Lake Michigan flows through Milwaukee. The city is famed for its breweries and it’s hailed as a “Genuine American City.” It’s definitely worth a visit.
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Milwaukee has some of the best gay bars in the Midwest outside of Chicago. When you’ve explored the city you’ll have plenty of places to choose from on your gay night out in Milwaukee.
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Gay Bars in Milwaukee
Milwaukee has one of the best gay scenes in the Midwest. Here’s our guide to the best gay bars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
D.I.X. is the place to go if you’d like to discover the drag scene in Milwaukee. After the drag shows, you can dance the night away. There’s a small patio outside. It can get busy in the evenings on weekends.
Neighbourhood gay bar in Milwaukee. This is a friendly bar with a Cheers vibe. There’s a heated patio for smokers. A good place to meet some locals in Milwaukee.
Woody’s is a gay sports bar in Milwaukee. There’s a games room and you can watch sport on the TVs. All in all, a very masc for masc night out can be had by all.
Harbor Room is a gay bar in south Milwaukee. It has a vintage, old school vibe. The beer selection is good and the pizzas are worth trying out. Harbor Room is a gay bar that does food and sometimes hosts fetish events.
Walker’s Pint is Milwaukee’s premier lesbian bar. It’s one of the last proper lesbian bars in America. It’s very popular with locals and well worth a visit it you’re in town.
LaCage NiteClub is the biggest gay club in Milwaukee. Spread over multiple floors, there are regular drag shows, a dance floor downstairs and multiple bars. This is the place to party the night away in Milwaukee.
This Is It! is a gay bar and lounge located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosting regular drag events as well as karaoke, trivia quizzes, and DJ nights throughout the week.
This Is It! was established in 1968 and is the oldest, continually operating gay bar in Wisconsin. The bar is co-owned by RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant and All-Stars winner Trixie Mattel.
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