An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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ATTRACTIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 Shops of Grand Avenue ʻSlice of Iceʼ at Red Arrow Park RED ARROW PARK ICE SKATING, 920 N. Water St. north of Milwaukee City Hall. Opens beginning of December, weather permitting. ST. JOSAPHAT BASILICA, 601 W. Lincoln Ave. 645-5623. One of 16 basilicas in the U.S. features one of the five largest domes in the world. SCHLITZ AUDUBON CENTER, 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd. 352-2880. SHOPS OF GRAND AVENUE, Wisconsin Ave. at Old World 3rd St., Hosts the Warming House for the Jingle Bus and presents "Saturdays with Santa" 4:30-6:30 Dec. 7, and 4-6 p.m. Dec. 14 & 21. Also on the first floor through Jan. 2, Maestro Leonard Bearstein and his animatronic orchestra of bears perform every hour, on the hour. SKY KNIGHTS SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB, East Troy, Wis., 30 minutes southwest of Milwaukee off I-43. 262-642-9494.Tandem skydives and Accelerated Freefall Program available. Jump year-round as weather permits. SkyDiveMilwaukee.com. TEN CHIMNEYS, Genesee Depot (exit I-94 at Hwy. 83 south, 30 minutes west of Milwaukee. 262-968-4110. Estate tours of the home of Broadway greats Alfred Lunt & Lynne Fontanne, a National Historic Landmark. New tour season begins Spring 2014. VILLA TERRACE DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. 271-3656. Renaissance-style villa with formal gardens overlooks Lake Michigan. Open 1-5 p.m, Wed. through Sun. WAUKESHA COUNTY MUSEUM, 101 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-521-2859. Historical exhibits, including Les Paul: The Wizard of Waukesha. 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. WISCONSIN CENTER, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. 908-6001. Milwaukee's modern convention center is operated by the Wisconsin Center District. The district also operates The Milwaukee Theatre at 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. and the U.S. Cellular Arena at 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM, 75 Maritime Dr., Manitowoc, Wis., 79 miles north of Milwaukee. 920-684-0218. Tour a fully restored 28 WWII submarine moored at the museum, a Smithsonian affiliate and the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes. Open every day. WISCONSIN MUSEUM OF QUILTS & FIBER ARTS, N50 W5050 Portland Rd., Cedarburg. 262.546.0300. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. Dedicated to educating the public about the artistic, cultural, historic and social importance of quilts and fibers arts. Operating out of an 1850s farmstead, the museum's mission includes increasing awareness of historic structure preservation.