I am the toddler tucked between them in the photo of this event that serves to remind me not only of their love, but also the many joys we have experienced in Milwaukee’s public parks.

Milwaukee has 249 public parks, including a handful along the lakefront. Here's a look at those and other natural gems in the city. Running through some of those parks is the paved Oak Leaf Trail ...

Occupying land in Mitchell Park, one of the first five parks created as part of the Milwaukee Parks Commission in 1890, the conservatory's star attractions are its three beehive-shaped glass domes.