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Doors Open Milwaukee 2023 is back: Learn about city's storied history

There will be more than 130 locations to visit- including the Women's Club of Wisconsin.
Mary Jo Ola reports.
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MILWAUKEE — Doors Open Milwaukee is back this weekend - giving you the chance to learn some history about the city.

There will be more than 130 locations to visit- including the Women's Club of Wisconsin.

Saturday morning Doors Open Milwaukee will return for its third in-person year since the pandemic.

"Some of these places, really take your breath away, and it gives you a sense of pride in our city," Grace Fuhr, Historic Milwaukee events directors stated.

The Woman's Club of Wisconsin was established back in 1876 and was home to many social and intellectual exchanges for women when they had limited opportunity and access to other spaces. WCW is one of the country's oldest operating women's clubs.

"We missed it and it's really an opportunity for us to reach out to our neighborhood and our city and say please come in," Rita Larsen, WCW member said.

The Milwaukee Athletic Club will return for its second year with Doors Open Milwaukee. Last year, was the first time the MAC opened to the public following its $65 million renovation.

"People, thought of it as a businessman's club, but it certainly isn't that anymore. We have so many young people joining here men and women, and just the diversity involved with the MAC now is really special," Brad Schendel, members services director at MAC.

Below is the full list of places you can visit. Learn more on their website here.

20 Ton Studios10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2000 W North AveNone
600 EAST Cafe, Home of the Giannis Mural10 am - 2 pm10 am - 2 pm600 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USAFully wheelchair accessible
Adventure Rock WKP10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm613 S 2nd StFully wheelchair accessible
Alano Foundation / MKE Alano Club10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1521 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USANone
Alice's Garden Urban Farm10 am - 5 pm10 pm - 5 pm2136 N 21 StFully wheelchair accessible
All Hands Boatworks, Inc.10 am - 4 pmNot Open621 South 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI, USANone
All Saints' Episcopal Cathedral10 am - 4 pm10 am - 1 pm818 E Juneau Ave1st floor only
America's Black Holocaust Museum10 am - 3 pmNot Open401 W North AveFully wheelchair accessible
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church10 am - 5 pmNot Open9400 W Congress St, Wauwatosa, 532251st floor only
Arts @ Large10 am - 5 pmNot Open1100 S 5th StFully wheelchair accessible
Ascension Lutheran Church10 am - 5 pmNot Open1236 South Layton Blvd. (South 27th St.)1st floor only
Associated Bank River Center10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm111 E Kilbourn AveFully wheelchair accessible
At Random Cocktail Lounge12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm2501 S Delaware AveNone
Basilica of St. Josaphat10 am - 12 pm1:30 pm - 5 pm2333 S 6th StFully wheelchair accessible
Bay View Printing Co10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2702 S Howell AveNone
Bertelson Building/Paloma Wilder Studio10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2105 N Prospect Ave1st floor only
Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery10 am - 1 pm10 am - 4 pm917 W Juneau Ave1st floor only
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm1579 S 9th StNone
Calvary Cemetery Chapel10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm5503 W Blue Mound RdNone
Calvary Presbyterian Church10 am to 5 pm12 pm to 5 pm935 W Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Carma Laboratories, Inc. (Carmex)10 am - 5 pmNot Open9750 S Franklin Dr - MUST USE THIS ADDRESS - NOT GPS.1st floor only
Charles Allis Art Museum10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1801 N Prospect AveFully wheelchair accessible
Collaborative FarmNot Open11 am - 4 pm5500 W Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee, WI, USA1st floor only
Connector Building10 am - 2 pmNot Open274 E Keefe AveNone
David Barnett Gallery10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1024 E State StNone
Dead Bird Brewing Co.11 am - 5 pmNot Open1726 N 5th StFully wheelchair accessible
Direct Supply Innovation & Technology Center10 am - 5 pmNot Open1020 N BroadwayFully wheelchair accessible
Falcon BowlNot Open10 am - 5 pm801 East Clarke Street1st floor only
Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse10 am - 5 pmNot Open517 E Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Firehouse Station 110 am - 5 pmNot Open784 N Broadway1st floor only
Firehouse Station 2110 am - 5 pmNot Open2050 N Palmer St1st floor only
Firehouse Station 2710 am - 5 pmNot Open2647 N Bartlett Ave1st floor only
Five Star Business Center10 am - 5 pm12 pm - 4 pm1710 N 24th StFully wheelchair accessible
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum10 am - 5 pmNot Open2405 W Forest Home Ave1st floor only
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2714 W Burnham StNone
Garage at The Harley-Davidson MuseumNot Open10 am - 5 pm401 W Canal StFully wheelchair accessible
Gathering Place Brewing Company12 pm - 5 pmNot Open811 E Vienna AveNone
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church10 am - 2 pm11:45 am - 5 pm1209 N Broadway1st floor only
GRAEF10 am - 5 pmNot Open301 West Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Grain Exchange Room at the Mackie BuildingNot Open10 am - 5 pm225 E Michigan StFully wheelchair accessible
Grand Avenue ClubNot Open10 am - 3 pm210 E Michigan StFully wheelchair accessible
Great Lakes Distillery1 pm - 5:30 pm12 pm - 4:30 pm616 W Virginia StFully wheelchair accessible
Grohmann Museum at MSOE12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 4 pm1000 N BroadwayFully wheelchair accessible
Haggerty Museum of Art10 am - 4:30 pm10 am - 4:30 pm1234 W Tory Hill StFully wheelchair accessible
Havenwoods State Forest9 am - 4 pmNot Open6141 N Hopkins St1st floor only
HGA10 am - 3 pmNot Open333 East Erie StreetFully wheelchair accessible
Hilton Garden Inn10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm611 N Broadway (Enter on Michigan, just west of Broadway)Fully wheelchair accessible
Historic Milwaukee Shop and Doors Open Headquarters10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm235 E Michigan StFully wheelchair accessible
Holler House10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2042 W Lincoln AveNone
HoneyBee Sage Wellness & Apothecary10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1819 N Martin Luther King DriveNone
Hope Lutheran Church and Carpenter Mansion10 am - 4 pmNot Open1115 N 35th Street (Enter at Highland Avenue entrance, handicap accessible ramp)1st floor only
Immanuel Presbyterian Church10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1100 N Astor StFully wheelchair accessible
Islamic Resource Center/Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm5235 S 27th StFully wheelchair accessible
Islamic Society of Milwaukee10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm4707 South 13th StreetFully wheelchair accessible
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts10 am - 5 pmNot Open926 E Center StNone
Jewish Museum MilwaukeeNot Open10 am - 4 pm1360 N Prospect AveFully wheelchair accessible
Johnson Controls Michigan Street Building10 am to 2 pmNot Open507 E Michigan StNone
Jones Island Water Reclamation PlantTicketed tours only - See belowNot Open700 E Jones StNone
Kellogg PEAK Initiative10 am - 5 pmNot Open2480 W Cherry StFully wheelchair accessible
Kilbourntown HouseNot Open10 am - 3 pm4250 N Estabrook PkwyNone
Lamers Building / Grove Gallery / Team Nerd Press10 am - 5 pmNot Open832 S 5th StNone
Lynden Sculpture Garden10 am - 5 pmNot Open2145 W Brown Deer Rd1st floor only
Marcus Performing Arts Center1 pm - 5 pm1 pm - 5 pm929 N WaterFully wheelchair accessible
MARN ART + CULTURE HUB10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm191 N. BroadwayFully wheelchair accessible
Marshall Building & Gallery 21810 am - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm207 E Buffalo StFully wheelchair accessible
Meetinghouse of the Milwaukee Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)10 am - 5 pmNot Open3224 N Gordon PlFully wheelchair accessible
MGIC10 am - 4 pmNot Open250 E Kilbourn AveFully wheelchair accessible
MIAD Gallery at the Ave10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm301 W Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Art Museum10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm700 N Art Museum DrFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Athletic ClubNot Open10 am - 5 pm758 North BroadwayFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Ballet's Baumgartner Center for DanceNot Open10 am - 5 pm128 N Jackson StFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee City Hall10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm200 E Wells StFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Community Sailing Center10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1450 N Lincoln Memorial DrFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Fire Museum10 am - 5 pm10 am - 3 pm1615 W Oklahoma Ave1st floor only
Milwaukee ManholeNot Open10 am - 5 pmWest Michigan Street, between Plankinton and 2ndFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Microgreens - Bay View Urban Indoor Farm10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm427 East Stewart StreetFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee PBS10 am - 5 pmNot Open1036 N 8 StFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Police & Fire Training Academy10 am - 3 pm, last tour at 2 pmNot Open6680 N Teutonia AveFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Police Department District 2Not Open12 pm - 3 pm245 W Lincoln Ave1st floor only
Milwaukee Public Library - Central Library10 am - 5 pmNot Open814 W Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Public Library - Mitchell Street Branch10 am - 4 pmNot Open906 W Historic Mitchell StFully wheelchair accessible
Milwaukee Robotics Academy10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm3063 N Fratney StNone
Milwaukee Water Works Kilbourn Reservoir Pumping Station10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm626 E North Ave1st floor only
Milwaukee Water Works North Point Water Tower10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm2288 N Lake DrFully wheelchair accessible
Mitchell Street Arts12 pm - 4 pmNot Open710 W Historic Mitchell Street1st floor only
Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Inc.10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm215 E National AveNone
MPS Survive Alive House10 am - 5 pmNot Open2059 S 20th StFully wheelchair accessible
National Block LLC, The George & Madcap Lounge12 pm - 4 pmNot Open429 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI, USAFully wheelchair accessible
Next Act Theatre10 am - 2:30 pmNot Open255 S Water St1st floor only
North Milwaukee Arthaus (former North Milwaukee Village Hall)11 am - 4 pmNot Open5151 N 35th St Milwaukee, WINone
Orlandini Studios11 am - 5 pm11 am - 5 pm633 W. Virginia St.None
Pfister Hotel10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm424 E Wisconsin AveFully wheelchair accessible
Plymouth Church Milwaukee10 am - 5 pm11 am - 5 pm2717 East Hampshire StreetFully wheelchair accessible
Pritzlaff Building10 am - 5 pmNot Open311 N Plankinton AveFully wheelchair accessible
Reflo10 am - 3 pmNot Open636 E Keefe AveNone
Retailworks, Inc./LMF Group10 am - 2 pmNot Open424 W Walnut StFully wheelchair accessible
Retrospekt10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm811 E Vienna Ave, Suite 100None
Saint John's On The Lake10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1840 N Prospect AveFully wheelchair accessible
Saint Kate - the Arts Hotel10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm139 E Kilbourn AveFully wheelchair accessible
Sanger House Gardens10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1823 N Palmer StNone
Schlitz Audubon Nature CenterNot Open10 am - 5 pm1111 E Brown Deer RdFully wheelchair accessible
Shechem at Hope Street10 am to 5 pmNot Open2510 W Capitol DrFully wheelchair accessible
Sherman Phoenix10 am - 5 pmNot Open3536 W Fond du Lac Ave (entrance off parking lot on 36th St)1st floor only
St Paul's Episcopal Church10 am - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm914 E Knapp St1st floor only
St. Augustine of Hippo ChurchNot Open12:00 pm - 5 pm2530 S Howell Ave1st floor only
St. George Melkite-Greek Catholic Church10 am - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm1617 W State StNone
St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church1 pm - 5 pm1 pm - 5 pm1414 W. Becher St.Fully wheelchair accessible
St. John's on the Hillside Evangelical Lutheran Church12 pm - 4 pm12 pm - 4 pm804 W Vliet StNone
St. Joseph Chapel10 am - 4 pmNot Open1501 S Layton BlvdFully wheelchair accessible
St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church10 am - 4 pm1 pm - 5 pm2605 S Kinnickinnic AveFully wheelchair accessible
Stone Creek Coffee - Factory10 am - 2 pm10 am - 2 pm422 N 5th StFully wheelchair accessible
Story Hill FireHouseNot Open10 am - 5 pm407 N Hawley Rd1st floor only
Turner Hall10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm1034 N Vel R Phillips Ave1st floor only
Urban Ecology Center - Menomonee Valley10 am - 3 pmNot Open3700 W Pierce StFully wheelchair accessible
Urban Ecology Center - Riverside Park10 am - 3 pmNot Open1500 E Park PlFully wheelchair accessible
Urban Harvest Brewing Company12 pm - 5 pm11:30 pm - 4 pm1024 S 5th StFully wheelchair accessible
UWM Golda Meir Library10 am - 5 pmNot Open2311 E Hartford AveFully wheelchair accessible
UWM School of Freshwater SciencesNot Open11 am - 4 pm600 E Greenfield AveFully wheelchair accessible
Var Gallery on 2nd12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 4 pm643 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI, USANone
Var Gallery on 5th12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 4 pm706 S 5th St1st floor only
Villa Terrace Decorative Art Museum10 am - 2 pm10 am - 2 pm2220 N Terrace AveFully wheelchair accessible
Walker's Point Center for the Arts1 pm - 5 pmNot Open839 S 5th St1st floor only
War Memorial Center10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm750 N Lincoln Memorial DrFully wheelchair accessible
We Energies- Public Service Building10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm231 W Michigan StFully wheelchair accessible
West River Collective12 pm - 5 pmNot Open3700 North Fratney Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA1st floor only
Wisconsin Black Historical Society10 am - 5 pmNot Open2620 W Center StFully wheelchair accessible
Wisconsin Conservatory of MusicNot Open10 am - 5 pm1584 N Prospect AveFully wheelchair accessible
WMSE Studios - MSOE Krueger Hall10 am - 4 pm11 am - 4 pm820 N Milwaukee StFully wheelchair accessible
Woman's Club of Wisconsin, The AthenaeumNot Open12 pm to 5 pm813 East Kilbourn Avenue,Fully wheelchair accessible
Woodland Pattern Book Center12 pm - 5 pm12 pm - 5 pm720 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI, USA1st floor only
Zen Dragonfly10 am - 5 pm10 am - 5 pm302 N. 34th StreetFully wheelchair accessible
Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc.10 am - 5 pmNot Open2122 W Mount Vernon AveFully wheelchair accessible

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