| Featured City: milwaukee | As the largest city of Wisconsin, Milwaukee is a port on the western shore of Michigan Lake. In Native American Indian, Milwaukee means "beautiful glebe". In the late 17th century, Frenchmen arrived here and started trading furs here. In the last half of the 19th century, the city founded by Germans and native residents had been a major center of German immigrants.
Milwaukee has a long and good reputation for old-line breweries and meatpacking (especially veal) company. It is also noted for its beer brewage with the highest output in America which gains the title of "Capital of Beer". Therefore, Miller Brewing Company, one of the largest breweries in the world, is a good place to know about the manufacture process of beer and experience the beer culture. As an old brewery with over 150 year's history, Miller Brewing Company makes the beer with high quality, so it often appears in many forgathers all over the world and becomes the favorite of many beer-lovers. Why not come here and have a drink with original taste?
There are two well-known museums in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Public Museum and Milwaukee Art Museum. Milwaukee Public Museum is a good destination to degust delicious chocolate and play with big and gentle boas. Through the mouth-watering attraction of chocolate, the charming rain forest, ancient Maya culture, the candy factory in the 16th century in Europe and modern candy factories are waiting for you. To every visitor's surprise, the chocolate exhibition here is without any calorie but can meet even the most sophisticated gestation. Another attraction is the snake days that happen in every weekend. Thousands of snakes were exhibited here and you can touch the most macabre creatures, such as king snakes, rat snakes, even iguanas and monitor lizards. It might be a different perception which will bring you into excitement and fear. In the museum, there are about 6.2 million samples and objects in fact, but only 2% of them are on exhibit every time and most of them, including some unique collections, are used for study by researchers. Milwaukee Art Museum offers many outstanding European paintings and sculptures in and long before the 19th century and is a resort to experience artworks range from different countries and deferent cultures.
The accommodation in Milwaukee is very convenient. If you are in the downtown area, Hilton City Center is your best choice. Its recent redecoration costs Hilton millions of dollar to take tourists back to the magnificent 1920s. All kinds of circumspect service and self-contained facilities give you imperially enjoyment. If you have just reached Milwaukee by air, Econo Lodge Airport is an ideal hotel. The lowest price in Milwaukee, quiet and graceful environment and all kinds of room amenities make your travel economical and convenient. Another good hotel is Best Western Woods View Inn that belongs to the famous Hotel in West Milwaukee. This hotel plays host to visitors from the world with commodious rooms and friendly service, such as invigorating swimming in the heated pool.
How to get to Milwaukee? The plane, train, car and ferry answer it quickly. Traveling by General Mitchell International Airport, only 10 miles south of downtown, takes you least time but costs you most. Amtrak attracts tourists' attention by lower price, better security and considerate service. If you are bored with wasting your time waiting, choose car, because once you arrive at the station, cars will set out without any waiting time. The Lake Express Ferry takes your more time but shows you beautiful scenes of Michigan Lake.
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