Trendy shops and dining abound in this revitalized warehouse district. Block after block of formerly industrial space is now home to galleries, restaurants, boutique shops, and stylish national retailers like West Elm, Anthropologie, and Pendleton. The neighborhood is anchored on the north end by the Milwaukee Public Market and by the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design to the south. Along the lakefront is Henry Maier Festival Park, where Milwaukee's lakefront comes alive every summer for festival after festival.
Learn the ins and outs of the Milwaukee Public Market.
This historic building is now a hub for the arts in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood.
Trendy shops line this revitalized warehouse district, and visitors and locals alike enjoy roaming the Historic Third Ward neighborhood's shops. From chic women's clothing at Mainstream Boutique to stylish accessories at Access Boutique, and unique housewares and plants at MOD GEN you will love all the speciality shops within close walking distance of one another.
The Bloody Mary is no joke in Milwaukee. A limp stick of celery as a garnish? Not here. This iconic brunch beverage is easy to come by in the Historic Third Ward neighborhood. With several options for brunch, it will be tough to pick, but make sure to check out the local bloody favorites at Wicked Hop and Cafe Benelux. Every bartender has a different take on the classic Bloody Mary, including at these fine establishments.
Summer in Milwaukee means one thing: festivals! The city's permanent, 75-acre lakefront festival park located on the east side of the Historic Third Ward hosts a festival almost every weekend in the summer to celebrate Milwaukee's diverse ethnic heritage and culture with food, dance, traditional crafts, cultural history and more!
Shopping, theater, arts, and more - see what's happening in the trendy Historic Third Ward.