Parking in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is well known as the City of Festivals. Given the number of visitors that attend Summerfest or the Wisconsin State Fair every year, parking can get tricky, particularly around event venues. The following information is provided to give you a head start before you go looking for parking in Milwaukee.
There’s a good chance that you might be looking for parking at the following attractions while in Milwaukee: the Summerfest grounds, the Marcus Amphitheater, Centennial Hall or General Mitchell International Airport.
There are many lots and garages in downtown Milwaukee. The average hourly rate is $4.00 and the average daily rate is $15.00. Long-term parking is $100.00-$125.00 per month for an unreserved space and you can expect to pay upwards of $150.00 per month for a reserved space.
Rates for on-street parking will differ depending on location, ranging from $0.25 to $1.50 per hour. Meters in Downtown and 3rd Ward area also have maximum stay restrictions in place.
Unless you have a night parking permit, you cannot park on Milwaukee streets between 2am to 6am Monday through Saturday.
If you don’t want to spend money on parking downtown, you can also leave your car for free at one of the Milwaukee park and ride locations.
Follow the instructions on the city of Milwaukee website to see how to pay or dispute a parking ticket.
Attractions
Buildings
- Milwaukee County and City Safety Building
- Wisconsin State Office Building
- Milwaukee County Courthouse
- Saint Benedict the Moor Social Center
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Tuxedo Building
- U S Cellular Arena
- Midwest Express Center
- Wisconsin Tower Building
- Carpenter Building
- Wisconsin Club
- Clark Building
- Patton Building
- Commerce Building
- American Turners Hall
- Tower Residence Hall
- Henry S Reuss Federal Plaza
- Cobeen Residence Hall
- Century Building
- Milwaukee County Historical Center
- Steinmeyer Building
- Straus Building
- Sensenbrenner Hall
- Saint Catherines Home for Girls
- Legal Research Center
- Majestic Building
- Johnston Hall
- Center Building
- O'Hara Hall
- Midland Building
- Cawker Building
- Brouwer Building
- Germania Building
- Marquette Hall
- Gesu Parish Center
- Madison Building
- Enterprise Building
- Schroeder Residence Hall
- Straz Hall
- Cudahy Hall
- Marcus Center For The Performing Arts
- Caswell Building
- Coughlin Hall
- Plankinton Building
- Holthusen Hall
- Milwaukee Center
- Empire Building
- Fine Arts Building
- Brooks Hall
- Milwaukee City Hall
- Alumni Memorial Union
- Lalumiere Language Hall
- Memorial Library
- Water Street Parking Tower
- Weasler Auditorium
- East Wisconsin Building
- Wehr Chemistry Building
- McCormick Residence Hall
- Marine Plaza
- Wehr Physics Building
- Milwaukee Athletic Club
- Wehr Life Sciences Building
- Wisconsin-Broadway Building
- Insurance Exchange Building
- Clark Hall
- Colby and Abbot Building
- Milwaukee Grain Exchange Building
- Monitor Hall
- Milwaukee Public Schools Professional Development Center
- James Conroy Building
- Wells Building
- Grain Exchange Building
- Krueger Parent and Child Center
- Railway Exchange Building
- Humphrey Hall
- Pioneer Building
- McGeoch Building
- O'Donnell Residence Hall
- Montgomery Building
- Lapham Park Recreation Building
- Mashuda Residence Hall
- Valley Power Plant
- Milwaukee Federal Building
- Jackson Building
- Wisconsin Gas Building
- Wisconsin Scottish Rite Center
- Milwaukee Terminal Building
- Firstar Center
Theaters
Concert Halls
Schools
- Eighth Street Public School
- Milwaukee Vocational School
- Saint Benedict the Moor Institute
- Milwaukee Technical College
- Holy Angel High School
- Sarah A Scott Middle School
- Gesu School
- Saint John Evangelical Lutheran School
- Marquette University
- Saint John Cathedral Grade School
- Golda Meir Gifted And Talented Elementary School
- Alliance School of Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Institute Mortuary School
- Edward A MacDowell Montessori Elementary School
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Jefferson School
- Eighteenth Street Public School
- Wells Street Junior High School
- Siefert School
- Metropolitan High School
- Roosevelt School of the Arts
- Saint Johns Cathedral High School
- McKinley School
- Saint Joan Antida High School