{"id":25070,"date":"2018-10-09T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/?page_id=25070"},"modified":"2018-10-09T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:41:01","slug":"places-to-go","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/madison-wisconsin-city-guide\/places-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Places to Go in Madison, WI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24470 size-full\" src=\"\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/city-guides_02revised-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><!--more--><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a day off from class?<br \/>\nEnjoy one of these active adventure destinations in Madison.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/arboretum.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1. University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>1207 Seminole Hwy<br \/>\nMadison, WI 53711<br \/>\n<em>The 1,200-acre grounds are home to protected prairies, woodlands, wetlands, savannas, springs, shoreline, a notable horticultural collection, and Wisconsin native plant gardens. It also offers 20 miles of walking trails and 4 miles of biking road as well as hundreds of learning and volunteer opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wi.gov\/lakes\/lakepages\/LakeDetail.aspx?wbic=804600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2. Lake Monona<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Madison, WI<br \/>\n<i>Run, fish, boat, bike and more at Lake Monona. It&#8217;s a great place to enjoy an active day right in the heart of Madison.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/iatr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>3. Ice Age National Scenic Trail<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Eagle, WI 53119<br \/>\n<em>This scenic park traces the edge of the glacier which made up many of Wisconsin&#8217;s lakes, river valleys, rolling hills and ridges. There are a ton of ways to enjoy the 1,200-mile scenic trail including hiking, biking and camping.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vilaszoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>4. <\/strong><strong>Henry Vilas Zoo<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>702 S Randall Ave<br \/>\nMadison, WI 53715<br \/>\n<em>This 28-acre public zoo is a&nbsp;great place for anyone to spend the day with a ton of great experiences and exhibits to explore.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olbrich.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>5. Olbrich Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>3330 Atwood Ave<br \/>\nMadison, WI 53704<br \/>\n<em>The beautiful gardens located on the edge of Lake Monona feature&nbsp;16 acres of gardens, including a tropical conservatory, a rose garden and&nbsp;a gilded Thai pavilion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25055\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/classpass.com\/blog\/madison-wisconsin-city-guide\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25055 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MADISON-400x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MADISON-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.classpass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MADISON-50x34.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/270;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Return to City Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23469,"featured_media":24470,"parent":25048,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25070","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Places to Go in Madison, WI - ClassPass Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taking a day off from class? 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