Join artist, historian and teacher, Ben Tyjeski, for a walk about architectural terra cotta and tile. He will take you through the East Side, sharing his loved for fired earth, as he points out the architectural ceramics decorating warehouses, businesses and apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. Many of these structures are the best…

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. HMI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule due to extreme/inclement weather or COVID-19 cases in our area.

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. HMI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule due to extreme/inclement weather or COVID-19 cases in our area.

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…

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.

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…

Explore downtown west of the Milwaukee River including theaters, civic and commercial buildings along N. Water Street and N. Broadway.

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. HMI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule due to extreme/inclement weather or COVID-19 cases in our area.

Fall Special Tours on sale August 22nd, 2023! On Friday, October 28, 1892, the city’s largest and most destructive fire occurred in the Historic Third Ward. It began with spontaneous combustion in the Union Oil and Paint Company building on the Milwaukee River at Water Street, south of St. Paul Avenue. The fire spread east…

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. HMI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule due to extreme/inclement weather or COVID-19 cases in our area.

Fall Special Tours on sale August 22nd, 2023! On Friday, October 28, 1892, the city’s largest and most destructive fire occurred in the Historic Third Ward. It began with spontaneous…

Learn how Bay View began with a patchwork of industry and diverse group of immigrants and grew to the charming neighborhood you see today.