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!
Kids Out and About at Old World Wisconsin
Thanks to your votes, for the past 2 years Old World Wisconsin has continuously been placed on the Top 20 Places to Take Kids list by Milwaukee Kids Out and About! Come see what all the fun is about!
Tickets on sale for Halloween Legends & Lore
Select Fridays & Saturdays | 5:30 – 9:30 PM
October 6-7, 13-14 and 20-21
Hurry before all the ghosts and ghouls get yours!
Your Pastport to the Past
It’s time for a history making summer road trip!
Take advantage of your free admission to the Wisconsin Historical Society’s sites and museums with your Member Pastport! Collect stamps for store discounts and even a chance to earn a FREE membership.
Not a member? Join today to get in on the fun. Let’s hit the road!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Make Your Next Event Historic
Old World Wisconsin’s picturesque settings for a rustic Wisconsin wedding or a unique private event offer plentiful opportunities for a historic event. Make your day historic and create a story that will be remembered for generations.
The Brewhouse
Now Open!
From large breweries to corner bars, big labels to modern microbrews, beermaking is a huge part of Wisconsin’s culture and heritage.
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.
NEW ARRIVALS: A CAMPAIGN
CREATING AN IMMERSIVE WELCOME EXPERIENCE AT OLD WORLD WISCONSIN
The Wisconsin Historical Society is excited to open the brand new Brewhouse at Old World Wisconsin in 2022. This building is just the first new structure completed as part of a $5.5 million project that represents the first two phases of a larger, multi-year master plan to transform the site’s entry area with a reimagined Welcome Experience.
Members Get Free Admission!
Become a Wisconsin Historical Society member and visit all 12 of our historic sites for free! Membership pays for itself in as little as two visits and includes other great benefits like discounts and reciprocal benefits to more than 1,200 organizations.
Old World Wisconsin
Experience the world of early immigrants at Old World Wisconsin, where history comes alive!
And that’s a wrap on our Old World Wisconsin 2023 season!
Thank you to all of the guests who came out to spend their time with us learning about the stories we share, thank you to our staff for working so hard to create magical memories for so many, and thank you to everyone that loves Old World Wisconsin and keeps up with our stories here on social media.
We’ve got SO MANY great things ahead that we are very excited to share with you soon.
Next up, Legends and Lore! ... See MoreSee Less
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I’m sorry you can’t be open year round. I just love walking around and exploring. Our favorite thing to do is walk on the trails through the woods.
Enjoyed our time today learning about OWW sausage making the Scandinavian way! Next up for us is Legends and Lore!
Celebrating the last beer dinner of the season with a great group of guests, incredible food and an amazing brewery, Lakefront Brewery! ... See MoreSee Less
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What a great night! The weather was perfect, the food OUTSTANDING (thank you Chef Nick Katona for sharing your talent and truly delicious food with all of us), the Lakefront beers were terrific and the atmosphere was a wonderful celebration of Old World Wisconsin and Oktoberfest. Prost!
This event at Old World Wisconsin was such a wonderful time. We had a tasty 5 course meal of German food. The atmosphere in the barn felt so homey, especially with traditional German music played on the accordion. Thank you to Sherry and Jerry Janiszewski who told us about this event and helped host. We would totally recommend it to others. Such fun!!!
A night to remember. Amazing German cuisine with each course carefully paired with a Lakefront beer, lively German music, and even some dancing, plus a toast and a joke?! with each course by MC Jerry. Prost!
Happy the Hodag is BACK for another year of fun at Legends and Lore!
We are proud that Legends and Lore, sponsored by the Old World Foundation and WaterStone Bank, is a very kids friendly event and a fantastic way to celebrate spooky season with the little ones. Every story is labeled prior to entering so grown ups can be aware of what might be too scary for the family!
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