I’ve enjoyed checking out Downtown Milwaukee from a variety of perspectives including from the top of a building, by boat in Lake Michigan and today, from a maze of connected skyways dozens of feet off the ground.
And good news: the tour, called, aptly, "Skywaukee," is available to the public. It’s hosted by Historic Milwaukee every Saturday at 1 p.m. through April 20. (There is no tour on March 9 because of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.)
Get tickets here.
The tour takes between 90 minutes and two hours, includes about one mile of walking – predominantly via glass skywalks connecting prominent Milwaukee buildings. A volunteer tour guide – today we had Steve Kessel – highlights Milwaukee history and shares relevant stories during the sky-high stroll.
"No tour is exactly the same," says Julia Griffith, Program Director of Historic Milwaukee.
The cost is $10 for adults; $5 for kids 6-11 and free for kids 5 and under and for Historic Milwaukee members.
"This tour allows you to see architectural aspects of buildings you would never see from the ground," says Griffith. "It’s an impactful experience."
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Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
