Doors Open Milwaukee weekend, more than 160 sites involved this year
Doors Open Milwaukee 2025
MILWAUKEE - Doors Open Milwaukee returns this weekend, offering access to more than 160 iconic sites throughout the area.
Local perspective:
This weekend marks the 15th year of Doors Open Milwaukee, a free event open to the public.
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A news release said this year’s event will feature new additions – including the Uplifting Mansion, The Wisconsin Club, Concordia 27, Food For Health, She Slangs Wood and more. Attendees can also enjoy returning favorites like the Bradley Symphony Center, America’s Black Holocaust Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block.
Explore the full list of participating locations on Historic Milwaukee’s website to start planning your visit.
Doors Open Milwaukee celebrates history, neighborhoods, and architecture
Celebrate Milwaukee's architecture, history, and neighborhoods with an event that opens 160-plus locations throughout the metro area to tour for free.
The backstory:
Doors Open Milwaukee was inspired by similar open-house events like Doors Open Toronto and Doors Open Denver. The concept was brought to life in 2011 by George Wagner, a Historic Milwaukee tour guide and retired librarian who envisioned a way to make Milwaukee’s rich architecture accessible to all.
The inaugural event attracted 10,000 visitors across 80 locations. Last year, more than 72,000 people visited 150 sites throughout Milwaukee.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Historic Milwaukee.