Travel Through Time and the Stories of America’s Heartland
Experience the world of Wisconsin’s early immigrants at Old World Wisconsin. Step into the daily lives of the people who called this world home as you help with chores and cooking, try your hand at crafts and trades, and play – yes, even the grown-ups! Lend a hand in the blacksmith shop, say hi to the farm animals, look at veggies in the gardens, dye and spin wool, knead bread, collect chicken eggs, try on wooden shoes, ride high-wheel tricycles, and sample tasty beer in the Brewhouse. This is where history comes alive!
CELEBRATING
50 YEARS
OF HISTORIC ADVENTURES
Start your history road trip!
Pick up your Member Pastport and start collecting stamps when you visit Old World! Redeem your stamps for discounts or even a free year of membership!
Tickets on sale for Home for the Holidays
Select Saturdays & Sundays | 10AM – 3PM
Dec. 5 – 6, 12 – 13
Experience the magic of a Victorian holiday celebration!
This event is sponsored by Old World Foundation.
The Reviews Are In!
2025 Best of the Burbs’
Old World Wisconsin has been placed on the Best of the Burbs’ list by Milwaukee Magazine! Come see what all the fun is about!
Kids Out and About
Thanks to your votes, Old World Wisconsin has been placed on the Top 20 Places to Take Kids list by Milwaukee Kids Out and About for the last 4 years!
What more could you want!?
“What more could you want!? I loved coming here as a kid and still enjoy it as an adult.
There’s animals, history, and nature.”
Kelly L.
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Old World Wisconsin
Experience the world of early immigrants at Old World Wisconsin, where history comes alive!
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Looks like straw, not hay! 
Only a couple days left to sign up for.... A Drive Through History!!!
Join us Saturday, November 7th!
Experience the historic sights and sounds of Old World Wisconsin in a new way! During this narrated tram tour, you’ll journey from our Welcome Center through the streets of the Crossroads Village, past the Scandinavian Homesteads and across our Life on the Farms region—you’ll even go behind the scenes past our modern barn, the home of many endlessly cute Old World animal ambassadors. Round out your trip with a complimentary warm drink and pick up sweet and salty snacks for the ride.
A Drive Through History seeks to accommodate guests with varying accessibility needs. We ask that guests with accessibility needs complete the form available during checkout to ensure our staff can welcome all guests with appropriate accommodations.
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What do you get when you combine:
- Old World Wisconsin
- New Glarus Brewing Company &
- Polka Mike Schneider (fresh of his performance with the World Champion Brewers!)
You get an amazing Harvest Beer Dinner! Join us on Saturday, November 14th for a great night of Beer, Food, Music, a little bit of History and more!!!
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