The wonderful city of Madison

Crowds fill the street to support local vendors for the farmer’s market every Saturday. The same group of people rush into Camp Randall for a Badger football game. The culture of Madison brings the people together. Businesses line up on State Street, leading up to the beautiful capitol building. The details inside can be admired for hours. Madison is home to a public ivy, the University of Wisconsin. Students, staff, and all alike gather at Lake Mendota to enjoy a drink and the calm water. Madison is a city filled with lakes, sports, kind people and rich history. 

Madison is a city where you get to enjoy all seasons. A hot summer day is best with a delicious meal out at Picnic Point and a jump in the water. The fall breeze makes walking to the Kohl Center feel like a warm hug. When things cool down, the lake freezes and turns into an ice rink. When the ice starts to thaw, the energy lifts for a beautiful Madison Spring.

Madison is surrounded by many communities in Dane County such as Middleton, Verona, Oregon, Fitchburg, McFarland, Stoughton, Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie, DeForest, and Waunakee. 

Hungry? Madison has it all and more. There are restaurants of every ethnicity and tradition. From gyros to cheeseburgers, it’s all paradise. Madison, Wisconsin is home to a little less than 800 restaurants.

Also in Madison, is the Henry Vilas Zoo. The Zoo is home to over 600 animals from countries all around the world. The best part? Admission is 100% free, including parking, However, donations are advised.The great city of Madison is home to nearly 40 museums as well, including four that cost nothing: Chazen Museum of Art, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin Veterans Museum and the UW-Madison Geology Museum.

Spring and Summer days can be used to attend local sporting events for some pre-professional teams. For baseball and softball, you can find the Madison Mallards and Nightmares. Soccer is more your speed? Go to a Rally or Forward game. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is also home to 23 varsity sports, including football, basketball, golf,  track and field, cross country, rowing, hockey, swim and dive, softball, soccer, volleyball, and tennis.

On the university’s campus, sits two unions. Both Memorial Union and Union South are lovely places to kick back, relax, catch up with an old friend, enjoy the view, and try some good views. The city is full of nature, where people enjoy to bike, kayak, fish, hike, walk, run and more. 

Madison, Wisconsin really is a city for everyone