Overview
Expect to see downtown in a whole new light as you hear the spooky stories of the city. Learn why the Pfister Hotel is as notorious with Major League Baseball players as it is with paranormal investigators, why your eyes might be drawn upward when visiting City Hall, which bar has a 121-year-old mummified cat as a mascot, and the identity of the ghost that might be sitting next to you at the Pabst Theater, among other stories.
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What's included
Guided haunted history walking tour in Milwaukee.
Meeting and pickup
Travelers meet at the meeting point.
Meeting point
Tours depart from the front of the Pabst Theater.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What to expect
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Pabst Theater
15 min
Built in 1895 by famous Milwaukee beer baron Frederick Pabst, the theater was the setting for at least one wake. Former director Franz Kirchner's body was laid in state on stage in 1919. However, its Pabst who is thought to haunt the theater and several other buildings around town as well.
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Milwaukee City Hall
15 min
Once the tallest building in the city, this height had a dark side, attracting the suicidal for miles around. From 1929 to 1940, 7 people jumped from the upper floors into open atrium, crashing to the floor below. Hear their sad stories and related reports of a possible residual haunting.
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The Pfister Hotel
15 min
The most well-known haunt in Milwaukee hosts the rich and famous as well as visiting sports teams. Major League Baseball players have reported a wide range of paranormal activity including object manipulation, electrical anomalies, and at least one apparition.
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Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown
10 min
The Hilton Garden Inn in the historic Loyalty Building is built on the site of a Newhall House, destroyed by a deadly hotel fire in 1883. The employees of past businesses on the site had their own ghost stories. Now staff and guests report ghostly experiences throughout the hotel, especially rooms 201 and 326.
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Newsroom Pub
15 min
This opulent setting with its hundred-year-old-bar and stained glass partitioned dining room became the headquarters of the Milwaukee Press Club in 2000. Above the bar is a curious, glass-enclosed shrine of the Milwaukee Press Club mascot with an occult history. Who or what is Anubis?
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SafeHouse
15 min
Since 1966, the Safe House has provided a unique secret agent themed bar and restaurant. Besides the secret passageways, sight gags, and spy movie memorabilia, are museum quality exhibits of real Cold War history like a cell door from an infamous KGB/Stasi Communist-era prison and a piece of the Berlin Wall. Perhaps the powerful energy absorbed by one of these storied items can explain the strange occurrences experienced there over the years.
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Bronze Fonz by Gerald P. Sawyer
10 min
Perfect Milwaukee photo stop next to the one of a kind statue of the famous actor Henry Winkler and his most enduring creation, Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli from the legendary TV show, "Happy Days"
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Milwaukee RiverWalk
10 min
Hear haunted stories of Milwaukee's waterways on this scenic walkway.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Times are local to the experience (America/Chicago).
Additional Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
FAQs about Milwaukee Downtown Ghost Tour - The Shadow of City Hall
Can I cancel Milwaukee Downtown Ghost Tour - The Shadow of City Hall for free?
No. All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
How long does it take?
It takes about 1 hour 30 min–2 hours.
Where does it start?
Tours depart from the front of the Pabst Theater.
What's included?
- Guided haunted history walking tour in Milwaukee.
Which places does it visit?
It visits Pabst Theater, Milwaukee City Hall, The Pfister Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown, Newsroom Pub, SafeHouse, Bronze Fonz by Gerald P. Sawyer, Milwaukee RiverWalk.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
What fitness level is needed?
It is suitable for all physical fitness levels.
Operated by American Ghost Walks - Wisconsin
