We have a Zoo Pass and love going to the zoo. The zoo is very big so we never get through it all in one trip. If you live in the Milwaukee area and have young kids it iw worth it to get the Zoo Pass. Daily Passes and Parking are more expensive so if you are going to go more than once in a year the Zoo Pass is the way to go. We love being able to go for short trips and not feeling we have to stay if the kids are tired since we spent so much. A tip is to try it in winter. We have taken the kids there during the winter and since so many things have inside options we saw lots of animals and there was no crowds.

The kids liked stopping here after going to the Shedd. It is fun to see them run around and they loved watching the fountain. It was worth it to stay for awhile and make sure we saw the water show. We have heard the show at dusk is great but we have not seen it before, maybe next time we go to Chicago.

We went to Navy Pier with our kids in the Spring of 09 (3 and 1). We liked that we did not have to pay to get in and just had to pay per activity since the kids were too young to do too much. We did try the big Ferris Wheel and that had great views of the city. When looking at other activities I felt they were expensive though they did have some deals going on. It was fun to walk up and down the pier and enjoy the views and sights. Inside the Pier they have a great display of stained glass that is worth checking out.

We visited the Spring of 2009 and Fall of 2010. We had a great time both times we went. It has lots of space to wander and was not too crowded, next to the fountain area. The fountain area can be very busy and get crowded. We liked walking through the gardens. My husband is a big fan of architecture and enjoyed checking out the stage designed by Gehry.

This place ilooks on the verge of bankrupty. We went the summer of 2010 and the waterpark area was only open for 4 hours everyday. They have a go-kart area and some other run-down arcade games. I will say if you have young children (under 5) and you want to do a cheap waterpark for just a couple of hours this would be a grea alternative to the more expensive waterparks.