An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Check for holiday hours • All phone numbers 414 area code unless otherwise indicated The Domes and third Sat. of month. I-43N at Exit 107, left to County LL and right to center. www.luxamculturalsociety.org MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS, 929 N.Water St. 273- 7121. Home of the Milwaukee Symphony, Milwaukee Ballet, the Florentine Opera Company, First Stage Children's Theater and host to touring Broadway shows. M&I BANK HOLIDAY DISPLAY; M&I Bank Lobby, 770 N.Water St. through Mon., Jan. 2. 9 a.m.-8 p.m daily. On weekends, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The lobby will be closed after 1 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 10 and Dec. 24; 5 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 2. MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO, 10001W. Bluemound Rd. 771-3040. Just 10 minutes from downtown, the Milwaukee County Zoo is home to 2,500 rare and wild animals. The animals roam in natural exhibits located on 194 acres. Nov. and Dec.: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission/entrance gates close 45 minutes prior to closing time. Open 365 days a year. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MARKET, 400 N.Water St. in the Historic Third Ward. 336-1111. Milwaukee's ethnic diversity is reflected in fresh fish, cheese, wine, baked goods, coffee, confections and spices. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. 224-3200. The museum's $100 million renovation and expansion project includes the internationally acclaimed Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, Burke Brise Soleil and the Cudahy Gardens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Closed Christmas Day but open Monday, Dec. 26. MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 910 N. OldWorld 3rd St. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, HUMPHREY IMAX DOME THEATER and DANIELM. SOREF PLANETARIUM, corner of 7th and Wells Sts. 319-4629.The Milwaukee Public Museum boasts award-win- ning, walk-through exhibits and outstanding lifelike dioramas. The Humphrey IMAX Theater's six-story, domed screen also is home to the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. MITCHELL GALLERYOF FLIGHT in the main concourse of General Mitchell International Airport. Exhibit traces the role Milwaukee played in the history of civilian and military air travel. Shops of Grand Avenue MITCHELL PARK CONSERVATORY, THE DOMES, 524 S. Layton Blvd. 649-9800. One of a kind horticultural facility, featuring arid, rain forest and show domes. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. & Sun. NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE in Milwaukee's Lake Park. 332-6754. The 74-foot 1888 lighthouse is open 1-4 p.m. Sat. RED ARROWPARK ICE SKATING, opening the first of December, weather permiting; 920 N.Water St. Milwaukee County's "Slice of Ice" rink. No charge for skaters with own skates. ST. JOSAPHAT BASILICA, 601W. 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. 225-acre nature center open year round. SHOPS OF GRAND AVENUE,W.Wisconsin Ave. at OldWorld 3rd St., presents "Saturdays with Santa" (and Radio Disney), noon-1:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 & 17. On the first floor, through Jan.3, Maestro Leonard Bearstein and his animatronic orchestra of bears performs in front of a 43-foot holiday castle and celebrates their 10th Anniversary at The Shops of Grand Avenue! Time-honored holiday classics are performed every hour, on the hour. SKY KNIGHTS SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB, East Troy,Wis., 30 min- utes southwest of Milwaukee off I-43. www.SkyDiveMilwaukee.com POTAWATOMI BINGO CASINO, 1721W. Canal St. Located minutes from Milwaukee's downtown, two-story entertainment complex offers high-stakes bingo; blackjack, craps and roulette table games and video and reel slot machines. 500-seat cabaret-style theater. Buffet, sports bar and fine dining restaurants. Open 24 hours a day. www.paysbig.com TEN CHIMNEYS, Genesee Depot (exit I-94 at Hwy. 83 south, 30 min- utes west of Milwaukee. 262-968-4110. Season begins spring 2012. WAUKESHA COUNTYMUSEUM, 101W. Main St.,Waukesha. 262-521- 2859. Historical archives, exhibits. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM, 75 Maritime Dr., Manitowoc,Wis., 79 miles north of Milwaukee. 920-684-0218. Tour a fully restoredWWII submarine moored at the museum, a Smithsonian affiliate and the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes. Open every day. 39