Segway of Milwaukee is now located at Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., at Pier Wisconsin, and those registering for the two-hour glide earn discounted museum admission.
Dennis Wanless opened Segway of Milwaukee in the Third Ward in 2006 to offer residents and visitors cultural tours of the city's Third Ward, Downtown, River Walk and lakefront.
Last August I took a Segway for a spin to see what the hype behind Dean Kamen's two-wheeled transportation technology was all about. I have to admit, it was pretty fun. You can about my experience with Segway of Milwaukee here.
The $50 tour can vary depending on weather, and can now include a ride through Lakeshore State Park to the light house, a glide along the river, a breeze past the Wind Leaves sculpture, a photo stop at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and a jaunt through Veterans Park and McKinley Marina. Tours run May through September and guides explain Milwaukee's neighborhoods and cultural institutions as you pass them.
"Summer in Milwaukee brings people to the lakefront and Discovery World wants to be the hub of all kinds of activity happening here," says Joel Brennan, president and CEO of Discovery World.
"Our visitors already get a hands-on demonstration of the Segway technology in one of our exhibits, so we look forward to being able to provide an exciting experience to even more people through this relationship with Segway."
You can register for Segway of Milwaukee tours online at segwayofmilwaukee.com.
OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.
As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”
