Museums & Attractions
Cave of the Mounds
National Natural Landmark
2975 Cave of the Mounds Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
608-437-3038
www.caveofthemounds.com
info@caveofthemounds.com
Check out our new Fossil Dig, sluice at the Quarry’s Edge Gemstone Mine, hike our trails or sign up for one of our half-day summer mini-camps (registration required). Celebrate your birthday like a spelunker and get one of our birthday party packages. Guided tours daily, open year-round.
Chazen Museum of Art
263-2246
http://chazen.wisc.edu
Working closely with teachers, museum educators design and implement programs to integrate the museum’s permanent and temporary displays with Wisconsin school curriculum standards.
Geology Museum
1215 West Dayton St., Madison, WI 53716
262-1412
www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/exhibits.html
Touch rocks from when there were volcanoes in Wisconsin; see corals, jellyfish and other sea creatures that used to live and swim where we now walk.
Madison Children’s Museum
256-6445
www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org
With a seven-days-a-week operation, the museum serves children ages 0-12 with interdisciplinary exhibits and programs in the arts, history, culture, science, health and civic engagement.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)
257-0158
www.mmoca.org
MMoCA organizes lectures, films, panel discussions, docent-led tours and children’s art classes, as well as outreach programs like Art on Tour, Art Cart and ArtZone.
Olbrich Gardens
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704
246-4550
www.olbrich.org
Sixteen acres of outdoor gardens with midwestern plants as well as an indoor tropical rainforest exhibit featuring exotic plants and flowers, birds and even a waterfall. Admission is free.
UW-Madison Space Place
2300 S. Park St., Madison, WI 53713
262-4779
www.spaceplace.wisc.edu
Students, teachers and the general public learn, think and talk about space science and research. Professionally designed exhibits, a classroom space, lecture room and a roof-top deck for sky viewing.
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
264-6555
www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
Intriguing stories told through rare artifacts and four floors of exhibits. Perfect for ages 6-96. Unique store. Leave noticeably smarter!
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
4 E. Capital Square, Madison, WI 53702
266-0382
http://tours.wisconsin.gov/
Open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free tours are offered daily, year-round except on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Tours start at the information desk Monday through
Saturday at 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 1, 2, 3 p.m.; and Sundays at 1, 2, 3 p.m. A 4 p.m. tour is offered weekdays (Monday-Friday), excluding holidays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Plan on spending 45-55 minutes for a tour. The sixth floor museum and observation deck are open during the summer months.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
30 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI 53703
266-1680
www.museum.dva.state.wi.us
The museum offers instructive exhibits that highlight important events in Wisconsin military history from the Civil War to the present.
National Natural Landmark
2975 Cave of the Mounds Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
608-437-3038
www.caveofthemounds.com
info@caveofthemounds.com
Check out our new Fossil Dig, sluice at the Quarry’s Edge Gemstone Mine, hike our trails or sign up for one of our half-day summer mini-camps (registration required). Celebrate your birthday like a spelunker and get one of our birthday party packages. Guided tours daily, open year-round.
Chazen Museum of Art
263-2246
http://chazen.wisc.edu
Working closely with teachers, museum educators design and implement programs to integrate the museum’s permanent and temporary displays with Wisconsin school curriculum standards.
Geology Museum
1215 West Dayton St., Madison, WI 53716
262-1412
www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/exhibits.html
Touch rocks from when there were volcanoes in Wisconsin; see corals, jellyfish and other sea creatures that used to live and swim where we now walk.
Madison Children’s Museum
256-6445
www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org
With a seven-days-a-week operation, the museum serves children ages 0-12 with interdisciplinary exhibits and programs in the arts, history, culture, science, health and civic engagement.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)
257-0158
www.mmoca.org
MMoCA organizes lectures, films, panel discussions, docent-led tours and children’s art classes, as well as outreach programs like Art on Tour, Art Cart and ArtZone.
Olbrich Gardens
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704
246-4550
www.olbrich.org
Sixteen acres of outdoor gardens with midwestern plants as well as an indoor tropical rainforest exhibit featuring exotic plants and flowers, birds and even a waterfall. Admission is free.
UW-Madison Space Place
2300 S. Park St., Madison, WI 53713
262-4779
www.spaceplace.wisc.edu
Students, teachers and the general public learn, think and talk about space science and research. Professionally designed exhibits, a classroom space, lecture room and a roof-top deck for sky viewing.
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
264-6555
www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
Intriguing stories told through rare artifacts and four floors of exhibits. Perfect for ages 6-96. Unique store. Leave noticeably smarter!
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
4 E. Capital Square, Madison, WI 53702
266-0382
http://tours.wisconsin.gov/
Open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free tours are offered daily, year-round except on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Tours start at the information desk Monday through
Saturday at 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 1, 2, 3 p.m.; and Sundays at 1, 2, 3 p.m. A 4 p.m. tour is offered weekdays (Monday-Friday), excluding holidays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Plan on spending 45-55 minutes for a tour. The sixth floor museum and observation deck are open during the summer months.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
30 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI 53703
266-1680
www.museum.dva.state.wi.us
The museum offers instructive exhibits that highlight important events in Wisconsin military history from the Civil War to the present.