Milwaukee Historic Downtown Self Guided Walking Tour
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Milwaukee, USA
- 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: KilbourntownN 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 Market400 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 - 09/20/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Itinerary
1
Milwaukee Public Market
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Wisconsin State Historical Marker 333: Kilbourntown
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Usinger's Famous Sausage | Fred Usinger, Inc.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Wisconsin State Historical Marker 43: Invention of the Typewriter
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Pere Marquette Park
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Milwaukee
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Bronze Fonz
5 minutes • Admission 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
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
4.4
based on 17 reviews
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Nancy_B, Aug 2026
We could never figure out where or how this was so to start. Marker 333? Never found it and didn’t know what to do so basically we didn’t get the historical tour.
Grace_B, Aug 2026
Bring your head set and be prepared to spend a big part of the day seeing everything. I learned a lot about Milwaukee history. It is a beautiful city.
Jun_L, Aug 2026
Overall, it’s a good tour. My first time to do such a tour without an actual tour guide. I did it by myself, solo traveler. It works with your own pace. I stopped many times to explore, then continued withe the tour. That’s the biggest advantage. The description and stories are fun. The directions are not all clear, and can be confusing. You kind of have to rely on your own judgment. I did it with the tour app and my own google map to figure things out.
Michael_F, Jul 2026
This was the first time I’ve taken an audio tour. You do need to download and set up some things to make it work. I enjoyed the narration and information it presented. Unfortunately no chance to ask a question. It did drop out 3 times and I had to bring it back up. Just a minor inconvenience. I’ll probably try self guided again if no other option.
JUDY_L, Jun 2026
Easy walking tour with good historical notes and stories. I walked on a Saturday so a few of the buildings I would have gone into were closed. I also went farther to a few places that should have been added.
Marie_S, May 2026
Directions were not clear when. navigating from 1 site to the next. Could not find the first meeting point, 333. construction in city made 1 point difficult yo navigate and dangerous. Exact addresses would be better than markers. Thought it was going to be GPS driven and but virtual tour. Would not recommend.
Jean_A, May 2026
It was a great way to get our bearings in a new city. The directions were very clear and the narrative was amusing and informative. I will def look for this opportunity in another city.
Diane_H, May 2026
We flew into Chicago to meet a friend for the day. Those plans fell through so we had to find a last minute activity. A self-guided walking tour of Milwaukee just a few hours drive? Okay, why not? We’ve heard of Milwaukee!
This turned out to be one of the best tours we’ve ever done and now we LOVE Milwaukee!
The tour guide was entertaining and informative. The directions were detailed and clear. We could pause the commentary to explore a little deeper, to get a bite to eat, or to shop.
We turned the hour tour into a 5-hour deep-dive into everything Milwaukee and had a blast!
What a lovely day.
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!!
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.
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.
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
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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