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Milwaukee Historic Downtown Self Guided Walking Tour

Milwaukee, USA
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Booked 5+ times last week!
  • 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    What's Included

    • Engaging stories that bring the city to life
    • Location Aware, GPS, Hands-free experience, audio stories play as you walk using GPS.
    • Go at your own pace, start anytime and pause anytime.
    • The Tour never expires
    • No Food
    • No Drink
    • No Human Guide, this is on our walking tour app and all outside
    • No Admission, it's all outside

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Wisconsin State Historical Marker 333: Kilbourntown
      N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA

      Kilbourntown, the spot that started it all. The tour starts at the beginning. And then guides you step by step through Milwaukee.

    End point

    • Milwaukee Public Market
      400 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA

      The market, one of the best spots to stop in town and a local favorite, you'll hear it's history then end the tour with a chance to explore. Perfect last stop.

    Operating hours

    • 05/15/2025 - 05/20/2027

      Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

    Itinerary

    1

    Milwaukee Public Market

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Wisconsin State Historical Marker 333: Kilbourntown

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Usinger's Famous Sausage | Fred Usinger, Inc.

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Wisconsin State Historical Marker 43: Invention of the Typewriter

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Pere Marquette Park

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Milwaukee

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    Bronze Fonz

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Milwaukee City Hall (Pass By)

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Reviews

    4.9
    based on 8 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Interesting 1 mile flat walking tour of Milwaukee!!

    Linda_F, Apr 2026
    Loved the voice of the tour guide! Morgan Freeman? Loved how I could leave my phone in my pocket using AirPods, the app knew where I was. Very interesting tour. Learned a lot of Milwaukee history and ended up at the Public Market just in time for dinner!!

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    Teresa_A, Sep 2025
    This is a great tour that you can do at your own pace on your own schedule. I stopped and started multiple times when there was something of interest that I wanted to spend more time at.

    This was a great way to...

    Megan_S, Aug 2025
    This was a great way to learn a lot of interesting history at your own pace. It worked well (download the app) and just follow along as the guide tells you about the old German settlement. You can pause it to spend more time at the stops or along the way.

    Self tour

    Faith_H, Jul 2025
    It was nice to do the walking tour without a bunch of other people not being able to hear the tour guy nice to do it on your own your own time do it whenever you wanted

    Review

    William_S, Jul 2025
    The walking directions are very clear and the description of the historical sites very interesting. It was a great value.

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