Downtown Milwaukee Walking Tour
- 1.5–2 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Downtown Milwaukee's growth began around the intersection of N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave. but expanded quickly as the small settlement became a large city. If you are looking for an introduction to Milwaukee's history, this is the best place to start. The tour will explore this commercial district from the earliest beginnings at the river's edge all the way to the modern office buildings along Lake Michigan's shore. Stops on the tour include a variety of architectural styles including Alexander Eschweiler's Art Deco Gas Light Building (1930), the Richardsonian Romanesque style Federal Building (1892), and Northwestern Mutual's Neoclassical Headquarters (1914). This walking tour is 1 mile in length. We recommend that travelers bring (weather permitting): good walking shoes, water, sunscreen, and/or umbrella.
Inclusions
What's included
- Audio Headsets
What's not
- Tips (not required but appreciated)
Itinerary
Our tour will begin inside the Historic Milwaukee Store located at 235 E. Michigan St., formerly known as the Grain Exchange, now referred to as the Mackie Building. The Mackie Building is a building designed by E. Townsend Mix and built in 1879 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which housed Milwaukee's Grain Exchange Room, now converted into an events space.
The tour will walk east along Wisconsin Ave. passing the Federal Building.
The tour will pass the Gas Light Building. This Art Deco building was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930
The tour will end by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the Milwaukee Store which is located at 235 E. Michigan St. (on the corner of Michigan St. and Broadway).
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Historic Milwaukee
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Public transportation options are available nearby
How it compares in Milwaukee
- Its from-price is 72% below the median of the 84 experiences we list in Milwaukee.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 29 of 84.
About Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan, known for its brewing past, an art museum with moving wings, lakefront festivals and fish fries.
Three rivers meet Lake Michigan at Milwaukee, on its western shore, and the city was shaped by waves of German and Polish immigrants who built its breweries, tanneries and factories. The Milwaukee Art Museum, a lakefront building by Santiago Calatrava with a huge sunshade whose wings open and close, is the city's emblem. The RiverWalk follows the Milwaukee River through downtown, past restaurants and a bronze statue of the Fonz from the sitcom Happy Days.
Top-ranked sights in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, Bronze Fonz, Pabst Theater.
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