Tampa International (TPA) is located just five miles west from downtown Tampa on the I-75 and the I-4, making the drive there short and convenient. Milwaukee General Mitchell (MKE) flights usually last for two hours and 30 minutes. General Mitchell is located just six miles south of Milwaukee on I-94, and offers plenty of shuttle services to many major hotels in the city, as well as other parts of Wisconsin and even northern Illinois and Chicago.

Attractions

Hometown of the Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park is a must-see for any baseball fan as well as fans of modern architecture. The Milwaukee Art Museum, or MAM, is one of the country's foremost, featuring works from Westwood and Picasso among the 20,000 exhibited there. After a long day of whatever strikes your fancy, visitors are advised to go to one of the city's numerous bars and drink one of the many, famous beers, brewed in the city, to complete the ultimate Milwaukee experience.

Hints and tips

Situated on Lake Michigan in the center of the US, Milwaukee gets four very distinct seasons, from freezing cold winters to blistering hot summers; so visitors are advised to pack accordingly. The city's hotels are clustered around the downtown, are near the lake, and the Milwaukee River.