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Museums

Milwaukee has many different Museums -- from the famed Art Museum to a little-known museum devoted to clowns.

Discovery World

Discovery World is 120,000-square foot interactive science and technology museum located on Milwaukee's lakefront. Features include "Les Paul's House of Sound" -- in which guests can "play" a virtual jam session with Les Paul, the Reiman Aquarium and "touch tank," a video and audio production studio...

Harley-Davidson Museum

Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Museum is the city's new kid on the block, having opened in 2008 for the 125th anniversary of the famous motorcycle brand. Exhibits chronicle the evolution of the Harley over the decades

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

The Betty Brinn Children's Museum is an educational, yet entertaining, destination for families with young kids.

Milwaukee Public Museum

The Milwaukee Public Museum is one of the oldest and largest natural history museums in the country. Opened in 1884, the Milwaukee Public Museum is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2009.

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Overlooking Lake Michigan, the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is a popular Milwaukee arts destination housed in an Italian Renaissance-style villa designed and built by architect David Adler in 1923.

Milwaukee Art Museum

A city landmark, the Milwaukee Art Museum houses nearly 20,000 works of Old Masters and 19th and 20th century art.

"Body Worlds" at the Milwaukee Public Museum

"Body Worlds" in Milwaukee -- Tips for Visiting "Body Worlds" at the Milwaukee Public Museum

Jewish Museum Milwaukee

A tribute to Jewish people who made their way to southeastern Wisconsin through successive waves of immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries

The Grohmann Museum

The world's most comprehensive art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work.

International Clown Hall of Fame

Yes, the International Clown Hall of Fame really does exist, at Wisconsin State Fair Park.

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