Madison Children's Museum is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

1. Madison Children's Museum

8.9
100 N Hamilton St, Madison, WI
Museum · Downtown Madison · 40 tips and reviews

Courtney M.Courtney Moore: Voted Madison's Favorite Museum, Chilrens Activity, and Spot to go on a rainy day by Isthmus readers!

Nicolle M.Nicolle Mueller: Great museum, but the construction around it and crowd is a deterrent.

Laura E.Laura Ellis: Very impressed! Much nicer and less chaotic than the Chicago children's museum!!

Geology Museum is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

2. Geology Museum

7.4
1215 W Dayton St (Charter St.), Madison, WI
Science Museum · 11 tips and reviews

Wisconsin Science FestivalWisconsin Science Festival: Check out the Geology Museum during the Wisconsin Science Festival Sept. 27-30! WiSciFest.org

Wisconsin Science FestivalWisconsin Science Festival: Check out the Geology Museum during the Wisconsin Science Festival Sept. 27-30!

Wisconsin Science FestivalWisconsin Science Festival: The UW-Madison Geology Museum is hosting the Wisconsin Science Festival Sept. 22-25 #wiscifest http://wisconsinsciencefest.org/index.html

Chazen Museum Of Art is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

3. Chazen Museum Of Art

7.9
800 University Ave, Madison, WI
Art Museum · 23 tips and reviews

UW-MadisonUW-Madison: One of the country’s leading university art museums, the Chazen houses a permanent collection of 16,000 works of art dating from 2300 B. C. to present day. Read more.

WiscSchoolofBusinessWiscSchoolofBusiness: Experience the newly-renovated, beautiful Chazen Museum of Art. Not only is there excellent art but an amazing view of the UW-Madison campus!

Charles K.Charles Koch: Surprisingly (or not surprisingly) great selection of art and sculpture.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

4. Wisconsin Veterans Museum

7.6
30 W Mifflin St Ste 200, Madison, WI
History Museum · Downtown Madison · 18 tips and reviews

Shaleigh S.Shaleigh Sugden: A beautifully laid out and crafted museum. The mannequins are incredibly life-like, the murals are simply stunning, and the array of war memorabilia is vast. Definitely worth a visit!

The Cap TimesThe Cap Times: Civil War novelists & best-selling author, Jeff Shaara, visits the museum for the first time. See what Jeff learned about Camp Randall and what he knows about Madison Civil War history… Read more.

jena s.jena sebald: It's a smaller museum but very impressive

DreamBank - American Family Insurance is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

5. DreamBank - American Family Insurance

1 N Pinckney St (S Livingston St), Madison, WI
Event Space · Marquette · 4 tips and reviews

Brad O.Brad Orego: The chocolate clouds are amazing! Great place to hang out for a bit

Seth K.Seth Keeler: Try the touch screens

Fred S.Fred Schmidt: Moved to 821 East Washington Ave.

UW Arboretum Visitor Center is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

6. UW Arboretum Visitor Center

8.2
2880 Longenecker Drive (Seminole Highway/Mills Street), Madison, WI
Museum · 3 tips and reviews

Barbara E.Barbara Ellen: Great place to visit in the spring & fall. Take a tour - the guides are knowledgeable and you'll learn some amazing things about the area!

Heidi N.Heidi Nava: Quiet and love the veiw

Le Anne d.Le Anne de Montes: Good drive for parents trying to get kids to sleep. Also our 3 year old loves the trees.

Wisconsin Historical Society is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

7. Wisconsin Historical Society

7.8
816 State St (at Park St), Madison, WI
Library · 11 tips and reviews

Hanna Rae PhotographyHanna Rae Photography: This is one of my absolute favorite locations to shoot! With its dramatic architecture and convenient location, it's the perfect backdrop for all of my drop-dead gorgeous subjects!

UW-MadisonUW-Madison: A one stop shop for Wisconsin history. It's also become a great place to study or read with lots of tables and comfy couches; yeah, there's access to the UW-Madison network. Read more.

Chris L.Chris Lay: Follow @wihistimages on twitter for some great selections from their digital image collections!

Strictly Discs is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

8. Strictly Discs

9.2
1900 Monroe Street, Madison, WI
Record Store · Dudgeon - Monroe · 12 tips and reviews

Paul B.Paul Baker: I always spend more time here than I had planned. What a sound museum!

Paul B.Paul Baker: The ground level is just the tip of the iceberg. The real treasures are in the basement. Reasonably good classical collection too.

VazDrae L.VazDrae Lombax: Cassettes in the basement! Fairly good selection of used cassettes too, and with really good prices. They also will have blank Type-II tapes occasionally.

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

9. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

750 N Midvale Blvd (at University Ave.), Madison, WI
Steakhouse · 10 tips and reviews

Allan W.Allan White: The sweet chile calamari and seared ahi tuna appetizers are delicious!

Jeannie K.Jeannie Klein Doyle: The small plates are perfect!

Brandi S.Brandi Shingledecker: Great happy hour!

Pooley's is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

10. Pooley's

7.3
5441 High Crossing Blvd (at American Pkwy.), Madison, WI
Sports Bar · High Crossing · 7 tips and reviews

CNNCNN: A local fixture since 1993, Pooley's is not only Madison's largest sports bar but also a museum with more than 1,600 signed photos, 400-plus football helmets and more than 75 jerseys. Read more.

NateNate: BYO pizza. Feta, bacon, Italian beef. Boom

Kyle A.Kyle Alme: Can't beat the happy hour prices!

Dane County Farmers' Market is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

11. Dane County Farmers' Market

8.9
Capitol Square (at Mifflin, Main, Carroll, Pinckney), Madison, WI
Farmers Market · Downtown Madison · 83 tips and reviews

AmandaAmanda: Public restrooms are available in the Veterans Museum on Mifflin and Carrol. Free admission.

Leia F.Leia Ferrari: A must-try or buy is Brunkow Cheese (typically on either Main or Pinckney, with a red and white striped tent) - their sizzling cheese and squeaky curds top all other cheese vendors.

TomTom: SPICY CHEESY BREAD!

8 Seasons Grille is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

12. 8 Seasons Grille

45 S Bassett St (at W. Main St), Madison, WI
American Restaurant · Bassett · 16 tips and reviews

Dan P.Dan Puckett: Jalapeño pepper ale if you like jalapeño it is really good

Matthew R.Matthew Rathbone: There's a great free-beer special here for the first time you check-in!

Jennifer S.Jennifer Seiter: Called 8 seasons because they change their menu 8 times a year to keep things fresh and local. It's delicious!

The Brink Lounge is one of The 15 Best Museums in Madison.

13. The Brink Lounge

7.0
701 E Washington Ave Ste 105, Madison, WI
Lounge · Marquette · 11 tips and reviews

Michelle S.Michelle Shuler: Tuesday night is Salsa/Argentine Tango night at The Brink! There's usually a pretty great turnout of people who love to dance (almost) as much as I do!

Rahul J.Rahul Jairaj: If ur into salsa, bachata or tango then Tuesday night is the night!! 👯

Toby C.Toby Carlson: Nice place for all events, did my renewal of Vows here