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Cheryl EckhardtCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Distance: 92 miles
Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
THE TRIP: Unless you're a big Laverne & Shirley fan, Milwaukee probably doesn't top your list of must-see places. But Chicago's overlooked neighbor has plenty of attractions. The Harley-Davidson Museum is a must (see the bike that Elvis bought just days before releasing "Heartbreak Hotel"). The city also boasts such sights as the 15th-century St. Joan of Arc Chapel, which was shipped to the United States from France in 1927 (and donated to Marquette University in '64), and the Tripoli Shrine (headquarters for the Milwaukee Shriners), which looks like a mini Taj Mahal.
GET-THERE GUIDE:
Harley-Davidson Museum (877-436-8738)
St. Joan of Arc Chapel
Tripoli Shrine (414-933-4700)
A WORTHWHILE DETOUR: Galena, Illinois
Okay, Galena is over 160 miles from Chicago, but it's packed with pubs, cafés, galleries-and well-preserved historic buildings. -
I'm CerbryxWe'll get you from five major cities to five amazing destinations—on one tank of gas.
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