Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Carroll St., 608/264-6555,
www.wisconsinhistory.org
,
9am-4pm Tues.-Sat., $4) lets you
stroll through commendable, challenging permanent multimedia exhibits that detail the
state's geological, Native American, and European settlement history. This museum also
has unquestionably the best bookstore for Wisconsin titles.
Kitty-corner from the historical museum, the
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
(30 W.
Mifflin St., 608/267-1799,
http://museum.dva.state.wi.us
,
9am-4:30pm Mon.-Sat. year-
round and noon-4pm Sun. Apr.-Sept., free) has two impressive main galleries of exhibits,
dioramas, and extensive holdings tracing Wisconsin's involvement in wars from the Civil
WartothePersianGulfconflict.EvenMexicanbordercampaignsaredetailed.Mainattrac-
tionsarethemock-upsofbattlesandcoolaircrafthoveringoverhead.Childrenwilllovethe
submarine periscope sticking out of the gallery's roof, which allows for a true panoramic
view of downtown Madison.
