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!
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Help Old World Wisconsin make the Milwaukee Kids Out and About 2023 Top 20 Places to Take Kids list. Thanks to your votes last year, Old World Wisconsin was voted the #1 place to take kids in the Milwaukee area. We’d love to do it again!
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
Old Fashioned Fish Fry-days
Select Fridays May – September
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Savor the flavors of Old World Wisconsin with a hearty family-style fish fry, tasty cocktails and live music in the beautiful and historic Clausing Barn!
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.
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!
Old World Wisconsin through the eyes of our staff 😍
The staff at Old World has a unique opportunity to catch the truly gorgeous spots on site that many often pass by.
It’s always a beautiful day to visit Old World Wisconsin! Gates open tomorrow at 10 am - tickets available at wihist.org/39kMcsB ... See MoreSee Less
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From the Koepsel farm
Gorgeous 💕
It's always a beautiful day to visit us here at Old World Wisconsin! ... See MoreSee Less
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Brianna Nicole Davis
Sara Miller-Miller
Happy Memorial Day from Old World Wisconsin! ... See MoreSee Less
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Next trip back home
I was there Saturday!
Does anyone at Old World know whether the tin cups you sell at the Yankee General Store can be used for drinking? (Do they use lead in the construction or soldering of them?) Thanks.