Downtown Madison Travel Guide
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Capitol Square
You can find out about the history of Madison when you stop by Capitol Square. Visit the area's shops or simply enjoy its restaurants.
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Learn about the events happening in Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center during your trip to Madison. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
State Street Shopping
During your visit to Madison, you can do some window-shopping at State Street Shopping. Savour the area's restaurants and bars.
Memorial Union Terrace
You can enjoy the entertainment at Memorial Union Terrace during your travels to Madison. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Enjoy the student vibe around University of Wisconsin-Madison, a top university in Madison. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Henry Vilas Zoo
Why not visit the native and exotic animals who call Henry Vilas Zoo home during your travels in Madison? Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Top hotels in Downtown Madison
The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club
Good bed and spacious room. The corner room was quiet and comfortable. Would suggest a few choices for pillows as everyone's needs are different. Convenient location to Overture Center, restaurants and shopping on state street. Staff polite and curtious.
Reviewed on 20 Nov 2025
DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown
It was great - large suite, clean and comfortable, and friendly staff
Reviewed on 24 Nov 2025
The Edgewater
Beautiful hotel in a fabulous location
Reviewed on 19 Nov 2025
Best Western Premier Park Hotel
Very nice room, friendly staff and great location.
Reviewed on 21 Nov 2025
Hampton Inn & Suites Madison / Downtown
Clean room, great pool and hot tub!
Reviewed on 24 Nov 2025
Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown
This hotel is convenient to campus and the staff is friendly, professional and accommodating. We brought our 50# black lab and it was nice to have a walking path and patio with dog poop bags available. Simple but just makes traveling so much easier. Will be staying here when I visit my kid at UW ...
Reviewed on 23 Nov 2025
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Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Madison
Campus Area
While visiting Campus Area, you might make a stop by sights like Memorial Union Terrace and Lake Monona Shoreline Run.
Greenbush
While Greenbush may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Wisconsin Field House and Kohl Center.
Bay Creek
Bay Creek might not have many top sights, but Henry Vilas Zoo and Dane County Farmers Market are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Tenney-Lapham
While visiting Tenney-Lapham, you might make a stop by sights like Breese Stevens Field and Lake Mendota.
Vilas
While visiting Vilas, you might make a stop by sights like Henry Vilas Zoo and Vilas Park.
University Heights Historic District
Though University Heights Historic District may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Camp Randall Stadium and Wisconsin Field House.
Downtown Madison Travel Guide
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- Kohl Center
- Capitol Square
- Wisconsin State Capitol
- Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
- Overture Center for the Arts
- Orpheum Theater
- State Street Shopping
- Memorial Union Terrace
- Lake Monona Shoreline Run
- Wisconsin Historical Museum
- Chazen Museum of Art
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Downtown Madison Visitor Center
- Memorial Library
- Dane County Farmers' Market
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Goodspeed Pier
- Lake Mendota
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