Nestled on the grounds of a beautiful 17-acre park, Old Falls Village invites you to step back in time and glimpse life as it was from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. Featuring a variety of historic homes and buildings, this living history museum includes a log...

CHRIST CHURCH was built in 1862 and on the National Register.. The congregation was founded in 1842, one of the oldest in Washington County, and the oldest in Germantown, by settlers from the Hunsruck area of Germany. It was called Evangelisch Christus Kirche. In...

You will marvel at the 5000+ bell collection from Sila Lydia Bast who was born and raised in Germantown, WI 1900-1992. Bells collected from all over the world are displayed in a restored barn that dates back to 1870. View a vintage Seagrave in our Fire Hall...

This stately Greek Revival Inn, once stood at the corner of Bluemound and Watertown Plank Roads. It was built in 1842 by Talbot Dousman, whose brother’s son Hercules, later built the Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien. In 1857, Daniel Brown purchased the property and...

The Jackson Historical Society invites you to step back in time to an era when children learned their lessons in a one-room school, and pioneer families carved a living from the land. It was a time, too, when enterprising merchants planted the seeds for a thriving...

Started in 1844 by Oliver Damon and completed in 1847 by his son Lowell, the house is believed to be Wauwatosa’s oldest residence and stands as a classic example of a colonial home. It was given to the Milwaukee County Historical Society in 1941 by the sons of...

In 1987, the Wauwatosa Historical Society purchased a stately Victorian house, a coach house, and 1,5 acres of gardens and grounds. The Kneeland-Walker House is now being used for various educational programs, preservation work, archival storage, artifact displays,...

The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by the Milwaukee County Parks Commission. The zoo houses 1,800 animals and covers an area of 200 acres (800,000 m²). It is noted for the first birth of polar bears and siamangs in captivity. The zoo...

The General Store Museum is housed in a restored 1860s-era frame building on the south end of Cedarburg's main National Historic District. The Roger C Christensen Collection of antique packaging and advertising art recreates a typical general store from the early...

The mission of the Cedarburg Cultural Center is to provide a gathering place to celebrate community, arts and local heritage. For over 25 years, the Cedarburg Cultural Center is where music, art and history thrive!