Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Milwaukee, United States

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 5.2 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 49 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: Sharing the Load

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Sharing The Load is a public artwork by American artist Dan Leonhardt, located at Garden Park in the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The sculpture is made of steel and stone and was installed by the artist in 1996.

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285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Tip

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Tip is a public art work by American artist David Middlebrook, located in the Riverwest neighborhood north of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The sculpture was created for Gordon Park as part of a revitalization initiative.

Wikipedia: Tip (sculpture) (EN)

1006 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: Walk Like a River

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Walk Like a River is a public sculpture by Peter Flanary located at Riverside Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Walk Like a River consists of three sculptures--Drop, Gather, and Flow--installed throughout the park. The group of sculptures was commissioned by the Urban Ecology Center, a nonprofit organization.

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996 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Jantar-Mantar

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Jantar-Mantar is a public art work by sculptor Narendra Patel, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Polyphony

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Polyphony is a public artwork by Austrian artist Egon Weiner located on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Wikipedia: Polyphony (Weiner) (EN)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Lapham Memorial

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Lapham Memorial

The Lapham Memorial is a public artwork by American artist Albert H. Atkins, located near the entrance to Lapham Hall, on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. It is in memory of Increase A. Lapham, a 19th-century scientist famous for prompting the creation of the National Weather Service and recording the antiquities of Wisconsin, among other accomplishments.

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229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology

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Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology is a public artwork by German artist Guido Brink located on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, which is near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The sculpture is a steel structure that is painted red. It was dedicated at UWM's Lapham Hall on October 23, 1992.

Wikipedia: Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology (EN)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Three Bronze Discs

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Three Bronze Discs is a piece of public artwork by American artist James Wines located in the courtyard of the Golda Meir Library, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Made of bronze, the sculpture is three circular bronze discs located in a pool of water. It is 10 feet by 8 feet and 5 feet in diameter.

Wikipedia: Three Bronze Discs (EN)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Float

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Float is a public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in front of Sandburg Hall, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Wikipedia: Float (sculpture) (EN)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Milwaukee

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Milwaukee is a public artwork by Cleveland, Ohio artist George Mossman Greenamyer, located at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Merrill Hall

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107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Milwaukee-Downer Quad

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Milwaukee-Downer Quad

The Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" is a set of four buildings of collegiate Gothic architecture on the northwest corner of Hartford and Downer Avenues on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler and erected between 1897 and 1905 to house Milwaukee-Downer College. The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Wikipedia: Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" (EN), Heritage Website

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies

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Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies

The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Wikipedia: Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum (EN), Heritage Website

657 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts

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The Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. It houses the 756-seat Helen Bader Concert Hall, large rehearsal spaces, meeting facilities, music offices, and dance studios for the UWM Peck School of the Arts. The Zelazo Center is one of many facilities maintained by the Peck School of the Arts, including the Fine Arts Building, as well as Kenilworth Square East.

Wikipedia: Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (EN)

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