Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Milwaukee, United States

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 43 m

Experience Milwaukee in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MilwaukeeIndividual Sights in Milwaukee

Sight 1: Milwaukee Pierhead Light

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The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light.

Wikipedia: Milwaukee Pierhead Light (EN), Heritage Website

537 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Erie Street Plaza

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Erie Street PlazaMichael Pereckas from Milwaukee, WI, USA / CC BY 2.0

Erie Street Plaza is a park and public space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that opened in 2010.

Wikipedia: Erie Street Plaza (EN)

1172 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 3: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7

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Harley Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7 is a factory building of the Harley-Davidson company in Milwaukee listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. It was at this plant where the company invented and refined the automated system for casting and milling engine parts and wheel hubs for their motorcycles, which helped to secure the company's position as a leader in motorcycle manufacturing. This factory building was added to the state register on August 14, 2020.

Wikipedia: Harley Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7 (EN), Heritage Website

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Florida and Third Industrial Historic District

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Florida and Third Industrial Historic District

The Florida and Third Industrial Historic District is a group of multistory industrial lofts built from 1891 to 1928 near the Soo Line rail-yard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Wikipedia: Florida and Third Industrial Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Eagleknit

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Eagle Knitting Mills was a knitted textiles company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, widely known in the early 20th century as the manufacturer of the original patented earlap cap.

Wikipedia: Eagle Knitting Mills (EN), Website, Heritage Website

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Watertower

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Watertower is a public art work by artist Tom Fruin. It is located just south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin on top of the seven-story Coakley Brothers Company warehouse in the Walker's Point neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Watertower (Fruin) (EN)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church is a historic church built in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - now one of oldest surviving church buildings in the city, and very intact. In 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Heritage Website

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Walker's Point Historic District

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Walker's Point Historic District

The Walker's Point Historic District is a mixed working-class neighborhood of homes, stores, churches and factories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with surviving buildings as old as 1849, including remnants of the Philip Best Brewery and the Pfister and Vogel Tannery. In 1978 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The NRHP nomination points out that Walker's Point was "the only part of Milwaukee's three original Settlements to reach the last quarter of the Twentieth Century with its Nineteenth and early-Twentieth Century fabric still largely intact," and ventures that "For something similar, one would have to travel to Cleveland or St. Louis if, indeed, so cohesive and broad a grouping of...structures still exists even in those cities."

Wikipedia: Walker's Point Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

961 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Allen-Bradley Clock Tower

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The Rockwell Automation Headquarters is an office building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building is known for once having the largest four-faced clock in the world.

Wikipedia: Rockwell Automation Headquarters and Allen-Bradley Clock Tower (EN)

939 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: La Causa Early Education & Care Center

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La Causa Early Education & Care Center

Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum was built as a Catholic institution for unwanted infants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The first section of the building was constructed in 1878 in High Victorian Gothic style, with similar additions following. Ever since, the building has housed various social service programs. In 1987 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum (EN), Website, Heritage Website

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: La Causa Community Enrichment Center

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La Causa Community Enrichment Center

The Lohnam Funeral Home and Livery Stable are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1988, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. According to its application, it is an "example of a 19th century commercial livery stable in the day".

Wikipedia: Lohman Funeral Home and Livery Stable (EN), Website, Heritage Website

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, or Iglesia Luterana San Pedro, is a historic church complex located in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: St. Patrick's Church

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St. Patrick's Church

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic church built in 1893 at the corner of 7th and Washington Streets in Walker's Point on the near South Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - still very intact. The building was designated a city landmark in 1973 and added to the National Register of Historic Places the following year for its artistic and architectural significance.

Wikipedia: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Heritage Website

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church

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Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church

Salem Evangelical Church is a modest Victorian Gothic church built in 1874 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 for its architectural significance, and for being "the oldest surviving church building in the near south side... associated with a German congregation."

Wikipedia: Salem Evangelical Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

1047 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 15: St. Martini Lutheran Church

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St. Martini Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church built in 1887 to serve the growing German immigrant population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The brick church building was designed by German-born architect Herman Paul Schnetzky in a Gothic Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Wikipedia: St. Martini Evangelical Lutheran Church (EN), Heritage Website

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: R. D. Whitehead Monument

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R. D. Whitehead Monument

The R. D. Whitehead Monument is a public artwork by Norwegian born American artist Sigvald Asbjornsen located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The artwork consists of a bronze-relief plaque depicting a dog and horse, set on a granite pillar, which is in turn part of a fountain.

Wikipedia: R. D. Whitehead Monument (EN)

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