1. Begin at the Prairie Tillers Mural (Caroyl Yasko, 1980) at the Center Street
Parking lot located at W. Whitewater and W. Center Streets.
Walking Tour Map
A tour of sculptures and sights in Whitewater, Wisconsin including some locations on the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater campus.
1. Begin at the Prairie Tillers Mural (Caroyl Yasko, 1980) at the Center Street
Parking lot located at W. Whitewater and W. Center Streets.
2. Cross W. Whitewater at the crosswalk and walk southwest along
W. Whitewater to pass by the Cravath Lakefront Arch (2007-08) at Akido St.
3. Continue along W. Whitewater past the fountain in front of the
old train depot.
4. Continue along W. Whitewater to the Stone Stable.
5. Return to the old Passenger Train Depot (1890-91)
Watch Video: Landmark Trek 3: Whitewater Depot part 1 An educational, mini-documentary on the history of the Whitewater, Wisconsin Passenger Depot from its beginning to 1951.
Watch Video: Landmark Trek 4: Whitewater Depot part 2 An educational, mini-documentary on the history of the Whitewater, Wisconsin Passenger Depot from 1951 to 2023.
6. Cross S Fremont St. to Cravath Lakefront Park and walk along
the lake path past the Frawley Family Amphitheater (2020).
7. Whitewater residents enjoying Cravath Lake recreation.
8. Continue along the lakefront past the Cravath Lake Community Center
9. Continue along the lakefront past the Chimney Swift Tower. Whitewater is a Bird City.
10. Continue along the lakefront, past the boardwalk and rail underpass to Main Street and the Whitewater Clock.
11. Follow E Main Street east past the Flag Memorial.
12. Continue along the sidewalk as E Main turns to E Milwaukee
St. At the corner of S Wisconsin and E Milwaukee you will find
< > sculpture by < >.
Note: if you follow S Wisconsin south for another 1000 feet, there is a great view of downtown Whitewater seen from across the lake.
13. Cross S Wisconsin and E Milwaukee at the crosswalks, go
north west to cross E Main. Here you will see another sculpture by < >.
14. Follow along E Main to the multi-use path and follow it north
along Whitewater creek
15. Cross W North St to Brewery Hill Park. Follow the path past
the Rotary Skate Park.
16. Continue along the path. From the bridge you may see turtles basking along the bank of Whitewater creek in the summer.
17. Continue along the path and cross Starin Rd and continue
north. [If you were to take the path to the right (east), you would pass the
Whitewater Bark Park where people bring their dogs to play.]
18. As you continue north on the path, you will pass the Ray Trost Nature Preserve.
19. The path will then curve west and cross N Fremont St to
Starin Park.
20 Follow the path (there is a slight jog south) west as you
enter Starin Park and pass the Trayton’s Field of Dreams baseball field.
21. As you follow the path south, you will pass the statue of
Trayton Kilar.
22. Follow the path west and past the Starin Park community
center then south past the playground to Starin Rd.
23. Turn west and follow Starin Rd past the Arboretum at Starin
Park shelter.
24. At Starin and N. Esterly is the Veteran’s memorial garden.
25. At the veteran’s memorial garden follow the road north to the
Starin Park Water Tower (1889).
[Alternate path: continue along Starin Rd west to the corner of
Starin and N Prairie St. (#27)]
26. Continue west down the path passing by the Whitewater
Horseshoe game field. Traverse the parking lot south along N Prairie to Starin
Rd.
27. Corner of Starin and N Prairie St.
[If you want a shorter walk at this point, follow N Prairie south to W Main Street to bypass the UW-Whitewater loop. (see #45)]
Additional information can be found on the excellent self-guided UW-Whitewater Campus History Tours page.
28. Continue west along Starin Rd past the Campus Garden.
29. Follow the wide sidewalk path north past the UW-Whitewater University Bookstore and past Goodhue Hall toward
Ma’iingan Hall.
30. Follow the sidewalk west across Warhawk Dr. toward Williams Center.
31. In front of Williams Center is the
the < > sculpture.
32. Follow Warhawk Dr. south and cross Starin Rd.
33. Follow Starin Rd. east toward Hyland Hall where the
Marni Raintree sculpture (1970, formerly located as part of a fountain in front of Upham Hall) can be seen.
34. Follow the paths south towards Laurentide Hall
35. Before reaching Laurentide, follow the path up the hill to
the Little Red Schoolhouse.
[Alternate routes: continue south to Young Auditorium (#39) or follow the pathway east to Wyman mall to the central campus water feature and hill sculpture and then follow the path over the hill to the observatory.]
36. Continue on the path south past The Halverson Log Cabin (1846)
37. Past the Log Cabin is a stone marker, the Whitewater
Observatory, Hyer Hall (a wing of Old Main) and the Whitewater Alumni Center (1981).
38. Take the path west between the observatory and the alumni
center down the hill toward the Young Auditorium.
39. Outside the Young is Jubilation by Guido Brink (1992) [check
name.]
On the Main St. Side of the Greenhill Center for the Arts is a wall sculpture and this building houses the Crossman Gallery.
40. Follow the path east to the UW-Whitewater Campus Memory
Garden in honor of Mary Beth Mackin.
41. From the garden, take the path east to the Chopp and Salisbury Arboretums.
42. At the drive to the Alumni Center there is a bust of Albert
Salisbury (1885-1911). See the Salisbury Idea Tree Tour
43. Follow the drive south to W Main St and head east, heading
back to the starting point of the walk. Pass the Andersen Library to Prairie
St.
44. The last stop on the UW-Whitewater loop is the Basset House
(1857) at the corner of N Prairie and W Main St.
Watch Video: Landmark Trek 8: The Basset House. An educational, mini-documentary on the history of the Birge Fountain in Whitewater, Wisconsin from its past to the present.
45. Corner of N Prairie and W Main. Proceed east along W Main St. passing several historic landmark houses along the way.
46. Heading east on W Main, pass by the Engebretsen-Dorr House (1895) and the Sanger Marsh House (1861)
47. Crossing N Franklin St. is the Historic Starin Park
Neighborhood sign.
48. Continue east on W Main to the World’s War memorial. (1922)
49. Whitewater Information Stand
50. The Birge Fountain (1903)
Watch Video: Landmark Trek 2: The Birge Fountain. An educational, mini-documentary on the history of the Birge Fountain in Whitewater, Wisconsin from its past to the present.
51. Whitewater Cultural Arts Center located in the White Library
Watch Video: Landmark Trek 7: The White Memorial Libary An educational, mini-documentary on the history of the White Memorial Library in Whitewater, Wisconsin from its past to the present.
The Whitewater Public Library is two blocks to the south of this location at the corner of S Church and W Center streets.
52. Hamilton House (1887)
53. Cross W Main St. and N Fremont St. at the light. Continue east along W Main St.
54. Turn at W Whitewater St. to return to the Prairie Tillers mural and the starting location.
55. Congratulations! You completed the 4.5 mile walk around
Whitewater! I hope that you discovered some interesting sights of Whitewater.
Page and photos (c) by Steven Sahyun, February 14, 2026