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Museum, History Museum, and Planetarium
Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee
"The newly renovated streets of old Milwaukee is fantastic!"(5 Tips)
"The butterfly exhibit is wonderful!"(4 Tips)
"rattle snake rattle"(3 Tips)
"Dinosaur exhibit is great"(3 Tips)
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Angela ParishAugust 13, 2012I love that you can pack a lunch to bring along because that saves you money especially if you come and have to pay admission but on free days the whole day can be free with packing a lunch
Melody McMichaelOctober 5, 2016Really nice museum, prepare to spend some time here! Well done displays and excellent animal displays, the butterfly house was really fun- Melody McMichaelOctober 5, 2016Prepare to spend a couple hours here, really nice museum with great, well-done displays. Go in the morning to avoid class field trips.
- Check out the secret button by the buffaloes that makes the rattle snake rattle its tail.
Chess ErwinMarch 22, 2015The new Crossroads of Civilization, a first for the MPM in a little more than a decade, is NOT to be missed. Truly an outstanding experience.....
Always enjoy little milwaukee! Come early on Saturday mornings to beat the crowd.
Taylor SmithNovember 17, 2013The public museum is very deceiving. From the outside it looks small but it is enormous and a great place to take a date.
MersaydezAugust 7, 2015I recommend getting the museum pass! It's a really nice museum and I LOVE the mock little towns!!
Tracy HollenbeckDecember 30, 2013Free Mondays are about to make way for the first Thursday of the month free for Milwaukee county residents. Just a heads up!
Heidi DowlingMarch 23, 2016Truly enjoyed the butterflies, old town Milwaukee and the European Village!
Beginning January 6th the museum is no longer free to county residents. It will now be the first Thursday of the month.
Milwaukee Public MuseumApril 25, 2011We've launched a contest where one lucky winner gets an original sculpture of Hathor, the Egyptian goddess, displayed at MPM in 2004! Click for details on how to enter: http://on.fb.me/eeWMeY
The updates to The Streets of Milwaukee of quite simply amazing.
Todd RademacherNovember 27, 2014Great museum. Old Wisconsin. Native American displays and so much more
Alissa Moro BradleyMay 27, 2013Monday is free for Milwaukee residents, so if you don't want to feel crowded don't come on Mondays.
Love the exhibits, we come here all the time with the kids!
Duane DrzadinskiMarch 26, 2012If you have an MPM membership, the MacArthur Square parking lot fee is only $5 (versus $6 or $9 otherwise depending on time spent inside).
Nick KirchmarMarch 27, 2011Make sure to buy your tickets for iMax at the main ticket booth. There are no signs in waiting area and I went from being first to twentieth in line.
VazDrae LombaxAugust 14, 2012The burgers they serve in the Cafe, are actually reeaaally good. Worth the wait!
Yoav LurieJanuary 8, 2012Awesome exhibits -- including one of a life size T-Rex devouring a Triceratops.
Mykl NovakAugust 3, 2011"Play with the butterflies at the Milwaukee Public Museum" - from the top 100 things to do before graduating from Marquette University
Jon OlsenJanuary 15, 2012Buy soda from the vending machines adjacent to the cafe ($1.50) rather than at the cafe ($2.50).
Pam HaysMarch 4, 2016Saw the dinosaur exhibit. Thought it was a little lacking. But the kids seemed to enjoy it.
Cindy D.August 13, 2011Get a discount card from Visit Milwaukee for a 50% savings. Allow about 3 hrs to see the museum.
Jessica MalcolmMarch 12, 2010Go to the far right side of the native american hunting exhibit and make the snakes tail rattle the button is under the rock
The dinosaurs are still and always will be my favorite things to see!
Tomas SchottMarch 7, 2014New ancient civilization exhibits ckming by 2015 I heard today when visiting .. sounds neat
Veronica JonesApril 2, 2012Never go in the butterfly exhibit if you're scared.. You'll freak everyone else out!
It's cheaper to become a member if you are going to the museum movie and an exhibit
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Milwaukee Public Museum
800 W Wells St (at N James Lovell St)
Milwaukee, WI 53233
United States
Milwaukee, WI 53233
United States
MPM has three floors of exhibits featuring life-size dioramas, walk-through villages, world cultures, dinosaurs, a rain forest and a live butterfly garden, as well as the Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium. Come visit us. What will you find?
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- Mon–Fri
- 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Sat
- 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
(414) 278-2728
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