A History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee

Often described as a “big small town,” Milwaukee’s quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods—each with its own stories to tell. Early territorial disputes, for example, led to the horribly (or humorously) misaligned streets of downtown. The city’s signature rectangular pizza was born in the Third Ward. In Kilbourntown, Teddy Roosevelt was saved from an assassin’s bullet by the smallest ...