I can not believe how much fun this place is. I love it because, despite never owning or riding a bike, the history is absolutely fantastic. My five year old daughter loves it because she can sit on real bikes and look at really neat and unique bikes! Very well done, it captures all of the history and feeling of a Milwaukee icon.
I don't care much for the Harley brand but our friends brought us to the museum so we checked it out. It was actually a pretty cool experience. The bikes on display span the life of the Harley brand and they have a lot of interesting information everywhere. There are also some bikes that you can touch and sit on at the end. The one negative thing is the price of the merch in the store. It's absolutely insane! $150 for a short sleeve button up? Yeah.. no.
Milwaukee is the home of Harley Davidson. No matter what kind of bike you ride, you should always make the effort to go to Harley Fest during the summer. They display every model that they have made through all the years. They have designer bikes roped off for viewing that are magnificent. There is entertainment many great deals on every possible bike accessory clothing and Hardware.
So I had a day to spend before business trip start. I decided to make a bit of a trip to get to Wisconsin. This museum is really amazing, with friendly staff, good priced entry fee and very nice collection of motorcycles - everything from old ones to new. You can even see several very nice custom build Harleys or replica of Easy rider bike and original of Terminator bike. I recommend to visit! Have a great trip
The museum itself is great. They utilize the space effectively and have a wide variety of bikes and other memorabilia. They also have the original shop recreated on site, and while you can’t enter the shop, it’s a cool feature. The “garage” event space is spacious and modern. I didn’t like how they had the food and bars set up, they had food stations that weren’t clearly specified and on opposite sides of the space. The food quality was very good. They also had a smore making station which was unique and interesting.
Definitely could of spent all day here. Everything I expected. So cool to see the history and all the bikes. The motor restaurant was great with nothing but friendly people all around.
A great museum to visit with kids. The section where we can "design your own Harley" was my children's favorite, as well as the area where they could go on top of the motorcycles. It is a mandatory stop if you do an 'Americana Road Trip' in the area. The Harley restaurant nearby was good also. Plan to make a day of it.
Love the historical feeling in all of the displays and the scientific touch in the engine room. True gives you a new appreciation for the company heritage. I'd give it a full 5 stars if the price was a tad lower. I paid the student price and that felt right for what was in the museum, I don't know that I could justify full price.
I had a few hours to kill before my hotel room check-in and decided to visit . The admission ($20) is rather steep for a small collection. However, the place is interesting and exhibits are arranged chronologically with placards having some detail. I would recommend the guided tour. If not an audio guide is recommended ($4). The audiophile of guide is well narrated and enhances the museum experience. The guide had two headphone jacks . You may react to confirm at the desk if two people could share it. The museum has a dedicated motor cycle parking just in front of the entrance 2.
Visited for the first time last month. The museum is an amazing facility, so clean, cool and well laid out. The staff is awesome, very knowledgeable and fun. I felt that our guided tour by Mitch was perfect. Mitch hit on the key points and some awesome history but at the same time didn't get boring by going into too much detail or talking about every single bike.
Keep up the great work H-D. I recommend this museum to any motorcycle enthusiast whether you are a "Harley person" or not, there is so much history to be appreciated.
Great exhibit!! Honestly I couldn't care less about motorcycles, but thought my husband would enjoy it so we went. We both loved it!! The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is the price. $20/person seems steep. Whether you like Harley's, history, or antique cars, there's something for nearly everyone here. They also have a small kids center which is cute.
My family and I gone to this place for bike rally so I never actually been in the building. But there's so many cool places outside the place! So I hope you can enjoy it just as I do too!😄😄😄
If you're into motorcycles in general tgis is a pretty cool place to walk through. They have every model they've made it seems like mixed with a wall of tanks, other memorabilia. Plus a store next door if you'd like to pick up something. We didn't do the restaurant though.
Fantastic museum for the Harley-Davidson fanatic, motorcycle fan and all others who love a historical story of American ingenuity, business and ambition. Beautiful displays showing the origin of the company filled with original photos and artifacts as well as over a hundred motorcycles on display from the 1st to the most recent.
The staff we very helpful and knowledgeable. I recommend one of the full tours or at least taking time to use the affordable audio tour.
Also on site is a great restaurant, bars and store.
Highway access and parking was easy and free. Motorcycles get priority parking!
We worth the trip!
The museum was a lot of fun to all through. There are tons of bikes to look at and a lot of history. It wasn't boring or repetitive and even had some fun interactive features throughout. Stopped at Motor to enjoy some great food and left extremely satisfied.