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February 2012

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 Potawatomi Bingo Casino 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. 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. 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 SKATING, 920 N.Water St. 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. SKY KNIGHTS SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB, East Troy,Wis., 30 min- utes southwest of Milwaukee off I-43. www.SkyDiveMilwaukee.com Bernard Kirschenbaum, Way Four Lynden Sculpture Garden, River Hills 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 ʻSlice of Iceʼ at Red Arrow Park

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