Seeing Madison? Begin at Camp Randall Stadium
Madison and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 4 gardens and 3 state parks. The town itself has 11 places on our list; 12 others are within 40 miles. For a full day, there is Charles Mound, 58 mi away.
Henry Vilas Zoo
Zoo in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Out of town, most of the 12 are to the northwest.
Orange: Madison. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
The town has 11; within 60 miles, the list finds 21 more.
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4Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
5Overture Center for the Arts
Arts center in Madison, Wisconsin, including theaters and an art museum.
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7University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum
Historic arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
8Wisconsin Historical Museum
Historical museum in Wisconsin, United States.
9James Madison Park
Waterfront park located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin.
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12Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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14Dells of the Wisconsin River
Gorge of the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, United States.
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Amusement park in Wisconsin, United States.
Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Railway museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA.
Little Amerricka
Amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, United States.
International Crane Foundation
Other organization in Baraboo, United States.
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States.
The places inside Madison lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Crane Foundation: Rod from Livonia, Michigan, CC BY 2.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain
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