Where a car takes you from Milwaukee
These are the day trips from Milwaukee on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Madison Madison, 90 minutes west of Milwaukee, is Wisconsin's capital and a strong food city in its own right, with the Dane County Farmers Market Saturdays a
- Lake Geneva Lake Geneva, 75 minutes southwest of Milwaukee on Geneva Lake, runs classic Wisconsin supper clubs including Gilbert's and Pier 290 with steaks
- Door County Door County, three hours north of Milwaukee on the Lake Michigan peninsula, runs traditional Wisconsin fish boils at Wilson's, the White Gull Inn
- Cedarburg Cedarburg, 30 minutes north of Milwaukee, is a historic 1840s village with Cedar Creek Winery, Cedar Creek Settlement and Brandywine on Washington Ave
- Sheboygan Sheboygan, an hour north of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, is the home of the Sheboygan brat: a double-stack bratwurst on hard roll with butter and musta
- Kohler Kohler, an hour north of Milwaukee, hosts the American Club resort with The Immigrant Restaurant tasting menu and six themed dining rooms in a Forbes
Booking a car in Milwaukee
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 45.06 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Milwaukee Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.