Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The carillon tower on the UW campus has 56 bells.
For information, head for two
visitor information centers
(608/263-2400,
ht-
tp://visit.wisc.edu
,
8am-5pm Mon.-Fri., 11am-2:30pm Sat.-Sun.). The main visitors center
is far south of here at
Union South
(21 N. Park Street); another is at the
Wisconsin Insti-
tute for Discovery
(330 N. Orchard St.).
Not far from Bascom Hall is a
carillon tower
with 56 bells and sporadic Sunday after-
noonperformances.Upthehillfromthetoweris
Washburn Observatory
(1401Observat-
ory Dr., 608/262-9274,
www.astro.wisc.edu
)
, one of the first observatories to use radio as-
tronomy. It was also renovated in 2009 to restore its historic charm. Traditionally it's open
at 9pm the first and third Wednesday of each month April-October (every Wednesday mid-
June-late July); the rest of the year, it opens at 7:30pm. Note that it's open only if skies are
at least 75 percent clear. If for nothing else, hike up to the observatory to drink in the views
