Milwaukee County Zoo Zoo Special Museums Cathedral Square Lake Michigan Milwaukee County Historical Society Spas of America

Milwaukee County Zoo. Come explore the incredible variety of both land and water critters that have found the perfect home at the Milwaukee County Zoo – everything from a Two-Toed Sloth to a Pacific Giant Octopus to a Vampire Bat. The whole family will also enjoy the petting zoo, train rides, sea lion and raptor shows, as well as the camel rides. For more information, call (414) 771-5500 or visit www.milwaukeezoo.org. [Top]

Downtown Milwaukee’s Zoo Special includes:

• Spacious guest room for two
• Two Zoo Admission Tickets
• Bag of Snack Goodies for your Day at the Zoo
• $20 Metro Bar & Café Gift Certificate
• Complimentary overnight parking
• Free disposable camera at check-in

Zoo Package is available Sunday through Thursday. Rates start at $229 based on room type and availability. [Top]

Betty Brinn Children’s Museum. The Betty Brinn Children’s Museum is dedicated to providing interactive exhibits and educational resources that promote the healthy development of children in their formative years—from birth through age ten. The Museum experience encourages hands-on learning and the development of fundamental skills, self-esteem, and the ability to work with others. For more information, visit www.bbcmkids.org. [Top]

Milwaukee Public Museum. This museum has it all—literally. You can tour the 150,000 square feet of exhibit space to visit Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South and Middle America, the Pacific Island and a Costa Rican rainforest. Or take a small step back in time to the turn-of-the-century Streets of Old Milwaukee and to ancient Mediterranean civilizations. You can also take a giant leap back more than 65 million years to The Third Planet, see the world's largest-known dinosaur skull and a life-sized replica of Tyrannosaurus rex. What’s more, you can e xperience the Museum's permanent exhibit, The Puelicher Butterfly Wing, where you can stroll amid free-flying butterflies from around the world. For more information, visit, www.mpm.edu. [Top]

Milwaukee Art Museum. The Milwaukee Art Museum had its origin in two institutions, the Layton Art Gallery, which was established in 1888, and the Milwaukee Art Institute, founded in the early 1900s. These two institutions joined forces in 1957 to form the private, nonprofit Milwaukee Art Center now the Milwaukee Art Museum. That same year, it moved to its current lakefront location. For more information, visit www.mam.org. [Top]

Cathedral Square. A little over two acres, Cathedral Square is filled with just about everything you can imagine a city park to be brimming with everything from picnickers, pigeons and playground equipment to Jazz in the Park, Bastille Days and the Saturday Farm Market. [Top]

Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan, the second largest Great Lake by volume with just under 1,180 cubic miles of water, is the only Great Lake entirely within the United States. Approximately 118 miles wide and 307 miles long, Lake Michigan has more than 1,600 miles of shoreline. The lake’s northern tier is in the colder, less developed upper Great Lakes region, while its more temperate southern basin contains the Milwaukee and Chicago metropolitan areas. For more information, visit www.great-lakes.net. [Top]

Milwaukee County Historical Society. The Milwaukee County Historical Society was founded in 1935 to collect, preserve and make available materials relating to the history of the Milwaukee community. Through a broad range of activities, the Historical Society seeks to promote a greater appreciation of the Milwaukee community’s rich heritage and a better understanding of life today. The Historical Society is housed in the Milwaukee County Historical Center in Pere Marquette Park on North Old World Third Street between Kilbourn Avenue and State Street. For more information, visit www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org. [Top]

Spas of America. Browse premium spa resorts and destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. For more information, visit: www.spasofamerica.com/ [Top]