Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum

We bought tickets for a walking tour of Forest Home Cemetery. Tickets are 10.00 and worth every penny. There are all different themes. We went Woman of influence. We received book with a map of the grounds and the location of some of the most interesting residents from Milwaukee’s founders, beer barons and pioneers.

Wonderful organization celebrating 175 years in Milwaukee! They always have great free events to the community. I appreciate visiting my mom’s grave with these events, because it continuously celebrates life after death. Pictures also of the reinactors from this past Memorial Day celebration!

We took a walking tour called "Deadbeats - Milwaukee's musicians". As someone who loves history and music, this tour was right up my alley. Their tour season is just kicking off so I added their upcoming schedule as there's something for everyone. Forest Home is huge, so we did a fair amount of walking. The tour had a lot of info about the beginning of the music scene in Milwaukee. Cool tour. We'll be taking a few more of these now that we did this one

Famous 19th Century cemetery serving as the final resting place for more than 1,000 civil war veterans and prominent people from Milwaukee's history. Beautiful grounds designed by a famous Wisconsin naturalist. Ideal for self-guided tours, birdwatching, and exploration! The site is full of amazing monuments. Be sure to stop by the office for a visitor's guide. Public tours and events available year round.

Beautiful historical cemetery. Lots of history here and famous people have been buried here. It's so quiet and peaceful. They have a little museum in the building. It's a great place to take a walk, drive around or just to visit a loved one whom has passed. You can sometimes see deer around.