Shorewood, Milwaukee

Name: Shorewood
Address: Milwaukee, United States

#116 among attractions in Milwaukee

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Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.59 mi²Coordinates: 43°5'25"N, 87°53'18"W

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Village of Shorewood (Northwest Shorewood)Milwaukee United States

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Shorewood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shorewood Village Hall, Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Hubbard Park, Milwaukee Downer College.

~1220 ftSE
City hall, Tudor Revival architecture
Shorewood Village Hall, Milwaukee
6 min walk • The Shorewood Village Hall is a historic municipal building in Shorewood, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.2 miS
Theater
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee
31 min walk • The Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
0.5 miS
Park
Hubbard Park, Milwaukee
13 min walk • Hubbard Park is a Milwaukee County park in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin that received landmark status in 2000. It is located on a nearly five-acre, 1,400 feet long strip of land between the Milwaukee River and the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, now converted into part of the Oak Leaf Trail.
1 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Milwaukee Downer College, Milwaukee
26 min walk • The Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" is a set of four buildings of collegiate Gothic architecture on the northwest corner of Hartford and Downer Avenues on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, designed by Alexander C.
1 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum
Greene Hall, Milwaukee
25 min walk • The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
0.9 miS
Skyscraper
Sandburg Halls, Milwaukee
23 min walk • Sandburg Residence Hall is a student residence hall on Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the campus of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The building consists of four high rise towers and is the largest student residence hall of the school with 2,700-student housing capacity.
0.5 miW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Benjamin Church House, Milwaukee
14 min walk • The Benjamin Church House, a modestly sized Temple-style Greek Revival home, was built in 1843–1844 by a pioneer carpenter of that name in Kilbourntown, a settlement on the west side of the Milwaukee River.
1.1 miSE
Library
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Milwaukee
29 min walk • The Golda Meir Library, located in Milwaukee, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, is the main library of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The library has more than 4.5 million catalogued items, many of which are available electronically through Electronic Reserve, web-based online catalog, searchable databases and indices.
1 miS
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum, Milwaukee
26 min walk • The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
1 miSE
43°4'38"N • 87°52'50"W
American Geographical Society Library, Milwaukee
26 min walk • Historical place, Library
0.4 miW
Tower
WITI TV Tower, Milwaukee
11 min walk • The WITI TV Tower is a lattice communications tower located in Shorewood, Wisconsin, which transmits the signal of several television and radio stations in the Milwaukee area, including its namesake, Fox owned-and-operated station WITI, along with cellular and wireless communications.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Shorewood?

Nearby attractions include Shorewood Village Hall, Milwaukee (6 min walk), WITI TV Tower, Milwaukee (11 min walk), Hubbard Park, Milwaukee (13 min walk), Benjamin Church House, Milwaukee (14 min walk).

How to get to Shorewood by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shorewood:

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Union • Lines: 901 (30 min walk)