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The Menomonee River Valley is Wisconsin's largest tourist destination with more than 10 million visitors per year. Whether you're a local or just visiting, you're sure to find plenty to see, do, and experience down in the Valley!

 
 

PLAY

Four Seasons Skate Park interior with a rounded skating area

4 Seasons Skate Park

4 Seasons Skate Park is Wisconsin’s largest indoor skateboard facility offering skateboarding, BMX biking, in-line skating, and scootering. The park offers different areas for all ability levels, so beginners and professionals alike will enjoy the courses. 4 Seasons Skate Park provides participants with the most progressive ramp designs, serves as positive role models, and encourages local youth to practice their sport, grow as individuals, and connect with the community.

Exterior shot of harley-davidson museum at night with the harley-davidson logo lit up

Harley-Davidson Museum®

History roars to life at the Harley-Davidson Museum.® It’s the best of American design and culture – seasoned with freedom and rebellion, showcased in a landmark building. See why the Museum is one of Milwaukee’s top tourist destinations.

Arial view of people running around on the Valley fields in the spring

Marquette University Valley Fields

Soccer stadium and practice field, lacrosse game and practice field and track & field home competition site. Seasonally, a dome complex is fitted over the middle FieldTurf Revolution 360 field during the winter months for competition and training.

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American Family Field

One of Wisconsin's favorite experiences - nothing beats the iconic experience of a summer tailgate followed by a Brewers game.

Exterior view of potawatomi hotel and casino during the daytime

Potawatomi Casino Hotel

Hotel · Casino · Dining · Promotions

Potawatomi Casino Hotel is the city's home for first-class gaming and entertainment. Enjoy plenty of free parking and choose from their award-winning selection of on-site restaurants.

Interior view of the warehouse art museum, showing art displayed on the wall and in two glass cases

The Warehouse

The Warehouse is a space dedicated to the exhibition of art. Located in the beautifully renovated 1635 Building in Milwaukee’s Design District, The Warehouse occupies over 5,000 sq./ft. of the building, with over half of that dedicated to exhibitions. The permanent collection consists of over 3,500 works of Modern and Contemporary art including drawings, paintings, prints, and sculpture. Major themes of the collection include self-portraits, monotypes, and contemporary craft. Entrance is free and open to the public.


DESIGN

Photo of a tan leather couch and two hexagonal coffee tables at Bachman Furniture

St. Paul Avenue Design District

The Valley is home to the St. Paul Avenue Design District and over a dozen businesses offering everything from furniture to lighting to contracting to countertops and more! There’s something for everyone and every project in the Valley.


TOUR

Highlighted section of the Valley Passage mural in Three Bridges Park, depicting two native american kayakers using the menomonee on top of their ancestors also kayaking on the same water

Public Art Tour

The Menomonee River Valley has plenty of outdoor art to enjoy. Whether on a bike ride or taking a nice stroll, you can experience a variety of world-class art. Hear directly from many artists about their installations in video clips.

Tour of city lights brewing with a crowd of ten people listening to a tour guide in the brewing area

City Lights Brewing

With buildings designed by the famous Alexander Eschweiler, the first steel exported from Pennsylvania by Andrew Carnegie and brickwork hand-glazed by Tiffany; the City Lights tour will amaze, educate and delight you.

Two old-time motorcycles from the early 1900s at the Harley-Davidson Museum

Harley-Davidson Museum®

Take your tour experience to the next level: Behind-the-scenes; Highlights; Audio; Steel Toe; Bike, Brats, & Beer; Dream Experiences; and Inside H-D: All Day Experience. It's all here.

Map of a Harley-Davidson Museum walking tour

Harley-Davidson Museum

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ampus Walking Tour

Explore the campus of the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum with this self-guided walking tour. This 20-acre site is the place to see and experience Harley-Davidson® history and culture.

Two women kayak on the Menomonee River in the summer

Kayak Tours

Menomonee Valley Partners & Milwaukee Kayak Company partner each summer to get you on the Menomonee River and its canals while exploring the Valley’s past, vital to Milwaukee's history, and its exciting future. Great for all experience levels! Available tours of the Valley are listed on our events page and all offerings are listed on Milwaukee Kayak Company's events page.

American Family Field

Experience the magnificence of American Family Field while enjoying an exclusive tour that includes the dugout, luxury suite level, visiting clubhouse, press box, Bob Uecker's broadcast booth and other behind-the-scenes attractions!

Packaged plastic bundle at the Materials Reclamation Facility

Recycling Facility

The Materials Reclamation Facility (or MRF) is where all of our recyclables are sorted and baled for shipment to other facilities that use them to create new products. The City of Milwaukee works with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful to offer a variety of tour and program options.

A look into Third Space's brewing vat, showing a golden beer in the brew process

Third Space Brewing

Third Space believes beer is for sharing–with friends and the community. That’s why they created a place for everyone to experience Third Space Brewing.

Get behind the scenes and see where the magic happens.

Public tours available on most Saturdays at 1:00 and 3:00. $10 tour ticket includes a Third Space pint glass and 2 Third Space beers. Sign up at the bar beginning at noon. Brewery tours are limited to 25 people.

Harley-Davidson Museum's site in the Valley prior to development, piles of salt and the lack of access to the Valley is visible

Valley Brownfields Walking Tour

Take a self-guided hike through Milwaukee’s revitalized Menomonee River Valley