Friendly neighborhood taverns pop up on almost every corner. Milwaukee has a reputation as a drinker’s paradise, with more bars per capita than anywhere in the US besides New Orleans. The Milwaukee Art Museum drops the jaw with its kinetic “wing” that soars open and shut, as well as its outsider art and Georgia O’Keeffe paintings.ĭuring baseball season, Miller Park is the place to be for beers, bratwursts and the oddball sixth-inning foot race between people dressed in giant sausage costumes. Harleys were invented here, hence the big bike love. Stop by the Harley-Davidson Museum to gawk at hundreds of badass motorcycles, including Elvis’ custom-built hog. Milwaukee, Wisconsin's largest city, makes a rollicking day trip from Chicago. Photography / Shutterstock Ogle Harleys and artwork in Milwaukee Milwaukee attracts Harley-Davison motorcycle enthusiasts from across the country © Aaron of L.A. By car, the 50-mile trip takes one to two hours, depending on traffic. How to get to the Indiana Dunes from Chicago: South Shore Line commuter trains make the 80-minute jaunt several times daily from downtown Chicago to Dune Park station. (Just to confuse you, these are in Indiana Dunes State Park, a pocket within the national park.) Biking, paddling and winter snowshoeing are other ways to immerse in the scene. Try the 3 Dune Challenge, a view-tastic 1.5-mile climb to the park’s highest dunes: Mt Jackson, Mt Holden and Mt Tom. Rugged beaches beckon, and sweet hiking trails meander up the sand and through the woodlands. Rustling grasses, bird-filled marshes and white pine forests fill a whopping stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline at Indiana Dunes National Park, which feels a world away from the big city. Get outside at Indiana Dunes National Park Get the inside scoop on the latest cultural happenings all over the world delivered weekly to your inbox with our email newsletter.
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