Doors Open Weekend

Our regularly scheduled walking tours will not occur this weekend. Check out our largest, annual event: Doors Open Milwaukee!

Missing Milwaukee Tour Premiere

Missing Milwaukee Tour YouTube Premiere Yance Marti's Missing Milwaukee Tour takes viewers on a virtual walk to several of the former buildings in the Missing Milwaukee book. This video shows unseen photographs from the book of these buildings and explains the architectural history of the west side of downtown and how changes have affected the…

Free

Neighborhood Gems: Behind the Scenes

Neighborhood Gems: Behind the Scenes This is a free event. Register to join via Zoom Webinar. The event will also be streamed on Facebook Live. Join Historic Milwaukee and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service for a live virtual Doors Open program! The event will feature 5-minute presentations about community place-based projects in the words of community members…

Free

Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville Book Talk

Join Historic Milwaukee and author Dr. Sandra E. Jones as she talks about her new book: Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville. October 7 @ 6pm FREE. Registration required. About the book: Some people don't have to imagine what Milwaukee's Bronzeville was like. They have only to remember. They recall Walnut Street alive with businesses serving a…

FREE

A History Lover’s Guide to Milwaukee Book Talk

Join Historic Milwaukee and Jim Nelsen, the author of A History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee, as he talks about his new book! FREE. Registration required. October 28 @ 6pm About the book: Milwaukee is often described as a “big small town,” and its quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods—each with its own stories to…

FREE

HOP Streetcar Tour

Historic Milwaukee 235 E Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Explore Milwaukee’s distant and more recent past while enjoying a smooth ride on the new HOP streetcar. From historic commercial architecture to mid-century urbanism and highway building, this tour will explore the threads of development that have led to the installation of the streetcar as well as additional growth in Downtown. The tour is handicap…

Skywaukee

Plankinton Arcade 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Explore downtown Milwaukee from indoors! Stroll through the skywalk system and learn about significant Milwaukee landmarks. This is an indoor tour and masks are required for all attendees.

Free – $15

SOLD OUT Forest Home Halloween Tour

Forest Home Cemetery 2405 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

SOLD OUT Tickets will go on sale at 10 am on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Join the 7th annual Halloween tour of Forest Home Cemetery! Located in the city’s Lincoln Village neighborhood, Forest Home Cemetery is the resting place of many influential Milwaukeeans including Byron Kilbourn, the Davidson Brothers, and Beer Barons Pabst, Schlitz, and…

$30 – $50

An Evening at the Milwaukee Club

Milwaukee Club 706 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

An Evening at the Milwaukee Club Built in 1882, the Milwaukee Club is the oldest city club in its original clubhouse west of the Allegany’s. The presence of the original clubhouse has been maintained with the same reverence of tradition and high standards for more than 133 years. Event guests will enjoy light hors d'oeuvres…

$35 – $50

Shop Local Weekend at HMI

Visit the Historic Milwaukee Store on Small Business Saturday AND Museum Store Sunday to shop our array of holiday gifts including ornaments, cards, books, games, and more! In store promotions: Saturday: Free Neighborhood Keychain when you spend $50+ Sunday: Free Museum Store Sunday Tote Bag for the first 20 customers who spend $50+ Saturday and…