Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Milwaukee, United States

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 18 m
Descend 41 m

Experience Milwaukee in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MilwaukeeIndividual Sights in Milwaukee

Sight 1: Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology

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Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology is a public artwork by German artist Guido Brink located on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, which is near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The sculpture is a steel structure that is painted red. It was dedicated at UWM's Lapham Hall on October 23, 1992.

Wikipedia: Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology (EN)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum

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Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum

The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

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92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Lapham Memorial

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Lapham Memorial

The Lapham Memorial is a public artwork by American artist Albert H. Atkins, located near the entrance to Lapham Hall, on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. It is in memory of Increase A. Lapham, a 19th-century scientist famous for prompting the creation of the National Weather Service and recording the antiquities of Wisconsin, among other accomplishments.

Wikipedia: Lapham Memorial (EN)

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Three Bronze Discs

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Three Bronze Discs is a piece of public artwork by American artist James Wines located in the courtyard of the Golda Meir Library, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Made of bronze, the sculpture is three circular bronze discs located in a pool of water. It is 10 feet by 8 feet and 5 feet in diameter.

Wikipedia: Three Bronze Discs (EN)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Milwaukee

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Milwaukee is a public artwork by Cleveland, Ohio artist George Mossman Greenamyer, located at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Wikipedia: Milwaukee (Greenamyer) (EN)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Float

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Float is a public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in front of Sandburg Hall, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

Wikipedia: Float (sculpture) (EN)

1402 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 7: Hubbard Park

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Hubbard Park is a Milwaukee County park in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin that received landmark status in 2000. It is located on a nearly five-acre, 1,400 feet long strip of land between the Milwaukee River and the former Chicago and North Western Railway, now converted into part of the Oak Leaf Trail. It was named for William J. Hubbard, a former Village Board president. The park also contains Hubbard Park Lodge, a restaurant, and visitors access the park through a pedestrian tunnel running under the Oak Leaf Trail from a parking lot at the intersection of North Morris Blvd and East Menlo Blvd.

Wikipedia: Hubbard Park (Shorewood, Wisconsin) (EN)

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