Absolutely loved the museum. Not too much to overwhelm you, but just enough that you get your moneys worth. With military discount paid $40 for 2 adults and one child. Very reasonably priced. Food at food court was also very good quality. Would love to be able to go back one day on my bike and not in the mommy mobile. : ) read more

If you're a fan of bikes, any type of bikes, go check this out. It's a little orderly for a Harley installation, but I guess it's a museum so needs to be kept ship shape. Enjoyed all of the exhibits, especially the tank wall. Closed it down with a couple pints at the bar. Great way to spend 2-3 hours. read more

Kids had a great time learning with the digital interactive stuff and best of all getting on some bikes. This was worth the trip to Wisconsin alone. read more

Had a really good time going through this museum. There are seriously bikes from just about every year and the history Is interesting even if you don't really like Harley's. theres even a lil area for the lil ones to enjoy and doddle. read more

The atmosphere of the museum was very cool. Hands on exhibits were well thought out and fun. Lots of eye candy throughout and genuine historical items. read more

Thought the collection was great but the price of admission was a little steep for the size of the museum.

Horrible bar service...all we wanted was a beer and it took over 10 minutes to finally get someone to look at us. Most likely due to us not having driven a motorcycle and clearly not fitting in, since we didn't dress the part either. read more

This was a good learning trip but for $20 a person I did not think I learned enough or got my moneys worth.

For anyone traveling in or near Milwaukee, the Harley-Davidson Museum is sure worth a visit. It's downtown and was easy to find. My wife, grandson and I really enjoyed the place -- even though we aren't bikers. The museum occupies a couple of floors in the building it's in and is filled with displays of Harley-Davidson bikes in chronological order. Admission prices are family friendly, audio tours are available and kids can go on a free scavenger hunt to win a prize. Our grandson did the scavenger hunt, but he especially enjoyed the chance to climb up on some real motorcycles in a hands-on exhibit and pretend he was riding them. We got some wonderful pictures. A souvenir shop and a couple of theme restaurants, Motor and Cafe Racer, are right across the street. We were in a hurry, so we stopped at Cafe Racer. The food was fast, good and plentiful. read more

ive been to the harley museum a couple of times. and as i type this im planning to go back in the next month or so. i think it costs 16 bux or so to get in, and thats fine. its a good time. if you like harleys or just motorcycles at all youll enjoy yourself. they usually have a special exhibit going and thats what keeps bringing me back. last year it was the evel knievel exhibit. this year they just opened the collection x exhibit so im anxious to check it out. the 2 restaurants are great also. really good food at good prices. and the gift shop, while a bit pricey is stocked with items you can only get at the harley museum. ive bought several things there and will, im sure, buy more. all in all the harley museum is a win. ive got no complaints and as i type this i want to go even moreso than i did before i typed it. read more

My husband and friend just loved the museum. I thought it was a pit much! I really don't like Loud motorcycles. It was a nice and clean place ! read more

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Always a cool stop in MKE. Can be thru it in an hour or take the whole day.

Don't own a bike, but H-D is a big part of American history and one of the best and longest lasting brands. Superb presentation. Gotta return soonest. I may even take a test drive when I return home. read more

Great museum with a glimpse of what bikes looked like throughout history until today.

a truly amazing museum! you'll enjoy the great history of HD no matter if you are a motorcycle enthusiast or not. the experience is well worth the admission price of $18.plan to spend about three hours here, take all the pictures you want. aside from the museum, they also have a good gift shop & cafe across the street. plenty of free parking. Harley Davidson is a true life American success story, come see why!! read more

This was such an amazing tour. My mom and I went on July 12th which happened to be the same day of the vintage bike day. There were so many bikes there and the museum did an awesome job at capturing the history of the first bike for this company as well as some Milwaukee history. What a treat and must do if you are in the area. read more

The museum itself is beautiful and interesting. To have that much history and an awesome collection all in one location made it exciting to see. However, this review is mainly for the gift shop. This was my second visit to the store and I was wearing a shirt that I bought from that same place back in May 2016. Compared to the selection in May, they had a few new items for sale but mostly older inventory. My boyfriend who was also wearing a Harley Davidson shirt was with me looking for new tops and accessories for his bike. I noticed one of their clerks asking another clerk if there was a tag on the back of that shirt. I didn't think anything of it at the time until we got to the register. First of all if you leave your membership card at home you are SOL. So forget about getting your discount. The lady behind the register asked if I had recently put my shirt on. I told her that it was my shirt and I had it on when I walked in. I looked up and noticed that the shirt I had on was still being sold. I told her I bought it back in May and I'm surprise to see they are still selling it. The other clerk who was bagging our clothes (the same one who was inquiring about the tag on the shirt) asked me how many washes my shirt has been through. I told her at least ten. It holds up very well as long as you turn it inside out before washing. She seemed surprised and then went on her merry way. After we left the store I put two and two together and realized that they were both eluding that I may have stolen the shirt I was wearing. Mind you, I was sporting a purse as big as my hand and I had only a tank top underneath. After getting my boyfriend's opinion we both felt that the way we were treated was done in poor taste. We turned around and asked for the manager to return everything we had purchased. We explained why we were returning our stuff and she was very apologetic. She even pointed out that she saw me walk in the store with the same shirt. We said maybe her employees should learn to pay more attention to their customers. When she offered us a discount, we asked her if she was treated the way we described would she want to buy from that store, she answered, "No". I also told her that I used to work in retail and whenever I saw a customer wear my store's product, I took it as a compliment rather than wonder if that is a stolen item. I, as a customer was never treated like this and it was quite embarrassing. As we walked out I realized that there are no security tags on their merchandise or any security detectors. This would account for the clerks' behavior but no excuse for the way we were treated in such a passive aggressive manner. read more

The Harley Museum was the venue for our high school prom. The kids liked the space but the food was poorly done. In addition, the quantity of the food was not acceptable as a full meal. The chicken was fine(small portion)but the vegetables were under cooked. Some kids did not even get potatoes, others only had 2 small wedges. At 65$/person I would expect at least a full plate of food that was properly prepared. read more

I'd give it a 3.5 if I could. It was a neat experiece but I felt like something was lacking...sort of pricey to just walk around looking at bikes...although there were some cool old bikes! read more

Fantastic experience. The service from the gift shop was exceptional. Good value for money too. Highly recommended.

This review is for the museum and archives staff because I have not actually visited the museum in person, but they were very considerate and professional when helping arrange an interview for me to conduct research. Their website and collection is impressive and I look forward to visiting the museum in the future! read more

I'm the motorcycle enthusiast in the family but my husband had just as much fun learning about the history of HD as I did looking at all the stuff. Well worth the price. My favorite exhibit is of Vivian Hales (her video is worth watching but it is lengthy); my husband's favorite part was The Easy Rider section (the bikes looked exactly like the originals, which were stolen and never found). The Evel Knievel special (ends Sept 6, 2010) was nostalgic (I was a fan) with actual correspondence (he was pretty arrogant), jewelry (think Liberace), xrays (plus skeleton with markings where he broke his bones), sweet jump videos and memorabilia (clothes, bikes, Snake River Canyon). Make sure to read the section about the sharks and Fonzie. Take the Amtrak from Chicago's Union Station ($22, 1.5 hrs) or Milwaukee Airport ($7.50, 10 minutes) to the Milwaukee hub and walk across the bridge (it's just next door, across the Milwaukee River). Took us about 3 hours on our own (we didn't get the headphone tour). Their restaurant serves REALLY good food (try the Cherry Bomb burger, if they have it). read more

If you are an HD fan or simply a motorcycle person this is the place. I'm neither. My brother who rides one of these things was out visiting from the east coast so it was a must stop while he was here. $16 a ticket strikes me as a bit steep, but maybe not. One of those things that visitors to MKE should probably do. read more

Great experience. Thought it would be hard to make the history come alive but found it interesting . It really integrated American history and culture. Is worth the time. The restaurant on the water was a great place to chill. I am not a cyclist but still enjoyed the experience. read more

This a great place to visit if your in Milwaukee, or even Chicago. They have many great looking motorcycles from each year the company has been in business. It's a piece of our American History, and they have staff available to explain it all to you. Fun for the entire family. read more

Great way to spend a day if you like motorcycles. Lots of history and older bikes. It is also very sweet that you can sit on a bike and have someone teach you the basics. read more

A great place to visit if you like things with infernal combustion engines. They rotate bikes in and out of the displays, so you can repeat without it all being the same. They have some fabulous original condition and restored bikes from all eras of H-D production history, and displays of engines, memorabilia, and modified Harleys too. You can go up and see the working restoration shop with bikes in progress and peer into the "stacks" where they have bikes not currently on display stored. The information they give about the exhibits is a bit shallow and lacking in detail, but then I've been studying (and riding) the topic for 40 years, so I probably expect too much. There's also a Harley petting zoo where you can sit on bikes from different eras and take pics. Even my wife and son, who don't share my obsession, enjoyed it and hung in there with me for several hours. read more

Our boss took us here for a work outing- I'm not really a motorcycle guy but the history they show you is fascinating. I was also a big fan of their motorcycle jumping game (it's free to play!) read more

OVERWHELMING! Truly OVERWHELMING! I love history and try to read EVERYTHING in any museum. Can't do it in one visit here! Way too much to absorb. Had a wonderful time. If I'm ever in the area again, I'll definitely visit again. And, it was free with my HOG card!!! read more

Really enjoyed visiting this museum. The shop was kind of pricey but the restaurant was reasonable with great food. The cheese curds were the best. read more

Probably the coolest museum i've seen yet. I don't ride a motorcycle, and probably never will (as long as I'm married), but it was still fun seeing harley's american history, and hundreds of cool motorcycles are a lot more enjoyable to look at than paintings. The museum had a lot more interactive stuff than i expected, which was cool. it's definitely not only for riders, i'm sure it's probably like a religious experience for motorcyclists, but there were also a lot of guys like me and families when i was there. I'd go back again. The food was good too. read more

I'm here for the 110 Anniversary Celebration and part of my plans were to see the HD places. I was very impressed with the museum, I figure it's even better when there are not 100,000 bikers lining up at the door...LOL I'm a history buff and the HD history is very well laid out. I plan to come back again before I leave since I did not get to see it all...Since my Harley is sitting home all alone I am now anxious to get back as soon as I can, jump on her and tell her all about this trip! read more

We had our wedding in Chrome East in July 2015. EVERYTHING was amazing! The food was incredible and the wait staff was polite and very quick. The coordinator for food, Veronica is incredible and so is the event coordinator Tanya. They left no details out and made sure the day went so smooth that I didn't have to worry about a single thing. I would recommend this venue to ANYONE getting married. We also had so much feedback from our guests about what an incredible space this is. read more

Great insight into American history, and very interesting (even if you're not a motorcycle fan)