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Some Things to Do In and Around Madison
Some events during the time of ISCA:
- New York Yankees play the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Monday,
June 6 - Wednesday June 8. Miller Park is about 70 miles from Madison.
- Modest Mouse plays at the Orpheum Theater on State St on Monday June 6.
Modest Mouse is a recently popular alternative rock group and the
Orpheum Theater is practically across the street from the Overture Center.
Close to the Monona Terrace
Convention Center
 Tour
the Wisconsin
State Capitol building
Tours at 9, 10, 11am, and 1, 2, and 3pm Monday - Saturday,
4:00pm Monday-Friday Reservation Required if 10 or
more people (608)266-0382.
 and
1, 2, and 3pm Sunday. Free.
Go to
the Farmers' Market Saturday mornings,
6am - 2pm, around the Capitol
Square. The pastries at 25 N. Pinckney St. are
great. A smaller version of the market is on Wednesdays 8:30am - 2pm along the 200 block of Martin
Luther King Blvd.
 Relax
at the University of Wisconsin
Memorial Union Terrace
800 Langdon St. Outdoor terrace and tables on the shore
of Lake Mendota.
Free, outdoor, live music Wednesday -
Saturday 9pm-midnight and Friday 5-7pm. You need to show
your conference badge to buy beer (To buy beer/wine one needs to obtain a
daily guest pass for no charge at the Stiftskeller or Information Desk next to
Essentials.). Babcock Hall ice cream made at the University is sold inside the
Union.
 Walk
State
Street
"...a funky half-mile strip of food, music, craft and clothing shops
running from the university campus to the imposing state capitol
building."
--New York Times.
Free, outdoor folk music Saturdays 4-7pm at 452 State St.
Take
in a concert at the Overture Center,
designed by internationally famous architect Cesar Pelli.
The Isthmus Jazz Fest is
taking place on June 3rd and 4th, 2005. On Monday, June 6th, ISCA is
hosting an organ concert and reception at Overture.
- To Olin
Park: Follow bike path along Lake
Monona from the Monona
Terrace, keeping the lake on your left. About 2 miles round-trip.
- Around Lake
Monona: Follow bike path
signs; some path but much on city streets. About 20K.
- To Picnic Point: Go
down State St., turn right at Lake St. until you reach Lake Mendota, turn
left and follow the lakeshore path past the Union to Picnic Point. About
10K round-trip. Very scenic path.
- More running
routes
- Rent a Bicycle or Inline
Skates
Around Lake Monona (20K), to Picnic Point (10K,
most scenic), to Olin Park
(2 miles), or through the University Arboretum (10K). A map
of city bike routes is available. Rental stores near the Monona
Terrace:
- Yellow Jersey Bicycles,
419 State St.,
608-257-4737. Bicycles: $18/day or $55/week.
- Machinery Row Bicycles, 601
Williamson St., 608-442-5974. 1/4 mile from
Monona Terrace. Bicycles: $20/day or $60/week. Tandems: $50/day or
$150/week. Inline Skates: $10/day or $30/week.
- Williamson Bicycle Works, 640
West Washington Ave., 608-255-5292.
Bicycles: $12/day or $60/week.
- Budget
Bicycle Center,
930 Regent St.,
608-251-1663. Bicycles: Free with $75 deposit (Yellow Bikes Project).
- Rent a Canoe, Kayak,
Sailboat, or Windsurfer
- On Lake
Mendota
- University of
Wisconsin Hoofers Sailing Club
At the Memorial Union boat house, 800 Langdon
St., 608-576-9593 or 608-262-7445. Open
11am - sunset. Rent a canoe ($7/hour), rent a sailboat or windsurfer if
you already know how ($25/hour + $5/hour for extra passengers), or take
lessons (2-4 people, 2-3 hour blocks, $30 per person), or go on a guided
sail with an instructor (2-6 people, first hour $65, each additional
hour $30). Make a reservation, if possible. At least one person must
be a Union member. A six-month introductory membership is available for
$30.
- Watertrail
Adventures, 614 E. Gorham St.,
608-255-2958. Office Hours--Tues, Thursday: 2-5:30, Friday 10am-2pm.
Sailboats and Sailboard rental--$18.00 per hour, $60.00 per day;
Canoe and Kayak rental--$12.50 per hour, $45.00 per day
- On Lake
Wingra
- Wingra
Canoe and Sailing, 824 Knickerbocker
St., 608-233-5332. Canoe, Kayak,
Paddleboat, Rowboat rental--$10.00 per hour, $20.00 per half day, $30.00 per
day; Sailboat, Windsurfer rental--$15.00 per hour, $30.00 per half day, $40.00
per day.
- Take a Boat Cruise on Lake
Monona or Lake
Mendota
- Betty Lou Lake Cruises,
608-246-3136.
- Fridays 4pm cocktail cruise
- Saturdays 11:30am lunch cruise
- Saturdays Lunch cruise is on Lake Monona only--$25.00
- Saturdays Moonlight cruise on Lake Mendota only 9:30-11:30--$30.00
- Brunch cruise runs 11:30-1:30--$35.00
- Sunday Dinner cruise runs from 6-8pm--$35.00
Advance reservations required
-
Pontoon boat rides on Lake:
608-204-4581
Mendota, Tuesdays and
Thursdays 5:30-7pm and 7:15-8:45pm, 1615
Sherman Ave., 3 hour rentals $20.00
numerous trips and tours-see website for more information.
- Visit the University
of Wisconsin Elvehjem Museum
of Art, 800 University Ave.
- See also
Restaurants
Nearby Madison
- Visit Frank Lloyd Wright and
Louis Sullivan buildings in Madison
- Visit Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright's
Home and Studio
About a 45-minute drive west of Madison
in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
608-588-7900
- See a play at the American Players Theater
An outdoor stage in the woods performing mostly Shakespeare. Picnic area
too. Spring Green, Wisconsin.
608-588-2361. About a 45-minute drive west of Madison.
- Visit Old World Wisconsin
America's
largest outdoor museum of rural life.
- Visit the Milwaukee Art Museum
A special Degas
Sculptures exhibit presents all 73 bronze sculptures of the great
French Impressionist master, Edgar Degas.
Showing through June 5th, 2005.
- Visit the International Crane Foundation
The one place in the world where you can see all 15 crane species. Baraboo,
Wisconsin. 608-356-9462. About a 1-hour drive north of Madison.
- Canoe the Wisconsin River
Rent canoes from Blackhawk River Runs, Sauk City,
Wisconsin. 608-643-6724. About 30
minutes north of Madison.
- Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Hike or rock climb at Devil's Lake State Park
Near Baraboo, Wisconsin.
About 45 minutes north.
- Chase a small white ball
around a large green park
- See also
For Kids
- Ice Cream
- University of
Wisconsin Babcock Hall Ice Cream may be purchased at the Memorial Union,
800 Langdon St., or, if you also want to see it being made (before noon),
at the Babcock Hall Dairy
Plant, 1605 Linden Dr. on the University of Wisconsin campus.
- Michael's Frozen Custard, 2531
Monroe St. This store is very near the Lake
Wingra
canoe and kayak rental place (see above).
- Madison's
Henry Vilas Zoo, 702
S. Randall St., 608-266-4732. Small, but has
a children's zoo and is free.
- Madison Children's Museum,
100 State St., 608-256-6445.
$4/person, free on the first Sunday of each month. Best for young
children.
- University of Wisconsin
Geology Museum,
1215 W. Dayton St., 608-262-2399.
Free.
- Cave of the Mounds. A small
cave near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. 608-437-3038. Adults $12, children $6.
About 45 minutes west of Madison.
- Circus World Museum, Baraboo,
Wisconsin. 608-356-0800. About 45
minutes north of Madison. Original home of the Ringling Brothers Circus.
- Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Water parks, boat cruises, theme parks, mini-golf, etc.
800-223-3557 for information. About 1 hour north of Madison.
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