Bay View Walking Tour
from $16.00
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Travel back in time and learn more about Wisconsin’s first company town.
Today, Bay View is one of Milwaukee’s neighborhoods but it was originally established in 1867 for workers at the Milwaukee Iron Company. The tour will explore houses built for laborers and managers and discuss the development of the mill and town before it incorporated into Milwaukee in 1887. Beyond residential streets, stops include important businesses, community spaces including the Beulah Brinton House (1871), houses of worship, and landmarks like the Pryor Avenue Iron Well (1882). The tour will also share immigrant stories from Welsh, English and later Italian families who established deep roots in Bay View.
This walking tour is 1.9 miles in length.
We recommend that travelers bring (weather permitting): good walking shoes, water, sunscreen, and/or umbrella.
1 hour 30 minutes
Meet at the start point (no pickup)
Meet your guide at Historical Marker 275 (Photo #2), in the park at the corner of S. Superior St. & E. Russell Ave.
Itinerary
- 1Stop
Meet your guide at Historical Marker 275, in the park at the corner of S. Superior St. & E. Russell Ave.
- 2Stop
Travel around the neighborhood and learn about the area's early industries and immigrants who made Bay View their home
- 3Stop
Puddler's Cottages.
- 4Stop
Beulah Brinton House home to the Bay View Historical Society
- 5Stop
Historic Tavern
- 6Stop
Groppi’s Grocery - Noted Italian specialty grocery store.
- 7Stop
Cactus Club - notable Milwaukee live music venue
- 8Stop
This tour will end where it began
What's included
- Audio Headsets
Not included
- Tips (not required but appreciated)
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 1.9 miles, moderate pace
- Not recommended for travelers who cannot walk or use a mobility device for duration of tour.
