The 36 hours concept is simple: most people have about 36 hours in a city if they're visiting just for the weekend. So each guide helps you prioritize your time so that you see the best of what the city has to offer in the time you have there. We did the 36 hours in Milwaukee challenge over the MLK weekend, and I'll be sharing the highlights here in two parts. Get ready for some Milwaukee amazingness!!
7:30 Bryant's Cocktail Lounge (not pictured): While I was watching roller derby, the rest of the crew continued on to one of the most fun bars in Milwaukee (or so I'm told). The NYT says this about the bar:
After-dinner cocktails await in the historic Mitchell Street neighborhood at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, a dim, lushly upholstered time capsule of a bar inside a nondescript two-story house. On a recent evening the soundtrack was Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin playing over a vintage McIntosh stereo system.
9:00 Blue Jacket (Third Coast Cuisine): This is where I joined in! The Third Coast refers to the Great Lakes region, America's coastal area that borders lakes instead of oceans like the first two coast regions. Blue Jacket serves Third Coast cuisine with flare in a seasonal menu that sources local ingredients. I noticed their menu included very simple items, most of which were known by their main ingredient (fish, brussel sprouts, soup, etc).
Ready to book your ticket to Milwaukee yet? It might be cold if you decide to come now, but as you can see, it didn't stop us! In Milwaukee you just have to bundle up and go for it, otherwise you wouldn't do anything for about six months.
*If you checked out the original NYT article, you'll notice that we've taken some liberties with the schedule. I like to think we stuck to the heart of the challenge if not the exact timeline. After tomorrow's post, you'll also see that we cut three locations and added others in their place. We decided against a brewery tour in lieu of naps since we were tired and had all done tours multiple times. We cut the bookstore (much to my chagrin) and a burger shop, but added the cheese mart, a coffee store, and another burger shop in their places. Again, flexibility was key :)