Science venues on campus
Learners of all ages from all over Wisconsin can come to UW–Madison’s campus to experience science as exploring the unknown! Make the UW–Madison campus your Destination for Exploration by visiting these venues, many of which can provide experiences tailored to the interests of your group.
For assistance in planning your visit to campus, please visit UW–Madison Visitor & Information Programs or call 608-265-9500.
To submit revisions or additions to this list, e-mail Tom Zinnen.
| Name | Contact | Self-guided visits? | Scheduled tours, workshops? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Centennial Gardens 620 Babcock Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Julie Young 608-262-8406 julieyoung@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Allen Textile Collection 378 Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Diana Zlatanovski 608-262-1162 zlatanovski@wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| Arboretum 1207 Seminole Highway Madison, WI 53711-3726 (map) | Kathy Miner 608-265-5872 kdminer@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Babcock Hall Dairy Store 1605 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Eileen Karre 608-262-3045 | Yes | No |
| Babcock Hall Dairy Plant Observatory Babcock Hall, second floor 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 537 (map) | Bill Klein 608-265-2726 waklein@facstaff.wisc.edu | Yes | No |
| Biochemistry Museum (opening 2009) Old Biochemistry Renovation 420 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 537 (map) | David L. Nelson 608-263-6879 nelson @biochem.wisc.edu | No | No |
| BioTrek, The Biotech Outreach Program 1120 Genetics/ Biotechnology Center 425 Henry Mall (map) | Tom Zinnen 608-265-2420 zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| Botany Garden 430 Lincoln Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Mohammad Fayyaz 608-262-2235 mmfayyaz@facstaff.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Botany Greenhouse 430 Lincoln Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Mohammad Fayyaz 608-262-2235 mmfayyaz@facstaff.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Campus Tours Campus Information Center at the Red Gym 716 Langdon, Madis (map) | Jessica McCarty 608-265-9500 jmccarty@uwmad.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Chazen Art Museum Elvejhem Building, 800 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Anne Lambert 608-263-4421 alambert@chazen.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Center for Biology Education Room 118 Old Genetics, 445 Henry Mall Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Jane Harris Cramer 608-263-0478 jhcramer@wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| Dairy Cattle Instruction and Research Facility 1815 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Mike Peters 608-262-2271 peters2@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Forest Products Laboratory 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr. Madison, WI 53726-2398 (map) | Sandy Morgan 608-231-9200 mailroom_forest_products_laboratory@fs.fed.us | No | Yes |
| Design Gallery 70 Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Jody Clowes 608-262-8815 designgallery@mail.sohe.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Geology Museum at Weeks Hall 1215 West Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Brooke Norsted 608-262-1412 brooke@geology.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Historical Markers 40 sites around campus | Tom Zinnen 608-265-2420 zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu | Yes | No |
| Insect Research Collection Gallery 346 Russell Laboratories, 1630 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Steven Krauth 608-262-0056 krauth@entomology.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Lakeshore Nature Preserve (map) | Cathie Bruner 608-265-9275 cbruner@fpm.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Microbe Place at Microbial Sciences Building 1550 Linden Drive Madison, WI (map) | Michelle Rondon 608-890-1978 mrrondon@wisc.edu | Yes | No |
| Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility 3101 County Hwy M Verona, WI 53593 (map) | Tom Schwab 608-845-6895 tgschwab@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Mechanical Engineering 1513 University Ave. (map) | 608-262-3392 reactor@engr.wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| Physics: The Ingersoll Physics Museum 2130 Chamberlin Hall, 1150 University Avenue Madison, WI 53 (map) | Steve Narf 608-262-3898 snarf@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Primate Center Learning Lobby 1223 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715-1299 (map) | Jordana Lenon 608-263-7024 jlenon@primate.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Silver Buckle Press 236 Memorial Library, 728 State Street Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Tracy Honn 608-263-4929 thonn@library.wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| D. C. Smith Greenhouse 1575 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Johanna Oosterwyk 608-262-3844 jmooster@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Space Place The Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park Street Madison, WI 53713 (map) | Kay Kriewald 608-262-4779 kay@sal.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Synchrotron Radiation Center 3731 Schneider Dr. Stoughton, WI (map) | Chris Moore 608-877-2137 cmoore@src.wisc.edu | No | Yes |
| Walnut Street Greenhouse 525 Walnut St. Madison, WI 53705 (map) | Lynn Hummel 608-265-8053 elhummel@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Washburn Observatory (closed for renovation til June 2009) 1401 Observatory Dr. Madison, WI 53706 (map) | | No | No |
| West Madison Ag Research Station 8502 Mineral Point Road Verona, WI 53593 (map) | Judy Reith-Rozelle 608-262-2257 jreithrozell@facstaff.wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Wisconsin State Herbarium Room 160 Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Ted Cochrane 608-262-2792 tscochra@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Wisconsin Union Galleries Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706 (map) | Robin Schmoldt 608-262-5969 schmoldt@wisc.edu | Yes | Yes |
| Zoology Museum Galleries Noland Zoology Building, 250 N. Mills Street Madison, WI 53 (map) | Paula Holahan 608-262-3766 pmholahan@facstaff.wisc.edu | Yes | No |
| Suomi Science Museum (in planning) AOSS Building, 1225 W. Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706 | Jean Phillips 608-262-8164 jean.phillips@ssec.wisc.edu | No | No |
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