Historic Milwaukee, Inc.

10/09/2026

📢Vote for Historic Milwaukee
Best of Milwaukee!

Historic Milwaukee's gift shop and tours were nominated for the Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee awards! You can vote for Historic Milwaukee in each of the following categories now through October 29.

✨Bought & Sold - Best Milwaukee-Themed Merchandise Retail Store
✨Out & About - Milwaukee Tour

Vote Today at: https://shepherdexpress.com/best-of-milwaukee/2026 #//

10/08/2026

We welcomed thousands of visitors to 190+ sites across Milwaukee during Doors Open Milwaukee—and we’re still smiling thinking about all the exploring, discovering and building-hopping that happened throughout the city.

A huge thank-you to our amazing volunteer photographers for capturing the weekend and giving us a glimpse into Doors Open from behind the lens.

Photos by:
Willie Medina Santiago — Milwaukee Central Library
Bob Boelter — Grain Exchange Room
Adam Zaspel — Rockwell Clock Tower Tour
Melissa Klein — UWM Greenhouse
Willie Medina Santiago — Milwaukee Central Library
Eddie Washington — UWM Chemistry
Anne Geenen — City Hall Bell Tower
Wisconsin Public Radio
Stewart Dempsey - Orlandini Studio

10/08/2026

10/06/2026

🔎 TRUE CRIME: MILWAUKEE EDITION

Murder, madness and scandal—Milwaukee has a history.

Step into some of the city’s most chilling cases, spanning the pioneer days of the 1850s to the high-society drama of the 1920s. Milwaukee tour guide and historian Cyndi Kramer explores how juries, the media and early psychiatrists grappled with one haunting question: Was it madness—or murder?

Join us at Villa Arco, an 1890 funeral parlor turned events venue, for an evening of Milwaukee true crime and the stories behind some of the city’s most notorious cases.

📅 Tuesday, October 20
📍 Villa Arco | 804 W. Greenfield Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53204

✨To register you can go to this link: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/764298/?ref=FACEBOOK%20POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=POST&full-items=yes&flow=1367190
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10/05/2026

We have some great upcoming special tours and events this month from Historic Milwaukee! 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✨
–Saturday, October 10th @ 10:00 AM - B**r Barons at Forest Home Cemetery Tour (Last Chance)
–Saturday, October 10th @ 10:00 AM - Beyond Brady St Tour
–Saturday, October 10th @ 10:00 AM - Rivers, Rails & Revival: Bike Tour of the Near South Side and Menomonee Valley
–Tuesday, October 13th @ 5:30 PM - VIRTUL House History Class
–Friday, October 16th @ 11:00 AM - Yankee Hill (Last Chance)
–Saturday, October 17th @ 10:00 AM - German Heritage Tour (Last Chance)

Visit Milwaukee

10/03/2026

Brew Crew, let's celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers’ Fourth National League Championship! Check out our Milwaukee Baseball collection featuring everything from art prints, to coasters, to tea towels and more!

You can check out our collection by visiting our store located at: 235 E. Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 and shop online by going to the “Shop the Historic Milwaukee Store” link in our bio, or by going to: shop.historicmilwaukee.org

10/03/2026

Join us next Saturday, October 10 at 10am for our Rivers, Rails, & Revival: Bike the Near South Side and Menomonee Valley Tour 🚲. Spots are limited and registration is required!

This guided bicycle tour explores the Valley's rich cultural heritage, industrial legacy, transportation networks, and environmental restoration efforts. Stops throughout the route highlight the people, places, and industries that helped shape Milwaukee while showcasing one of the city's most dramatic stories of transformation. Stops will include: Harley-Davidson Museum; Mitchell Park Domes; Three Bridges Park; and highlights along the Hank Aaron Trail.

✨To register you can go to this link: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/historicmilwaukee/items/740090/?ref=POST&asn=meta-facebookinstagram-usd&asn-ref=POST&full-items=yes&flow=1406091

Bublr Bikes Near West Side Partners, Inc. Mke.bike
Visit Milwaukee Milwaukee Downtown

09/30/2026

We deeply appreciate Veolia - North America's support of Doors Open Milwaukee. Every year we hear that the tour Veolia offers is one of the experiences that surprises visitors the most.

Have you gone on the Jones Island tour, or visited any other sites during Doors Open Milwaukee? What was your favorite place to visit?

09/28/2026

We hope you had a great Doors Open Milwaukee weekend! The Historic Milwaukee store & offices will be CLOSED today and tomorrow.

🚪 We are closed September 28-29, 2026.

⏰ We will reopen Wednesday, September 30th at our normal hours.

❗If you participated in Doors Open as a site or volunteer, and need to return your bags, banners, or volunteer badges, you can return them on Wednesday.

Thank you so much for your understanding and support.

Best, the Historic Milwaukee Team

09/28/2026

Celebrate Doors Open Milwaukee! Use code ✨OPENDOORS15✨ at checkout and save 15% off select memberships! Members enjoy benefits including free regular walking tours, discounts on events and tickets, early access to Doors Open Milwaukee’s ticketed tours and 10% off in our non-profit gift shop. Already a member? You can extend your membership out one calendar year past the current expiration date. Membership sale ends October 11th!

15% off our Student, Senior, Individual, Dual, Senior Couple, and Explorer Memberships.
Use Code: OPENDOORS15
Sale ends October 11th, 2026!

To join Historic Milwaukee go to the “Doors Open Milwaukee🔗” in our bio, or go to historicmilwaukee.org.

Historic Milwaukee, Inc., the nonprofit behind Doors Open, has championed our city’s heritage since 1974 through tours, programs, and events that make history come alive. By purchasing a membership with Historic Milwaukee, you are supporting our ongoing mission and programming!