from experience, is the Best Western right across from the airport. This would be an extra plus if you fly in, too! Milwaukee is easy to navigate around, and its freeway system is simple, easy to get on and off the major thorough-fares.

I wouldn't call Milwaukee an overwhelming city at all. During our latest trip, we of course planned it around a couple Brewer games, but that wasn't the only thing we did. We drove downtown and enjoyed a dueling piano bar, my first experience that I greatly enjoyed! Other attractions I have seen while I have been there was: the Milwaukee County Zoo, dinner on the river, walking down the Lake Michigan Shore, and seeing downtown by night. There will always be something waiting for me in Milwaukee!

Additional attractions you may want to visit when you are there are: the Harley-Davidson Museum, the Pabst Mansion, Miller Brewing Company, Bradley Sculpture Gardens, and the State Fairgrounds are 5 minutes up I-94!