Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Milwaukee, United States

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 55 m
Descend 58 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: Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott

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Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott

Erastus Bradley Wolcott was an American physician, surgeon, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was surgeon general of Wisconsin during the American Civil War, serving nearly 20 years, from 1861 until his death in 1880. He was also known for being the first physician to excise a Human kidney. In contemporaneous documents, his name was often abbreviated as E. B. Wolcott.

Wikipedia: Erastus B. Wolcott (EN)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Eight Stone Lions

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Eight Stone Lions

Eight Stone Lions is a set of Bedford limestone or sandstone sculptures by Paul Kupper (?-1908) located in Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Wikipedia: Eight Stone Lions (EN)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: North Point Lighthouse

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North Point Lighthouse The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The North Point Lighthouse Museum is a lighthouse built in 1888 in Lake Park on the East Side of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States to mark the entrance to the Milwaukee River. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was also added to the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey as survey HABS WI-358.

Wikipedia: North Point Light (EN), Website, Heritage Website

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Frederick C. Bogk House

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The Frederick C. Bogk House is a single-family residential project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Bogk was an alderman and secretary-treasurer of the Ricketson Paint Works. This house embodies Wright's prairie style elements into a solid-looking structure that appears impregnable.

Wikipedia: Frederick C. Bogk House (EN), Heritage Website

429 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: North Point Water Tower

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The North Point Water Tower was built in 1873 and 1874 as part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's first public waterworks, with Victorian Gothic styling unusually handsome for a water tower. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Wikipedia: North Point Water Tower (EN), Website, Heritage Website

350 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Hermes

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Hermes

Hermes is a public artwork located at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum at 2200 North Terrace Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Wikipedia: Hermes (sculpture) (EN)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

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Villa Terrace is a historic house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1924 for the Lloyd R. Smith family - an Italian Renaissance-style home on a bluff above Lake Michigan. Since 1966 the house and grounds have housed the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Lloyd R. Smith House.

Wikipedia: Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (EN), Website

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: North Point South Historic District

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North Point South Historic District

North Point South Historic District is a 100-acre (40 ha) neighborhood atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. It was listed on the (NRHP) National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee on September 4, 1979.

Wikipedia: North Point South Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

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