The Best Sight in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Background Illustration for Sights

From the north, I–43 provides controlled access into Downtown Milwaukee. I–94 leads to Downtown from Chicago and other points south and west of the city. If you are traveling to sites in the wider metropolitan area, from I–94 you can connect to I–894, which bypasses central Milwaukee.

Lake Michigan is Milwaukee's eastern boundary; Wisconsin Avenue is the main east-west thoroughfare. Milwaukee's Downtown, the central Business District, is 1 mi long, a few blocks wide, and is divided into east and west by the Milwaukee River. The East-West Expressway (I-94/I-794) is the dividing line between north and south. Streets are numbered in ascending order from the Milwaukee River west well into the suburbs. Many Downtown attractions are near the Milwaukee River and can be reached on foot.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It's not hard to believe this newspaper press was the largest in North America when it began operations in 2003. At 400 feet long and eight stories high, the $110-million press can print up to 85,000 newspapers an hour. Watch papers zip through the press and travel by conveyer belt across the ceiling, glimpse 10-foot vats of color and black ink, and marvel at the robots that push giant reels of paper between stations. The tour is especially popular with school groups and Scout troops.

4101 W. Burnham St., Milwaukee, WI, 53201, USA
414-224--2000
Sight Details
Free
By appointment only
Closed Sun.

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