Plenty to do around our Milwaukee Hotel Near Miller Park

Stay at our Milwaukee hotel near Miller Park and you'll need a tourist to-do list that's about a mile long. What won't be long is the amount of time you'll spend to get to top Milwaukee attractions.

In fact, many are within a mile of our front doors, including:

Everything from garden shows to jewelry expos to harvest fairs come home to roost at Wisconsin State Fair Park, which is just a couple of miles from our hotel. The park's biggest event, the Wisconsin State Fair, brings fun family entertainment to Milwaukee every August. Enjoy food, shopping and 30 stages of entertainment.

The Milwaukee Mile, known as “America's legendary oval,” the oldest continually operating motor speedway in the world. A virtual who's-who of motor sports' finest competitors have raced here, including A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Here are some of our favorite things to do and attractions in our diverse downtown neighborhood.

Pabst Mansion

The Pabst Mansion is a testament to the success of:

Learn about the history of Milwaukee as you explore this must-see mansion, which features elegant original furnishings, elaborate wall coverings and stunning stained glass. For more information, visit Pabst Mansion.

Milwaukee County Zoo

Nearly 2,000 rare and wild land and water animals make their home at the Milwaukee County Zoo, from a two-toed sloth to a pacific giant octopus to a vampire bat.

A petting zoo, train rides, sea lion and raptor shows make a day at the zoo a day to remember.

For more information, visit Milwaukee County Zoo.

Miller Park

Since April 2001, Miller Park has been the home field of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. Discover the signature fan-shaped convertible roof, a color replay board measuring 48 feet wide and 37 feet tall on top of a matrix scoreboard measuring 76 feet by 32 feet, and four choices of front-row seats on four different levels.

For more information and the current Brewers' schedule, visit Milwaukee Brewers.

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory

Experience a desert oasis, a tropical jungle, and special floral gardens all under one roof – or under three domes – at Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory.

Encounter an incredible collection of cacti, succulents, shrubs and arid-land bulbs at the Arid Dome.

Stroll through the Tropical Dome and be bedazzled by rainforest plants, orchids and colorful birds. Enter the Floral Show Dome and you'll be awash in gardens of color. For more information, visit Milwaukee County Parks.

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin

In a word, Discovery World is not easily described in a word. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, this complex and innovative attraction brings together a unique combination of educational, cultural and environmental programs for kids of all ages.

Milwaukee Public Museum

To say the Milwaukee Public Museum is diverse would be an understatement of immense proportions –almost as immense as the 150,000-square-foot museum itself.

Tour Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South and Middle America, the Pacific Island and a Costa Rican rainforest.

Travel back in time to turn-of-the-century Milwaukee, to ancient Mediterranean civilizations, or more than 65 million years to witness the world's largest known dinosaur skull. For more information, visit Milwaukee Public Museum.

Milwaukee Mile

Milwaukee Mile began hosting motorized racing events in 1903, a full eight years before the first Indianapolis 500, making it the oldest continually operating motor speedway in the world.

A virtual who's-who of motor sports' finest competitors have raced here Including:

For more information, visit Milwaukee Mile.

Milwaukee Art Museum

Since it first opened its doors in 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum has featured a far-reaching collection of works from antiquity to the present.

Today, it boasts nearly 20,000 pieces in its permanent holdings.

For more information, visit Milwaukee Art Museum.

Wisconsin State Fair Park

Everything from garden shows to jewelry expos to harvest fairs come home to roost at Wisconsin State Fair Park from year to year. But the year's biggest event is the park's namesake.

For 11 action-packed days in August, the Wisconsin State Fair brings fun family entertainment to Milwaukee.

Enjoy food, shopping and 30 stages of local and national entertainment. For more information, visit Wisconsin State Fair Park.

Potawatomi Bingo Casino

Renowned throughout the world for its high-stakes bingo, Potawatomi pays out an amazing $50,000 daily in bingo alone.

Thrill to other casino games such as blackjack, craps, roulette and more than 1,000 slot machines.

What's more, the Potawatomi now features live acts in a 500-seat cabaret-style dinner theater, specialty restaurants, and an information-packed heritage center complete with gift shop. For more information, visit Potawatomi.

Bradley Center

Located one mile from our downtown Milwaukee hotel, the Bradley Center is a hotbed of entertainment excitement.

Catch top-name performers in concert, figure skating competitions, special family events and the best sports action around.

Bradley Center plays host to the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals and the Marquette University men's college basketball team. For more information and schedules, visit Bradley Center.

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