Week of Tours and Events
House History Class
House History Class
Interested in discovering more about your house? Learn how to research your home with retired librarian Carolyn Colwell & HMI Staff Member, Julia Griffith. They will review the tools available…
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…
Tour the Former UWM Alumni House
Tour the Former UWM Alumni House
Join Historic Milwaukee for a reception and self guided tours of the historic Myron T MacLaren House on Milwaukee’s East Side. The Tudor Style UWM Alumni House was built in…
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…
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…
Lulu & Rocky Family Tour
Lulu & Rocky Family Tour
Lulu & her cousin, Rocky, enjoyed Milwaukee and now you can too! See some of the great sites from the book, Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, and explore more about…
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.