Among the industries that helped Milwaukee soar to economic heights was the manufacture of beer. Several breweries thrived here throughout the 19th century, spurring the opening of bars, pubs and saloons in greater Milwaukee. The founders of those breweries were among the city's wealthiest industrialists. One such economic titan was Capt. Visitors can visit the late captain's former mansion on West Wisconsin Avenue.
Breweries continue to proper in Milwaukee today, and so do bars.
To get more perspective on the brewery industry in Milwaukee, you'll want to pay a visit to Miller Brewing Company, the city's foremost household name brewery. You can take a tour of the brewery, and yes, free samples are included. Many of the nation's major cities have sacrificed their surrounding natural resources and dismissed that loss as the inevitable cost of urban progress. Not so with Milwaukee. While the city is an industrial center, its Situated on Lake Michigan, Milwaukee is a scenic metropolitan center, and its local attractions wind throughout the natural beauty that surrounds the city.