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Attractions near Waukesha

From Waukesha, 17 mi to Fiserv Forum

About 350K people a year visit Milwaukee Art Museum. There is no place to visit inside Waukesha; there are 32 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 16 museums, 4 city parks and 3 theatres. Further afield, Six Flags Great America is 47 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
57
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Six Flags Great America
Theme park · 47 mi south

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Waukesha

The map puts most of the 32 to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

All of it lies within 60 miles: 57 places.

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 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · Above & Beyond Children's Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Dretzka Park: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malone Area Heritage Museum: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Sisson's Peony Gardens: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0

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