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Downtown Destinations
 Where
would you like to start on your
Downtown nature experience?
Click on a site below to begin your customized panning or
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 Madison
Children's Museum for a "Focus Tour".
Pack a picnic lunch and eat on the State
Capitol grounds.
Then, take the 4 minute bus ride to...
UW Geology Museum
to study rocks, fossils and minerals. |
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Henry Vilas Zoo |
Grade Level
elementary, middle |
Program Topics
Mammals
Birds
Rainforest Animals
Reptiles
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Tour Information
Start times: 10am, 11am and Noon
Length: 1.5 hours
Fees: $1 per student suggested |
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Lunch Options
Picnic grounds on-site
Picnic grounds at
Vilas
Park, Madison
McDonalds at 1102 Regent Street, Madison |
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Other Area Attractions
State Capitol
Vilas
Park
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Second Nature Net Destination
Make the most of your travel day - book a second Nature Net field
experience (and become eligible for
Transportation Funding).
Approximate travel time from
Henry Vilas Zoo:
| UW Geology Museum |
4 minutes |
| UW Arboretum |
8 minutes |
| Madison Children's Museum |
9 minutes |
| Lussier Family Heritage Center |
13 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
14 minutes |
| Owen Conservation Park |
14 minutes |
| Edna Taylor Conservation Park |
14 minutes |
| Olbrich Botanical Garden |
16 minutes |
| Cherokee Marsh |
28 minutes |
| Madison School Forest |
28 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth |
44 minutes |
| MacKenzie Environmental Center |
46 minutes |
| Bethel Horizons Nature Center |
60 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Foundation |
64 minutes |
| International Crane Foundation |
65 minutes |
| Upham Woods |
72 minutes |
Map to all Nature Net sites. |
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Madison Children's Museum |
Grade Level
preschool, elementary |
Program Topics
General Group Visit (self-guided)
Focus Tour - featured exhibits (change with season)
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Tour Information
Start times: varies (between 9:30am and 3:30pm)
Length: 1 hour (March-May), 1-2 hours (Aug-Feb)
Fees: $3 per student ($.25 subsidized admission available to eligible groups) |
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Lunch Options
Picnic on the Capitol gournds
Capitol Lunch Room
The Great Dane at 123 E Doty Street, Madison |
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Other Area Attractions
State Historical
Museum
Veteran's
Museum
State Capitol
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Second Nature Net Destination
Make the most of your travel day - book a second Nature Net field
experience (and become eligible for
Transportation Funding).
Approximate travel time from Madison Children's Museum:
| UW Geology Museum |
6 minutes |
| Henry Vilas Zoo |
9 minutes |
| Olbrich Botanical Garden |
10 minutes |
| UW Arboretum |
13 minutes |
| Lussier Family Heritage Center |
14 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
14 minutes |
| Owen Conservation Park |
14 minutes |
| Edna Taylor Conservation Park |
14 minutes |
| Cherokee Marsh |
22 minutes |
| Madison School Forest |
32 minutes |
| MacKenzie Environmental Center |
42 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Foundation |
56 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth |
56 minutes |
| International Crane Foundation |
58 minutes |
| Bethel Horizons Nature Center |
64 minutes |
| Upham Woods |
66 minutes |
Map to all Nature Net sites. |
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UW Arboretum |
Grade Level
preschool, elementary, middle, high, college, adult |
Program Topics
Prairie Ecology & Habitats
Compare & Contrast Ecosystems
History of Wisconsin, Arboretum & Conservation
More... |
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Tour Information
Start times: varies
Length: 1.5 - 2 hours
Fees: $39 per 15 students |
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Lunch Options
Picnic grounds at
Vilas
Park
Picnic grounds at
Olin Park
Rocky Rococo's at 1301 Regent Street, Madison
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Other Area Attractions
Wisconsin
Historical Museum
Chazen Museum of Art
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Second Nature Net Destination
Make the most of your travel day - book a second Nature Net field
experience (and become eligible for
Transportation Funding).
Approximate travel time from UW Arboretum:
| UW Geology Museum |
8 minutes |
| Henry Vilas Zoo |
8 minutes |
| Lussier Family Heritage Center |
10 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
10 minutes |
| Edna Taylor Conservation Park |
10 minutes |
| Owen Conservation Park |
13 minutes |
| Madison Children's Museum |
13 minutes |
| Olbrich Botanical Garden |
16 minutes |
| Madison School Forest |
20 minutes |
| Cherokee Marsh |
31 minutes |
| MacKenzie Environmental Center |
45 minutes |
| Bethel Horizons Nature Center |
52 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Foundation |
59 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth |
60 minutes |
| International Crane Foundation |
60 minutes |
| Upham Woods |
69 minutes |
Map to all Nature Net sites. |
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UW Geology Museum |
Grade Level
elementary, middle, high |
Program Topics
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
Wisconsin's Geologic History
Mastodon skeleton & the Wisconsin Ice Age
Museum Scavenger Hunt
More... |
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Tour Information
Start times: varies
Length: 1 hour
Fees: $1 per student suggested (minimum $15 per tour) |
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Lunch Options
Picnic grounds at
Vilas
Park
Bring sack lunches to
Union South
Cousins Subs at 1221 W Johnson Street, Madison
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Other Area Attractions
State Historical Musuem
Babcock Ice Cream Shop
State Capitol
UW-Madison Campus Tour
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Second Nature Net Destination
Make the most of your travel day - book a second Nature Net field
experience (and become eligible for
Transportation Funding).
Approximate travel time from UW Geology Museum:
| Henry Vilas Zoo |
4 minutes |
| Madison Children's Museum |
6 minutes |
| UW Arboretum |
8 minutes |
| Owen Conservation Park |
11 minutes |
| Olbrich Botanical Garden |
14 minutes |
| Lussier Family Heritage Center |
15 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
15 minutes |
| Edna Taylor Conservation Park |
15 minutes |
| Cherokee Marsh |
24 minutes |
| Madison School Forest |
28 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth |
38 minutes |
| MacKenzie Environmental Center |
46 minutes |
| Aldo Leopold Foundation |
60 minutes |
| Bethel Horizons Nature Center |
60 minutes |
| International Crane Foundation |
62 minutes |
| Upham Woods |
70 minutes |
Map to all Nature Net sites. |
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 Don't
forget, with many Smart Tours, you may be eligible for
transportation funding from Nature Express.
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