A Very Cool Museum to Visit — The Bobblehead Museum in Milwaukee

Whenever I am traveling, I like to see if there are any cool and unusual places to stop and check out. You'd be surprised at the different museums I have found on my journeys. Museums for just about everything -- from Legos, to death, to old radios and TVs, just to name a few.

On a recent trip around Lake Michigan, I found a very cool museum located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The museum is full of nothing but bobbleheads!

The Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum got its start back in 2002 when Brad Novak began getting bobbleheads as a member of the Rockford RiverHawks', a professional baseball team based in Rockford, Illinois.

Over the years Brad, along with his friend Phil Sklar, continue to collect bobbleheads for years, and by 2010 they had over 500 bobbleheads.

In May of 2014, the two came up with the concept to open up a National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. On February 1st, 2019, the Bobblehead Museum opened to the public with over 6,500 unique bobbleheads, exhibits, and a store with merchandise and over 500 bobbleheads for purchase.

Some of the Bobbleheads in the Museum

There are various collections of bobbleheads throughout the museum. They are categorized in sections of the museum. You'll find public figures, sports figures, celebrities, and even cartoon characters.

Here are some photos of the bobbleheads that I saw on my visit...

There are a lot of characters from our favorite TV programs, like "The Big Bang Theory"...

Marcia and Greg from "The Brady Bunch"...

Some of the cast from "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul"...

One of my favorite TV shows as a kid -- "The Banana Splits"...

Animated TV shows like "Family Guy"...

"The Simpsons"...

Even "The Peanuts" have their own bobbleheads...

There are bobbleheads representing different types of companies and products, like bobbleheads from different TV commercials for insurance companies...

And Kool-Aid...

You will also find a lot of bobbleheads of musical groups, like The Beatles...

The Monkees...

The Rolling Stones...

And the group Kiss...

They also have NASCAR driver bobbleheads...

One of my favorites...a "Karen" bobblehead...

Michigan was well represented in the Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum as well. There were bobbleheads featuring our Michigan sports...

There were bobbleheads for the former Grand Rapids Chicks, Muskegon Belles, and Kalamazoo Lassies Professional Women's Baseball teams....

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has a bobblehead...

To my surprise, I also found bobbleheads for the WGRD Free Beer and Hot Wings morning show!

Visit the Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

The Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 170 South 1st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is located on the 2nd floor of that building. There is free parking in the lot behind the building. They are in the same building at Stack'd Burger Bar and Colectivo's Foundry Cafe. The museum is open seven days a week. Their hours are 10 am to 6 pm Weekdays and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $5. Children under 5 are free. More information can be found on the Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum website.

When you visit the museum, you can put a pin on the map showing where you are from. People from around the United States have visited to look at all the bobbleheads. There are several pins representing people visiting from Michigan...

It is definitely worth a visit if you are in the Milwaukee area!