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09/03/2026

Interested in exploring the churches of Milwaukee? Join us on Friday, September 11th at 1pm for our Wisconsin Avenue Churches Tour. Explore nine exterior church sites and interiors of selected buildings when available, learning how Gothic Revival, Northern European Gothic, Lombard and Victorian Romanesque, and Byzantine Revival styles reflect the city’s ethnic and religious history from the late 1860s through the 1920s.

Space is limited, and registration is required, so sign up today! To register you can go to this link:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/603174/?ref=FBPOST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=FB%20POST&full-items=yes&flow=1406091

09/03/2026

Calling all Doors Open Milwaukee fans! Join this great city-wide open house event as a volunteer greeter on September 26th & 27th. Doors Open Milwaukee works with 400+ volunteers to help to greet and assist visitors at 190+ sites throughout Milwaukee.

Volunteer benefits include a badge which lets you skip the lines at busy Doors Open sites; discounts to the Historic Milwaukee store and membership; and a new 2026 limited edition Doors Open sticker.

Volunteer registration is now open, go to doorsopenmilwaukee.org for more information and sign up to volunteer!

09/03/2026

You can view all 2026 participating sites here: https://historicmilwaukee.org/doors-open/buildings/

Historic Milwaukee, Inc.'s annual Doors Open Milwaukee event, which offers looks inside buildings all around town, is set for the end of September with nearly 50 new sites ⬇️

09/01/2026

The site list is here! Explore 190+ Doors Open Milwaukee locations—including 40 sites from UW–Milwaukee, our 2026 Presenting Sponsor.

Start planning your weekend of discovery, September 26–27: doorsopenmilwaukee.org

09/01/2026

We have some great upcoming tours! Some of the tours have limited spots available, and registration is required, so sign up today! To register you can go to this link: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/?ref=FACEBOOK&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=FACEBOOK&full-items=yes&flow=1406091

✨Upcoming Tours & Events✨
–Friday, September 4th @ 1:00 PM - Women’s Milwaukee Tour ‼️Last Chance for 2026‼️
–Saturday, September 5th @ 10:00 AM - German Heritage Tour
–Saturday, September 5th @ 10:00 AM - Back Bay Mansions ‼️Last Chance for 2026‼️
–Friday, September 11th @ 1:00 PM - Wisconsin Avenue CHurches Tour‼️Last Chance for 2026‼️

📢Doors Open Milwaukee 2026 Announcement📢
Date: September 26 & 27, 2026
Over 180+ free locations, no ticket required
‼️HMI Member sale for Doors Open in-depth tour tickets starts at 10 a.m. on Wed. Sept. 2nd. Sales to the general public and for municipal tours will begin on Sept. 9th at 10 a.m.

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08/31/2026

📢Doors Open In-Depth Ticketed Tours🎟️ THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2nd @ 10am – HMI Members Only Ticket Sale‼️✨For more information go to doorsopenmilwaukee.org

In addition to the180+ free and open sites, we invite you to unlock even more of Milwaukee during Doors Open Milwaukee with ticketed tours featuring favorites like the Rockwell Clock Tower, City Hall Bell Tower, and expert-led tours like Gayborhoods that are Gone, Rocks of Architecture and many more. Members of Historic Milwaukee get early access to many of these tours, now is a great time to join before sale this Wednesday, Sept. 2nd at 10am.

✨Note to Members About Booking Tickets on Sept. 2✨ If you are a current member, you should have received information from Historic Milwaukee with an Eventbrite Link to book your tickets beginning Sept. 2 at 10 am. Emails have been sent from [email protected]. Contact Historic Milwaukee before the sale date with questions.

Historic Milwaukee, Inc.

08/31/2026

LESS THAN 5 SPOTS LEFT! Join us Saturday, September 5th at 12:30pm for part 1 of our North Point Mansions In-Depth Series: Back Bay Mansions. This tour explores the mansions of Back Bay, along with the history of how the east side got started, early women in baseball and the arrival of cars to the neighborhood.

Space is limited, and registration is required, so sign up today! To register you can go to this link:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/603177/?ref=POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=POST&full-items=yes&flow=1276599

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08/30/2026

Join us next weekend, Saturday, September 5th at 10:00 am for our German Heritage walking tour! Our experienced tour guides will lead you on a tour to learn about Milwaukee’s most notable German biermeisters, tanners, artists, butchers, bakers, merchants, publishers, masons, architects and clergymen. This tour celebrates Milwaukee’s German heritage and recognizes the German community as having one of the greatest cultural impacts on our city.

Registration is required, so sign up today! To register you can go to this link:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/603045/?ref=POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=POST&full-items=yes&flow=1406091

08/29/2026

Join us this coming Friday, September 4th at 1pm for our Women’s Milwaukee Tour. Explore downtown Milwaukee through the lens of women who walked before! Downtown Milwaukee's narrative has most often focused on the stories of Milwaukee's three founders, omitting the many contributions of women. This walk will explore these stories and connect them to places, familiar and new, downtown. There are limited spots available for this tour, so sign up today!

To register you can go to this link:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/603016/?ref=FB%20POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=FB%20Post&full-items=yes&flow=1406091

08/29/2026

Are you familiar with the North Point Historic District? Maybe you’ve taken our popular tour before. Prepare to find out even more with our three-part, deep-dive over three consecutive weeks. Even if you’ve done the tour before, you’ll see new places, learn new stories, and do it at a leisurely pace. This is the last chance to catch this series for the year.

Registration is required, so sign up today! To register you can go to this link: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/?ref=FACEBOOK%20POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=FACEBOOK%20POST&full-items=yes&flow=1453272

Part 1 – Back Bay Mansions (Sept. 5) – This tour explores the mansions of Back Bay, along with the history of how the east side got started, early women in baseball and the arrival of cars to the neighborhood.

Part 2 – Newberry Boulevard: From Lake Park to Riverside Park (Sept. 12) – Riverside Park and Lake Park are the green jewels of the east side and Newberry Boulevard was created to showcase them, lining its widened street with homes to be envious of. This tour will stroll from Lake Park to Riverside Park along Newberry Blvd.

Part 3 – North of North Point (Sept. 19) – Beginning at the North Point Lighthouse, take a walk around Wahl, Belleview, and Lake, where the neighborhood moves north and the styles become more eclectic.

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