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Yea, we've got the team that wins the Rose Bowls! Madison's been high-lighted a number of times as America's most-liveable city. So just maybe you'll want to come visit us on vacation! Get your mind and body worked on by true Midwestern professionals. We'll give you a list of all the ways you can indulge yourselves upon your arrival. Or call the...
at 608 255 2537 For starters, here's the official "scoop" on Madison: Wisconsin's fun, cool, beautiful capitol city is uniquely located on an isthmus. We have nearly 200 parks, several glacial lakes, and many miles of bicycle and cross-country skiing trails. Visit the beautiful Capitol, dozens of international restaurants (highest per capita anywhere!), and the expansive University of Wisconsin campus. Enjoy hundreds of fun activities! Things to do in Madison... * Farmer's Market on the Capitol Square from 6 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April thru November. Great place to just stroll, or buy organic veggies and bakery products. * Be part of the audience of Whad' Ya Know? Radio Show with Michael Feldman at the Frank Lloyd Wright- designed Monona Terrace Center. * Visit the attractive Univ. of Wisconsin Memorial Union and Rathskellar - great places to people watch. Films and live performances, including awesome FREE music Thursday - Saturday nights. * Take the Frank Lloyd Wright Tour, and visit Taliesin, the renowned architect's masterpiece. Then spend the best part of a day at House on the Rock, Wisconsin's most famous tourist attraction, just down the road. * Take a stroll or cruise your bike on nearby Willy Street, the hippest street in Madison. Make sure to visit beautiful Lake Monona and the tropical greenhouse at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. * Visit the UW Arboretum, with over 1,200 acres of woods and prairies -- perfect place to hike, ski, bike, jog, and escape from reality. * Take a trip down State Street, Madison's "main street." This mile-long pedestrian mall links the State Capitol to the University of Wisconsin. Make sure to see the beautiful Capitol rotunda. * Tour beautiful landscape and nearby communities, such as Norway-like Mt. Horeb... Swiss-like New Glarus... Land's End "capital" Dodgeville.... world-class recreation mecca Wisconsin Dells with its ocean-like indoor and outdoor water parks... Regional bike trails aplenty, including the Sparta-Elroy trail at the home-town doorway of Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin's famous governor... Clothing-optional beach near Mazomanie... And much, much more!
Concept credits to Madison Hostel. Madison has scores upon scores of great hotels, too...the brand-new Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Madison Convention Center... Dane County Coliseum... Madison Civic Center. Soon we'll have a $100 million Performing Arts Complex, best in the nation. There's a whole lot of civic pride in Madison "Mad City!" |
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An informal survey would suggest that one of every four North Americans was graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (or at least wanted to be).