Milwaukee Mobsters & Mafia Tour

05/29/2026

Most people know Milwaukee for breweries, festivals, and lakefront views.

Far fewer know about the gambling operations, bootlegging networks, political influence, and organized crime figures who quietly helped shape the city behind the scenes.

The truth is, Milwaukee has always had two histories.

The one in the history books.

And the one whispered about after dark.

Join us as we explore the people, places, and power struggles that helped define Milwaukee’s criminal underworld.

🔫 Mobsters & Mafia Tour
📍 Walker’s Point, Milwaukee
📞 414-272-4222

Because sometimes the most fascinating stories are the ones nobody wanted told.

Tickets: https://linktr.ee/shakerscigarbar

05/29/2026

Sunday's are a perfect day to hone up on your Milwaukee Mobster lore. Spending a moment in the bloody Third Ward, regaling the vibrant Brothel scene in Walker's Point and of course the history of Capone justice at Shakers in Milwaukee. Cheers.

04/30/2026

Pssst....
Over here...
The TRUE CRIME Historic MMM Tour..
is Coming soon to Milwaukee streets near you.
The highly anticipated return of the Milwaukee Mobsters & Mafia Tour from Hangman Tours is slated to return this summer with a sneak peak or two between the sheets in May.

Political Graft, Hookers, H, Drug Houses, Gamblin' Dens, Numbers Racket, Protection & Insurance & Video Gaming....
are just enough to light the fuse.

As if the Mad Bomber himself was orchestrating this, news of the legit walking Tour for aficionados of the very dark side of Milwaukee, shall be off with a Bang!
Gather your gang together and Stay Tuned for the real dope!
Minimum Gang size is 6 brave souls.
Cheers

06/13/2024

Requiescat in Pace

The actions of the Father color the path of the child to death.

The Milwaukee Mobsters & Mafia Walking Tours are expected to commence on June 28, 29, 30 with longtime researcher, Marley Decker as your Tour Guide; starting at Shakers in Walker's Point and heading into the Bloody Third Ward.
This site is designed neither to extol the virtues, nor to decry the activities of Milwaukee's' often sordid past. Rather, this Tour shall site facts and legends alike.
You the tour-goer may decide which is which and which is some other guy.
Of course, being Milwaukee, dirty politicians must get in their share of licks and promises.
We promise you will not be disappointed.
However, do beware, as this is not a tour for the faint of heart, nor for children.
Always remember the words of the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover,
who in 1957 declared, "There is no Mafia in America."

Not to be confused with the mythical Black Hand Tour we shall begin in NOLA.

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06/13/2024

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2024/06/11/john-balistrieri-son-of-milwaukee-mafia-boss-frank-balistrieri-dies-at-75/74036627007/

John Balistrieri was convicted of attempted extortion in 1984. After his release from prison, he and his brother said they had "severed all ties to that world."

04/27/2024

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/can-we-blame-the-mafia-on-lemons

Economists and historians are connecting the early rise of organized crime with Sicily’s citrus trade.

01/07/2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/real-history-prohibition-global/620929/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

The temperance movement wasn’t an example of American exceptionalism; it was a globe-spanning network of activists and politicians who tilted not against sin but against economic exploitation.

12/25/2021

Voted one of the FIVE most haunted bars in the entire nation, Shakers Original Ghost Tour lets you take an uneasy glimpse into the establishment's sordid past. Once home to a cemetery, speakeasy, and brothel, Shaker's walls DO talk - and the tales they tell aren't always pretty. - 60 minutes. Indoor...