Discovery World

A lot of this is clearly meant for slightly younger kids but I spent the day here with two 13 year olds and they had an incredible time. We spent most of our time in the aquarium, which really IS the best in the state. There are three touch tanks, a walk through tank (sadly closed right now but it's going to be fantastic when they're fone renovating), the teo story sturgeon tank and a variety of habitats and smaller tanks that had us back there three times for several hours. Then of course they also had a blast with all the exhibits. A very good place to go for the curious and the playful.

Our family spent 4 hours here and could have spent more. The kids were 7, 8, 9 and 11. The aquarium side was small but still interesting (we touched a sturgeon, ray, lobster and sea cucumber in the petting tanks) and the tech side was definitely cool. I’ve been to a fair share of natural science and children’s museums and there were things here I haven’t done. And a beautiful location overlooking the lake. I recommend this for a family friendly stop in Milwaukee!

Visiting from Chicago and took our 7 and 4 year old to Discovery World. We had a blast! The aquarium might have been my favorite…my boys also liked the ship, the simple machines, and the Great Lakes exhibit. Totally worth the admission price. We appreciated the complimentary lockers to store our coats.