Milwaukee's on this list of five great beach cities for travelers to check out

The New York Times recently suggested five great — but not-so-obvious — beach cities to check out. And, Milwaukee was one of them.

"A great beach city provides travelers with top-notch hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions, as well as the requisite sandy feet, endless waves and ocean sunsets of a great beach vacation," the Times reported.

We may not have said ocean sunsets, but Lake Michigan's beaches can sure hold their own.

The other cities that made the list were Istanbul, Turkey; Marseille, France; Busan, South Korea; and San Sebastián, Spain.

In the blurb about Milwaukee, the Times said Wisconsin's largest city shouldn't be overlooked by "any coast-loving" visitors, thanks to 1,400 acres of waterfront beaches and parkland.

Shoutouts were given to a handful of beaches, including Milwaukee's Bradford and South Shore, as well as Tietjen at Doctors Park, which is located on the border of Fox Point and Bayside.

Other things that make the city "well-worth visiting," the report said, include its many breweries, its "baseball tradition" (I.e. the Milwaukee Brewers), the Milwaukee Art Museum — which USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards named the eighth-best art museum in the U.S. — and its summer festivals, especially Summerfest, which kicks off later this week.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson shared the Times story on X, formerly Twitter, Tuesday and said: "The New York Times highlighted five great beaches around the world – in Turkey, Spain, France, South Korea and Milwaukee! Today is a great day to head down to Bradford Beach."

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