University Highlights

Start your day out by visiting the Welcome Center to pick up your Official Madison Visitors Guide & Visitors Map to help you navigate the campus and city. 

Tour Allen Centennial Gardens, a 2.5-acre garden containing more than 1,400 different plants (620 Babcock Dr., 608.262.8406).

Visit the Biotechnology Center and experience the cutting-edge research taking place at UW-Madison (425 Henry Mall, 608.262.8606).

Stop for ice cream--and watch it being made--at the Babcock Dairy Store (1605 Linden Dr., 608.262.3045).

Explore the Geology Museum, home to a 33-foot long Edmontosaurus skeleton along with other dinosaur reconstructions, mineral displays, fossils and a limestone cave (1215 W. Dayton, 608.262.1412).

Tour the Chazen Museum of Art. Trained docents lead group tours of the museum's extensive collection (800 University Ave. 608.263.2246).

Visit the Kohl Center, the home of Badger basketball, hockey, wrestling and more! See the expansive Chihuly glass sculpture adorning the interior walls of the center (601 W. Dayton, 608.265.5645).

Stop by to see Camp Randall Stadium, where the Badger football team plays each fall (1440 Monroe St.).

Spend the afternoon at the scenic Memorial Union Terrace on the shores of Lake Mendota (800 Langdon St., 608.265.3000).

Head to the Campus Information Center and take a campus tour of all of the distinguished sites on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus (716 Langdon St., 608.263.2400).