Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Milwaukee, United States

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 43 m
Descend 45 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 Milwaukee

Sight 1: Children of the West End

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Children of the West End is a public art work by artist Erik Blome. It is located on N. 36th St. and W. Wisconsin Ave., west of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The work was commissioned by the West End Development Corporation as part of the Spirit of Milwaukee's Neighborhood Millennium Art Initiative. The artwork depicts four children cast in bronze. The figures--two male and two female--balance along the top edge of a winding brick wall surrounded by a garden.

Wikipedia: Children of the West End (EN)

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Edward J. Dahinden House

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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.

Wikipedia: Edward J. Dahinden House (EN), Heritage Website

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: George Schuster House

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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.

Wikipedia: George Schuster House (EN), Heritage Website

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Abraham H. Esbenshade House

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Abraham H. Esbenshade House

The Abraham H. Esbenshade House is a late Queen Anne-style house built in 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Wikipedia: Abraham H. Esbenshade House (EN), Heritage Website

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Manderley Bed & Breakfast

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Manderley Bed & Breakfast

The David W. Howie House is a 2.5-story Queen Anne-styled house built in 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, still very intact. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 1986.

Wikipedia: David W. Howie House (EN), Website, Heritage Website

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Tripoli Shrine Center

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Tripoli Shrine Center The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tripoli Shrine Temple is a Shriners temple built 1926-28 in the Concordia neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building's design incorporates Moorish and Indian elements, somewhat resembling the Taj Mahal in India, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Tripoli Temple. It is not a religious building.

Wikipedia: Tripoli Shrine Temple (EN), Website, Facebook, Heritage Website

891 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: The Rave/Eagles Club

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The Rave/Eagles Club is a concert venue and landmark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Wikipedia: The Rave/Eagles Club (EN), Facebook, Website, Heritage Website

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center

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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

907 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 9: Thomas Cook House

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The Thomas Cook House is a High Victorian Italianate-styled house built in 1875 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by pioneer stone merchant Cook. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Wikipedia: Thomas Cook House (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Heritage Website

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