Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace (union.wisc.edu)






Olbrich Botanical Gardens (wheredoitakethekids.com/place/olbrich-botanical-gardens)






Red Pandas at Henry Vilas Zoo (pinterest.com/pin/343399540314382995/)






Next Door Brewing (gazettextra.com/article/20131120/ARTICLES/131129970)






Ian's Pizza (smilefeist.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/pizza.jpg)






Cooper's Tavern (madisondining.com/coopers-tavern-opens-on-square/)






The Old Fashioned (pilsgrimage.com/exceptional-beer-bars/wisconsin-beer-heaven-the-old-fashioned-in-madison/)

There are a lot of great places to visit and activities to do in Madison in the summer. There are also a ton of breweries and awesome restaurants around downtown Madison. The following are just a few of our favorites.

Activities/Places to Visit:

-The Wisconsin Union Terrace (often has live music in the summer) (Website)
800 Langdon St.
Madison, WI 53706

-Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Website)
3330 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

-Madison Children's Museum (Website)
100 N. Hamilton St.
Madison, WI 53703

-The state Capitol of Wisconsin (Website)
2 E. Main St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Free concerts on the Capitol square every Wednesday (Website)
King Street corner of the Capitol Square
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

-Vitense Mini Golf (Website)
5501 Schroeder Rd.
Madison, WI 53711

-Henry Vilas Zoo (Website)
702 S. Randall Ave.
Madison, WI 53715

-The Wisconsin Historical Museum (Website)
30 N. Carroll St.
Madison, WI 53703

-The Wisconsin Veteran's Museum (Website)
30 W. Mifflin St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Rent Kayaks on Lake Wingra (Website)
824 Knickerbocker St.
Madison, WI 53711

-Rent Kayaks, etc. on Lake Mendota (Website / Website)
800 Langdon St.
Madison, WI 53706


Breweries/Distilleries:

-Great Dane Pub & Brewery (Website)
123 E. Doty St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Capital Brewery (Website)
7734 Terrace Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562

-Karben4 Brewing (Website)
3698 Kinsman Blvd.
Madison, WI 53704

-Rockhound Brewing (Website)
444 S. Park St.
Madison, WI 53715

-Next Door Brewing (and pub) (Website)
2439 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

-Vintage Brewing Company (Website)
674 S. Whitney Way
Madison, WI 53711

-One Barrel Brewing Company (Website)
2001 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

-Ale Asylum (Website)
2002 Pankratz St.
Madison, WI 53704

-Wisconsin Brewing Company (Website)
1079 American Way
Verona, WI 53593

-Old Sugar Distillery (Website)
931 E. Main St. #8
Madison, WI 53703

Bos Meadery (Website)
849 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703

-New Glarus Brewing (Website)
2400 State Hwy 69
New Glarus, WI 53574


Food:

-Mickies Dairy Bar (Website)
1511 Monroe St.
Madison, WI 53711

-Ian's Pizza (Mac & Cheese Pizza!!) (Website)
100 State St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Cooper's Tavern (Website)
20 W. Mifflin St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Old Fashioned (Website)
23 N. Pinckney St.
Madison, WI 53703

-Dobhan (Website)
2110 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

-Monty's Blue Plate Diner (Website)
2089 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

-Olbrich Biergarten (Website)
3527 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53714