Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #12 in Milwaukee, United States
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11.4 km
207 m
Explore Milwaukee in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MilwaukeeIndividual Sights in MilwaukeeSight 1: George Schuster House
George Schuster House (1891) also known as The Wells Street Red Castle, is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The German Renaissance Revival mansion was built for tobacco magnate George Schuster. It is listed on the neighborhood, city, national and state Register of Historic Places. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee (NRHP) in 1986.
Sight 2: Edward J. Dahinden House
The Edward J. Dahinden House is a large Craftsman-style house built in 1914 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an officer of the Franzen Paper Company. In 1986 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sight 3: The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center
The Grand Avenue Congregational Church is a historic Romanesque Revival church built in 1888 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Wikipedia: Grand Avenue Congregational Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 4: Rehoboth New Life Center
The Highland Avenue Methodist Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a Gothic Revival-styled church built in 1891 by Milwaukee's first German Methodist congregation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Wikipedia: Highland Avenue Methodist Church (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 5: Jacques Marquette
Pere Marquette or Jacques Marquette (1637–1675) was a French Jesuit missionary and namesake of Marquette University.
Sight 6: Ex Stasis
Ex Stasis is a public art work created by American artist Richard Lippold and located on the campus of Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The abstract sculpture is a series of angular metallic planes set on a concrete pedestal. It is located near Marquette's Haggerty Museum of Art, but used to be the centerpiece of the west courtyard of the Alumni Memorial Union.
Sight 7: Johnston Hall
Robert A. Johnston Hall is a Gothic-ornamented building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The hall houses the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. It was designed by Milwaukee architect Charles D. Crane, completed in 1907 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Wikipedia: Johnston Hall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 8: Church of the Gesu
Gesu Church is a Jesuit parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1975.
Wikipedia: Gesu Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 9: The Midsummer Carnival Shaft
Midsummer Carnival Shaft is a public artwork by American architect Alfred C. Clas in the Court of Honor, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is on Wisconsin Avenue, between N. 8th and N. 11th Streets.
Sight 10: Kappa Sigma Xi-Xi Fraternity
The Kilbourn Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was constructed in 1911 as a meeting hall for Kilbourn Lodge #3, a local Masonic lodge which was one of the first three organized in Wisconsin in 1843. The Masons no longer meet in the building). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. When it celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, the temple was automatically deemed a landmark in the city of Milwaukee. The temple used to serve as a fraternity house for the Kappa Sigma chapter at Marquette University but is now rented as living space for residents/students.
Sight 11: Milwaukee County Courthouse
The Milwaukee County Courthouse is a high-rise municipal building located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Completed in 1931, it is the third county courthouse to be built in the city and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The first two courthouses were built at what is now Cathedral Square Park on the east side of the Milwaukee River.
Wikipedia: Milwaukee County Courthouse (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 12: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial is a 2002 public sculpture by Gautam Pal located at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Sight 13: King Gambrinus
King Gambrinus is a public artwork by American artist Carl Kuehns, which depicts Gambrinus, and which is located in the courtyard of the Best Place tavern and hall at the former site of the Pabst Brewing Company Former Corporate Office Building, that is near downtown Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Sight 14: Miller High Life Theatre
Miller High Life Theatre is a theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was extensively renovated between 2001 and 2003, at which point its name changed to the Milwaukee Theatre. A naming rights deal changed its name in 2017 to the Miller High Life Theatre. It seats 4,086 people and can be configured into a more intimate venue that seats 2,500. It is located at 500 W. Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.
Sight 15: Letter Carriers' Monument
The Letter Carriers' Monument is a piece of public art by American artist Elliot Offner, located on a triangular plot formed by North 2nd Street, North Plankinton Avenue and West Wells Street in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. Created in 1989, the monument depicts three letter carriers and was commissioned in celebration of the centennial of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC).
Sight 16: Dancing Through Life
Dancing Through Life is a public art work by artist Schomer Lichtner. It is installed on the Riverwalk in Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sight 17: Milwaukee County Historical Center
The Milwaukee County Historical Society, also known as MCHS, is a local historical society in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Founded in 1935, the organization was formed to preserve, collect, recognize, and make available materials related to Milwaukee County history. It is located in downtown Milwaukee in the former Second Ward Savings Bank building.
Wikipedia: Milwaukee County Historical Society (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 18: Golda Meir Lower Campus
The Golda Meir School for gifted and talented students is a Milwaukee Public Schools district elementary, middle, and high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school offers classes for students in grades three through twelve.
Sight 19: First Flight
First Flight is a public art work by artist Richard Taylor. It is located in front of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center north of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin near 3rd and Walnut Streets. The sculpture is made of aluminum sheets cut and welded and painted white. The work was commissioned by First Stage to commemorate its 25th anniversary.
Sight 20: East Brady Street Historic District
The East Brady Street Historic District is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Wikipedia: East Brady Street Historic District (EN), Heritage Website
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