Waukesha, Wisconsin

Ever wonder where Milwaukee’s brewing giants ended up? Look no further than Forest Home Cemetery. This isn't just a burial ground; it's a living museum of Milwaukee's history, an arboretum, and a National Register of…

Pull over for a moment, because you're about to pass a building that changed everything for Milwaukee's health. This was the first place in the city where publicly funded healthcare was available to every single…

Pull over, you're about to see where Milwaukee changed the world for people with disabilities! This unassuming building was once a bustling knitting factory. But it wasn't just yarn being spun here. In the 1930s and…

An empty lot on Milwaukee's near west side is all that remains of the Oxford Apartments, the building where Jeffrey Dahmer lived in Apartment 213 between 1990 and 1991. Most of his victims died within those walls, the…

Former headquarters of Pabst Brewing Company, once the largest brewery in America, in the heart of Milwaukee's brewing district.

The Ambassador Hotel, a 1927 Art Deco landmark on Wisconsin Avenue, was restored in 2007 into one of Milwaukee's showpiece boutique hotels. It is also the site of Jeffrey Dahmer's second known murder, committed in a…

Stop here, and you're standing on ground that helped build Milwaukee's brewing legacy. The Pabst Brewery Complex was the heart of the Pabst Brewing Company for over a century, starting in 1844 as the Best and Company…

Ever wondered what happened to infants no one wanted in 19th-century Milwaukee? You're looking at a building that holds those stories. This grand High Victorian Gothic structure, first built in 1878, was Saint Vincent's…

Look at that! Up ahead, you’re about to see one of Milwaukee’s most breathtaking architectural wonders: the Basilica of St. Josaphat. This isn't just a church; it's a testament to the dreams and determination of an…

Museum celebrating the iconic motorcycle company founded in a Milwaukee shed in 1903 by William Harley and Arthur Davidson.

The building at 219 South 2nd Street sat empty for years after Club 219 shut its doors in 2005. For three decades before that, it was the anchor of Milwaukee's gay nightlife, a place of drag revues, friendships, and…

Pull over for a moment, because you're about to pass one of the oldest and most opulent theaters in America – the Pabst Theater! Originally built in 1895, this Milwaukee landmark was a testament to the city's vibrant…

Milwaukee, a name that means "good land" in Algonquian, owes much of its character to the waves of European immigrants who arrived in the 19th century. While various groups contributed, the German influence is…

Look up there! That breathtaking basilica you see crowning the hill isn't just a pretty view; it's a spiritual beacon that has drawn people for over a century. This place, Holy Hill, began humbly in the mid-1800s as a…

Home of Summerfest since 1970, recognized by Guinness as the world's largest music festival, drawing over 800,000 attendees annually.

Santiago Calatrava's Quadracci Pavilion features a massive kinetic brise soleil that opens and closes like wings on the Lake Michigan shore.

On May 5, 1886, state militia fired on unarmed workers marching for an eight-hour workday at the Bay View rolling mill, killing seven.

Ever wondered how ships navigated the vast, often treacherous waters of the Great Lakes before modern technology? Right here, we’re about to uncover the story of a forgotten hero: the lightship LV-57. Built in 1891,…

Open-air museum in Eagle featuring over sixty historic structures documenting the immigrant experience in rural Wisconsin.

Look out there, because that lighthouse isn't just a pretty sight; it’s a beacon marking the very pulse of Milwaukee’s maritime history! Built in 1926, it's one of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses still…

Step back in time at this 1927 movie palace, the only one remaining with its original East Indian decor. You're approaching the Oriental Theatre, a truly unique Milwaukee landmark. This isn't just any old movie house;…

Ever wondered what it's like to live in a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece? You're about to pass one. Designed in 1948, the Albert and Edith Adelman House is a mid-scale home showcasing Wright's signature style in a more…

Step back in time at this 1830s log farmhouse, now a museum showcasing early Wisconsin life. Imagine the grit it took to carve a home out of the wilderness! This isn't just any old house; it's a testament to the…

This 'witch's house' is a folk art environment covered in bizarre sculptures and paintings that shocked and delighted neighbors for decades. Mary Nohl, born in 1914, began transforming her family's Fox Point home and…