Milwaukee Public Museum
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.
Milwaukee Public Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Milwaukee Public Museum (soon to be known as the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin) is a natural and human history museum in the Westown neighborhood of Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884. The museum has three floors of exhibits and the first Dome Theater in Wisconsin in its current complex on West Wells St. With over 500,000 visitors per year, it is the most visited museum in the state. In May 2024, the museum broke ground on a new five-story facility at the corner of N 6th St and W McKinley Ave, in the neighborhood of Haymarket, to be completed in 2027. A year later, the museum announced that it was changing its name to Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin, while adopting a new visual identity.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1882.
Wikidata Q6861802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
What to expect
- Operated by
- Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans: 0.0 mi
- The Last Alarm: 0.1 mi
- A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky: 0.1 mi
- The Hero In You: 0.1 mi
- Heart & Sol: 0.1 mi
- MacArthur Square: 0.1 mi
- India-America Friendship Park: 0.1 mi
- Clas Park: 0.1 mi
- Vel R. Phillips Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Preservation Park: 0.4 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
- Spanish-American War Soldier: 0.2 mi
- The Midsummer Carnival Shaft: 0.2 mi
- The Victorious Charge: 0.2 mi
- Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame: 0.3 mi
- River Rhythms: 0.4 mi
- The Stone Creek Coffee Factory: 0.4 mi
- Live at Peck: 0.5 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 0.7 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 1.4 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 1.4 mi
- Downer Woods: 3.4 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.0 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.7 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 0.4 mi
- Harley-Davidson Museum: 0.7 mi
- Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: 0.9 mi
- National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.9 mi
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 1.2 mi
- Desert Dome: 1.6 mi
- Tropical Dome: 1.6 mi
- Show Dome: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.4 mi
- McKinley Beach: 2.2 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.8 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.7 mi
- Private Beach: 11.2 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.0 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.4 mi
- Root Creek: 6.2 mi
- Brookfield Center: 11.6 mi
- Raymond Center: 17.2 mi
- Denoon: 18.3 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 24.2 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.9 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 23.2 mi
- Lapham Hill: 23.8 mi
- Holy Hill: 24.8 mi
- Silurian Spring: 15.4 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 18.2 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Milwaukee Public Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Hill | NW 305° | 376 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 269° | 368 m | 23.8 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 223° | 290 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/53814592
Take the scenic way to Milwaukee Public Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.