Location: Waukesha
Top Things to do in Waukesha
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Waukesha, Wisconsin (WI)
Waukesha (/ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː/) is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 70,718 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to the Town of Waukesha.
Restaurants in Waukesha
1. Pieper Porch Winery & Vineyard
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
Open first weekend in May through last weekend in December, Janaurary through April by appointment for wine purchases.
Reviewed By 236thomass - Waukesha, United States
This winery owned by Todd & Kathy is carefully tucked away between WUkesha and Mukwanago. Wide variety of wines, from sweet to very dry. Elegant tasting room, bring food if you like, pop a cork and enjoy. They offer a wine for every taste. Cheers
2. Spring City Wine House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By Jannaqq
Love everything about this wine bar. The living-room style set-up, the small (10 seats?) bar, the tasting area, and the automated wine pours that allow me to satisfy my curiosity about ~24 wines and select the size of my pours. Very friendly and knowledgeable owners. Love the vibe and the exposed cream city brick. Great small plates (cheese and charcuterie, most notably). I'm following them on FB, love the wide variety of high-quality tasting events that they host for about 12-14 people (sign up early!) and their happy hours. Street parking plus some surface lots nearby are available for parking.
3. Battle House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Battle House Laser Combat provides an absolutely thrilling, adrenaline pumping, calorie burning experience. We offer a massive, 11,200 square foot gaming arena designated with the simple purpose of having fun for nearly all ages. Game play is virtually continuous for you and your teammates once you complete the initial briefing and training process. Equipment is realistic, state of the art, fast, accurate and fun. Regular business hours and gameplay are held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays but we will book upon request for the weekdays for your event. Call us to explore this option further!
Reviewed By njd003
Had a really good time here. Big place. Good Guns. For all ages really. We will be back. People are very friendly. Drinks ahlvailbke for good price.
4. Nice Ash Cigar Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
We are the only bar in Waukesha County where you can enjoy a cigar and a hard beverage indoors. We have over 200 whiskeys, 450 cigars as well as a fully stocked bar. We have live music 2-3 nights each week and never a cover charge. The Nice Ash is a great place to relax, listen to music, watch a sporting event and smoke a cigar. We are open 360 days a year opening at noon. We host weekly poker tournaments on Monday eves at 7:30pm.
5. Raised Grain Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By 262DianeV2014 - Waukesha, United States
We were slow to visit to redeem a Father's Day gift card due to the pandemic, but by waiting until 2021 we were able to get a growler of Guitar City Gold Lager brewed to honor the city of Waukesha's 125th anniversary. The sliders and fries and tacos for lunch were delicious. Lots of great options for our flight, but we had to go with Guitar City Gold!
6. Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 31 reviews
The Waukesha County Museum has begun a complete building transformation, we are working to rehabilitate the historic courthouse complex we occupy in beautiful downtown Waukesha. Due to construction the Museum is temporarily closed to daily admission. Please visit our website for updates on the project, including project re-opening. The Research Center Library & Archive is still available by appointment, on Friday's only. Please call or email to schedule an appointment.
Reviewed By CalsYoKeig
The exhibit dedicated to Les Paul is definitely worth a visit. My wife and I made the "pilgrimage" all the way from North Carolina. A video loop shows Les Paul and Mary Ford performing together, including a TV comedy sketch where Les tries (and fails) to out-do Mary on identical Les Paul model guitars. (It's endearingly cute.) Two of Les Paul's own guitars are on display plus information/history on other instruments and recording equipment he used in his amazing and amazingly long career. I would recommend allowing about an hour to fully appreciate this exhibit.
7. Springs Water Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Located at The Ingleside Hotel, The Springs Water Park boasts over 45,000 square feet of indoor water park fun. Attractions include tube and body slides, a meandering lazy river, activity pool, indoor/outdoor hot tub, and zero-depth pool.
Reviewed By wvgirlygirl27 - Joliet, United States
We decided very last minute to get away for the weekend for my husband’s birthday and was so happy we were able to book a room at this place. The water park was so fun. Our six year old had the time of her life. She was able to do all the slides with us and even get into the indoor/outdoor hot tub, which is absolutely amazing! It was very cold when we went so to be able to sit outside in the warm water was thrilling! The rooms were great and the hotel staff were very accommodating. My only complaint is we got the triple play pass that comes with the pizza and bread. The pizza was not very good at all. I’m a lover of all things pizza and even I wasn’t impressed. It was undercooked with hardly any toppings, barely edible. Other than the pizza, our stay was amazing!
8. Fuzzy's Sports Pub & Grill
9. Lasertag Adventure
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 11 reviews
Lasertag Adventure is a family entertainment center located in Waukesha, WI featuring 4 main attractions and a large arcade to help keep the quest for fun never ending. Whether it’s battling it out in the lasertag arena, dodging defeat on our Volcanic Crossfire Dodgeball Court, bowling your way to victory on our Lava Lanes, or testing how nimble you are in Lazer Frenzy,we have it all!
10. Sky Zone Milwaukee
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Prrrowr
We had a great time! The youngest jumped in the toddler trampoline area, and even tried the zip line and loved it! The olders had a blast in all areas. We will definitely go back during these long Wisconsin winters!
