Mitchell International Airport

Mitchell International Airport has its Mitchell Gallery of Flight (5300 S. Howell Ave., 414/747-4503, www.mitchellgallery.org [1], 8 a.m.– 10 p.m. daily, free) housing a number of aircraft, including a zeppelin. More appealing is the retrospective of the iconoclastic and innovative military aviation pioneer Billy Mitchell, a Beer City native.

Speaking of the airport, a unique, free way to kill time waiting for your plane to depart is to drive your rental car along Layton Avenue to near South Kansas Avenue (the north side of Mitchell International Airport). You’ll find a small, relatively unknown viewing area to watch planes take off and land.