Milwaukee Public Museum

Trolley Car entrance to the Streets of Old Milwaukee @Milwaukee Public Museum

On a recent visit to Milwaukee, WI our local science center memberships allowed us free entry into the Milwaukee Public Museum. We had a half day before our return flight home and this made for a fun way to spend a couple of hours. 

One of the most unique areas in this museum was Streets of Old Milwaukee complete with a little candy shop for buying reasonably priced treats both modern and reminiscent of days gone by. Another unique area was the European Village where each cottage reveals a display representing a country in Europe. It seems that every European country was represented.

Additionally, this Milwaukee Public Museum has a large natural history component with a diversity of taxidermy in various displays, a creative geologic display area and prehistoric dioramas. 

If you travel and enjoy museums, I highly recommend a membership to your local science center assuming it is a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers. The membership cost quickly pays for itself.

Old bicycle photo prop @Milwaukee Public Museum

Interior of an old Milwaukee store @Milwaukee Public Museum.

Streets of Old Milwaukee @Milwaukiee Public Museum

European Village @Milwaukee Public Museum

Dinosaur display @Milwaukee Public Museum

Geologic Area @Milwaukee Public Museum

Taxidermy avian display @ Milwaukee Public Museum

Other Museums in the ASTC Passport Program:

• Museum of Natural Curiosity - Salt Lake City, UT 
• Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point - Salt Lake City, UT
• Fern Bank Natural History Museum - Atlanta, GA
• Florida Museum of Natural History - Gainesville, FL