Overture Center
This is a beautiful theater in downtown Madison. We’ve taken the kids to the free Saturday theatre in the round. This is a top quality theatre with local productions as well as top notch, visiting productions and entertainers.
This dinner theatre is the pride of Fort Atkinson. Located at 1131 Janesville Avenue, Business Hwy 26 South, Ft. Atkinson. Call 800.477.9505 or check their website for current shows.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
This is a wonderful art museum with interesting exhibits. The kids enjoy it also. Check out the roof-top garden and restaurant.
Located at 227 State Street in Madison.
Veterans Museum
This is an amazing collection of military items and history. This is a good time to reflect on the special Americans who protect and have protected our freedom. A great time for both adults and children.
Located across from the Capitol building at 30 Miflin Street in Madison
UW Geology Museum
We were amazed at the collection of fossils here. We’ve been to all the great museums in Chicago and elsewhere and this ranks right up there.
This is located at in Weeks Hall (corner of Dayton & Charter).
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 North Carroll Street, Madison (located on the Capitol Square)
608.264.6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org
The Wisconsin Historical Museum is located on Madison's Capitol Square and is full of wonderful information about the state's rich history. Explore Wisconsin's distinctive heritage and a variety of other American history topics through artifacts, photographs, full-scale dioramas, audio-visual presentations, and interactive multimedia programs.
Madison Childrens Museum
A great children's destination in a great downtown Madison location. You can enjoy it for an hour or two, then have lunch at one of the great Madison restaurants or go to the Veterans or Historical museums or the Capitol building which are all within 1 block of each other. Located on the capitol square at 100 N. Hamilton Street. 608.256.6445.
A local history museum with many interesting stories to share, the Hoard Historical Museum is like no other. Here you’ll find out about Sauk warrior, Black Hawk, and the 1832 Black Hawk War. Discover what kind of soldier young Abraham Lincoln was and learn how “Fort Atkinson” came to be. Explore the contributions of two locals of whom we’re very proud: William Dempster Hoard, the father of the Wisconsin dairy industry; and Lorine Niedecker, world famous poet. In between all this, you’ll see amazing collections of artifacts, artwork, and much more. The museum's new permanent exhibit, Mysteries of the Mounds, is now open for viewing.
Visitors will also enjoy The National Dairy Shrine’s Museum, which features a multimedia show that captures the sights and sounds of dairy farming: past, present, and future.
