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Attractions near Waukesha

18 mi from Waukesha, Fiserv Forum leads the list

Milwaukee Art Museum sees about 350K visitors a year. With nothing inside Waukesha, the list has 32 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 16 museums, 4 city parks and 3 theatres. Make a day of it at Six Flags Great America, 44 mi away.

Attractions nearby
52
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Six Flags Great America
Theme park · 44 mi south

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

On the map, most of the 32 sit to the east.

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Orange: Waukesha. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every one of them

All 52 on the list lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Waukesha → · Waukesha’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Milwaukee County Zoo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wood National Cemetery: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Marcus Amphitheater: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverside Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Discovery World: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Grohmann Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Racine Zoo: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Charles Allis Art Museum: Freekee at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Park: https://www.flickr.com/people/jhtaylor/, CC BY 2.0 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Racine Art Museum: Yumbay, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boerner Botanical Gardens: Photo was taken in the Summer of 2006 by Douglas Tyler Spencer., Public domain · Juneau Park: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenosha Public Museum: Kenokewl of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Military Museum: Pkiv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Dretzka Park: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mitchell Gallery of Flight: SuperDalio, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oak Creek Parkway: Bluebarb11, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Racine Heritage Museum: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain · Wehr Nature Center: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0

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