32 mi from Monroe, Camp Randall Stadium leads the list
Among the places to visit in and near Monroe are 8 museums, 7 gardens and 3 stadiums & arenas. Nothing on our list is inside Monroe; the 22 places to visit are within 40 miles. The trip to Ice Age Trail is 54 mi.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Head to the northeast for most of the 22 on the list.
Orange: Monroe. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
All 37 on the list lie within 60 miles.
1Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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9Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Railway museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA.
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13Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
14Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
Overture Center for the Arts
Arts center in Madison, Wisconsin, including theaters and an art museum.
Little Amerricka
Amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, United States.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum
Historic arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
Wisconsin Historical Museum
Historical museum in Wisconsin, United States.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
James Madison Park
Waterfront park located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin.
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Monroe → · Monroe’s history →
Photo credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain
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