Week of Tours and Events
Downtown Tour
Downtown Tour
This unique tour of our most prestigious downtown buildings starts at the Mackie Building and ends at the Milwaukee Art Museum to view its stunning architecture. All participants are required…
Virtual Olmsted Presentation
Virtual Olmsted Presentation
Frederick Law Olmsted's Influence on Milwaukee's Public Landscapes with Virginia Small This program is free - see Zoom information below. Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the father of American landscape architecture, played a significant role in envisioning Milwaukee's early public parks and other urban planning. This presentation will highlight Olmsted's contributions, which included helping to select…
Downtown Tour
Downtown Tour
This unique tour of our most prestigious downtown buildings starts at the Mackie Building and ends at the Milwaukee Art Museum to view its stunning architecture. All participants are required…
RiverWalk Tour
RiverWalk Tour
Discover the design concepts used to create the RiverWalk’s path and enjoy sculptures dotting the landscape. This tour also highlights the architecturally significant buildings that flank the Milwaukee River.
HOP Streetcar Tour
HOP Streetcar Tour
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…
Water to Westown
Water to Westown
Explore downtown west of the Milwaukee River including theaters, civic and commercial buildings along N. Water Street and N. Broadway.
Downtown Tour
Downtown Tour
This unique tour of our most prestigious downtown buildings starts at the Mackie Building and ends at the Milwaukee Art Museum to view its stunning architecture. All participants are required…
Downtown Tour
Downtown Tour
This unique tour of our most prestigious downtown buildings starts at the Mackie Building and ends at the Milwaukee Art Museum to view its stunning architecture. All participants are required to wear masks to participate in the tour. HMI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule due to extreme/inclement weather or COVID-19 cases in our…
Historic Third Ward Tour
Historic Third Ward Tour
Learn about the area’s early immigrant settlers and explore the warehouses that once housed a diverse group of industries. Today, the area is home to trend-setting businesses. Starting location: Historic Milwaukee, Inc. Ending location: Milwaukee Public Market
Bay View Tour
Bay View Tour
Learn how Bay View began with a patchwork of industry and diverse group of immigrants and grew to the charming neighborhood you see today.