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Milwaukee's Riverwalk Walking Tour

By Historic Milwaukee
Free cancellation available
Price is £12 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Like many communities in the industrial Midwest, Milwaukee’s ecological legacy has a significant period of pollution. Thankfully, in the late 1980s & early 1990s, driven by Mayor John Norquist and others, Milwaukee dedicated resources to water clean up and the reinvigoration of the buildings along the Milwaukee River. This reinvestment included the creation of a public-private partnership known as the Riverwalk (1993).

Today, the Riverwalk extends 3.1 miles along both sides of the Milwaukee River, from the site of the former North Avenue Dam, through City centre and the Historic Third Ward to Lake Michigan.

The tour will explore the industries and early city growth that impacted the river so greatly and also a number of the historic buildings along the way. You’ll also learn about some of the temporary and permanent public art on display.

This walking tour is 1.2 miles in length.

We recommend that travellers bring: good walking shoes, water, sun cream, and/or umbrella.

Activity location

  • The Grain Exchange | A Bartolotta Catering & Events Venue
    • 225 East Michigan Street
    • 53202, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Grain Exchange | A Bartolotta Catering & Events Venue
    • 225 East Michigan Street
    • 53202, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Milwaukee's Riverwalk Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 12:00
Price details
£11.80 x 1 Adult£11.80
Total
Price is £11.80
Until Tue, 19 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio Headsets
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips (not required but appreciated)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travellers who cannot walk or use a mobility device for duration of tour.
  • 1.2 miles, moderate to brisk pace
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

The Grain Exchange | A Bartolotta Catering & Events Venue

  • 10m
Our tour will begin inside the Historic Milwaukee Store located at 235 E. Michigan St., formerly known as the Grain Exchange, now referred to as the Mackie Building.

111 E Wisconsin Ave (Pass by)

Chase Bank Plaza

101 W Wisconsin Ave (Pass by)

ASQ Centre, formerly Gimbels Department Store

East Wisconsin Avenue (Pass by)

Gertie the Duck: A Symbol of New Life & Hope Statue by Gwen Gillen

The Riverside Theater (Pass by)

116 W. Wisconsin Ave.

135 W Wells St (Pass by)

Germania Building

Pere Marquette Park (Pass by)

Learn about the park.

Marcus Performing Arts Center (Pass by)

929 N Water Street

Bronze Fonz (Pass by)

The sculpture depicts Henry Winkler, the actor who played Fonz in the show Happy Days. Happy Days, which aired in the 1970s, was a sitcom about a family in 1950s/1960s Milwaukee.

104 E Mason St (Pass by)

This tour ends about two blocks from where it begins.

Location

Activity location

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    The Grain Exchange | A Bartolotta Catering & Events Venue
    • 225 East Michigan Street
    • 53202, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Grain Exchange | A Bartolotta Catering & Events Venue
    • 225 East Michigan Street
    • 53202, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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