Area Attractions
Welcome to Madison, Wisconsin, a city that promises to enrich you both intellectually and emotionally. As one of a few cities in the world built upon an isthmus, Madison is uniquely situated between two glacial lakes - Lake Mendota and Lake Monona - and is literally surrounded by natural beauty. Five area lakes, more than 260 city parks, and over 120 miles of shared-use biking and walking trails are open year-round for a wide range of outdoor activities.
Madison boasts excellent live music venues, resident theater groups and visual art centers, lending the area the urban sophistication and cultural arts reputation usually reserved for a larger metropolitan areas. Take in an exhibit at one of Madison's many museums or galleries, enjoy live theater and musical performances at Overture Center for the Arts, or tour the fascinating architecture for which Madison is known.
Culture activities throughout the Madison area are in full bloom. From downtown boutiques to the “main street” shops of our surrounding communities; the area’s distinct shopping districts feature the season’s newest trends and unique versions of the old standards. Springtime visitors to Madison will once again enjoy the abundant, organic produce that is readily available throughout our area – and found at the plentiful farmers markets (including the nation’s top-ranked Dane County Farmers’ Market), or on the tables of the many great local and ethnically diverse restaurants.
Madison - where you can easily go to extremes and climb, bike, hike, sail or just take in a lake soaked sunset. Dine, dance, laugh, listen, applaud or just watch the world go by on State Street.
Be effortlessly enriched, both emotionally and intellectually – here in Madison.
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.visitmadison.com