Visitor Guide & Map CAMPUS AND VISITOR RELATIONS WELCOME n behalf of the entire OUniversity of Wisconsin– Madison community, thank you for choosing to visit our bustling and beautiful campus. We hope you have a great time while you are BASCOM HALL BASCOM here and will carry fond memories with you when you depart. Everyone should be able to find something here to enjoy. Your explorations might range from nanoscale engineering to the wonders of the universe. Our the- aters and galleries showcase the finest in fine arts. You can cheer on our student athletes or take in a sunset along the lakeshore. High-tech labs, peaceful gardens and historic landmarks add to UW–Madison’s unique character, which I’m confident you will find appealing. There are thousands of Badgers studying, teaching and providing vital services to enable us to fulfill our mission of education, research and service. While this guide will help you choose the memorable places you’ll visit, we hope the people here leave you with an equally lasting impression. On, Wisconsin! Rebecca Blank Chancellor You may contact Campus and Visitor Relations by: n Stopping into our visitor centers: Campus and Community Information Welcome Desk, Union South, 1308 W. Dayton Street Town Center Welcome Desk, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard Street 2 WELCOME MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT –Madison is known as a UWplace where the best minds SOUTH UNION come to study, teach, examine and discover. But we’re not all work and no play. From exploring natural, historic, and architectural marvels to attending a riveting arts performance or athletic event, UW–Madison offers plentiful activities to enjoy year-round. This guide will start you on your way, whether you are here for an hour, a day, or longer. The map in the center of this guide lists the buildings and destinations referenced in the WISCONSIN INSTITUTES FOR DISCOVERY guide. The letter and number key list- ed for each building will help you find them. Weekend hours may vary for some sites; please call ahead to verify. This guide can’t list everything, so for advice, answers and tips from campus insiders, contact Campus and Visitor Relations. Cheerful students will provide the information you need to make the most of your time here. You may contact Campus and Visitor Relations by: n Calling 608–263–2400 n Sending an email to [email protected] n Visiting Campus and Visitor Relations online at info.wisc.edu (includes live chat) 3 POPULAR DESTINATIONS MEMORIAL UNION TERRACE UNION MEMORIAL Can’t decide what to do first? The following are some favorites. Memorial Union, located on Lake Camp Randall Stadium comes alive Mendota, is where people meet, eat, on football Saturdays when 80,321 hear music and just chill. The Terrace is fans cheer on the Badgers. Visit the one of Madison’s most popular gather- UW Athletics Welcome Center for ing spots. 265–3000, union.wisc.edu. great moments in Badger history or stroll the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Union South features great places Fame next door. to eat, as well as spaces to relax, see a movie, hear bands, and bowl. The Badger Bash prior to every home football game is also hosted here. 890–3000, union.wisc.edu. 4 CAMP RANDALL STADIUM RANDALL CAMP Insider’s Tip Be sure to plan time to take in a sunset over Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace. Babcock Hall Dairy Store offers roughly 15 flavors of Babcock Ice Cream for sundaes, shakes and ice cream cones. 262–3045, babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu. The Geology Museum is a must, especially if you have children to amuse. Dinosaurs and displays will thrill them; adults will learn there, too. Find it inside Weeks Hall. 262–2399, geoscience.wisc.edu. Chazen Museum of Art exhibits treasures from antiquities to the Renaissance to the modern. The exhibits rotate frequently and admis- sion is free. Drop-in and arranged tours are available. Closed Mondays. 263–2246, chazen.wisc.edu. The UW–Madison Arboretum is just a few miles south of campus in the heart of the city, but its 1,260 acres take visitors to the wild side. Gardens, prairies, woods and miles of trails Contact us at 608–263–2400, will make you forget the city’s bustle. [email protected] 263–7888, uwarboretum.org. or info.wisc.edu. 5 LANDMARKS Bascom Hill Historic District has some of the old- est buildings on campus. Civil War soldiers once drilled here, and maypole celebrations, parades, gatherings, demonstrations and romantic meetings have all taken place on the hill. As you visit, imagine the thousands of scholars that have walked the hill and buildings before you. Check out 12 plaques BASCOM HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC HILL BASCOM that describe the area’s history or schedule a tour*, 265–9500. The Lincoln Statue has a place of honor on Bascom Hill because President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862, which designated the university as a land-grant institution. The bronze statue is the only replica of an original cast for Lincoln’s Kentucky birthplace. The Red Gym (Armory and Gymnasium) was built in 1894 as a militia training and student recreation center. Lovingly restored and renovated, Insider’s Tip it is now a National It is a campus tradition for Historic Landmark graduating students to and houses student climb into Abe’s lap and services. Visit on your whisper their dreams for own or with a guide*, the future into his ear. 265–9500. The Dairy Barn, Science Hall and North Hall are also National Historic Landmarks. Contact us at 608–263–2400, [email protected] or info.wisc.edu. 6 LANDMARKS RED GYM RED The Carillon Tower is 85 feet high *Guided tours for groups and houses 56 bronze bells. This of 10 or more are available carillon is one of three in Wisconsin. Visitors may climb the tower during by reservation for many the free concerts, held on Sundays at campus attractions. Please 3 p.m. during the academic year. call 265–9500 for more information. 7 SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY GEOLOGY MUSEUM At the Geology Museum, you can The Washburn Observatory offers touch rocks from a time when there public observations on clear nights were volcanoes in Wisconsin, see on the first and third Wednesdays sea creatures that used to live and of the month. Sessions begin at swim where we now walk, and stand 9 p.m. April–October and at 7:30 p.m. beneath the tusks of a mastodon. November–March. 262–9274, Find it inside Weeks Hall. 262–2399, www.astro.wisc.edu. geoscience.wisc.edu. Stop into nearly any academic build- The Physics Museum inside ing during the week and enjoy the Chamberlin Hall will engage your displays, exhibits and galleries you’ll inner scientist. physics.wisc.edu. discover. For starters, try natural his- tory displays in Birge Hall (lobby) and Noland Hall (first floor), enormous Insider’s Tip African beetles and brilliant butter- You can stargaze with telescopes flies in the Insect Research Displays on the rooftop deck at the in Russell Laboratories (3 north), UW Space Place. cutaway engines in Mechanical Engineering (lobby), or ponder ‘400 million years ago’ in the ‘rockin’est’ courtyard in the country in Weeks Hall. Find more on your own almost anywhere on campus. 8 CAMPUS MAP INDEX (see next page) A F O V Adams Adams Residence Hall (C6) FldHs Field House (E5) * Observatory Drive Scenic Overlook (C6) VanHs Van Hise Hall (C7) * Admissions, Undergraduate - see 702W FltSv Fleet & Service Garage (E7) ObHOf Observatory Hill Office Building (C7) VanVL Van Vleck Hall, E. B. (C7) AgBul Agricultural Bulletin Building (C6) Fluno Fluno Center for Executive Education (D9) Obsrv Observatory, Washburn (C6) VAHsp Veterans Administration Hospital (D1) AgDns Agricultural Dean’s Residence (C5) FPL Forest Products Laboratory (C2) Ogg Ogg Residence Hall, Frederic A. (E8) VetDLab Veterinary Diagnostics Lab (D4) AgEnB Agricultural Engineering Building (C6) VetMd Veterinary Medicine Building (C4) AgEnL Agricultural Engineering Laboratory (C5) G P Vilas Vilas Communication Hall (D8) AgHl Agricultural Hall (C6) Phlps Phillips Residence Hall, Vel (B4) * Allen Centennial Gardens (C5) GnBtC Genetics-Biotechnology PPGS Physical Plant - Grounds Storage (C3) W AFCH American Family Children’s Hospital (C1) Center Building (D6) ChmHl Physics Museum (D7) Wasmn Waisman Center (C1) AnSci Animal Science Building (C5) * Geology Museum (E7) * Picnic Point WlnGh Greenhouse-Walnut Street (C3) * Arboretum Gilmn Gilman House (C5) PlnSc Plant Sciences (C6) WHtCL Heating and Cooling Plant-Walnut Street (D3) * Armory & Gymnasium (Red Gym) (C8) GdmnSB Goodman Softball Complex (B2) Police Police & Security Facility WARF WARF Office Building (C3) ArtLft Art Lofts (E9) Gdnht Goodnight Hall, Scott H. (B4) PrtBt Porter Boathouse (C5) WtrSc Water Science and Engineering Lab (C8) AthOp Athletic Operations Building (E5) Gordn Gordon Dining and Event Center (D9) AOSS Atmospheric Oceanic & Space Grngr Grainger Hall (D8) Pltry Poultry Research Laboratory (C4) Wtrs Waters Residence Hall, Elizabeth (C7) Sciences Building (E7) GmNat Gymnasium-Natatorium (C4) PrmtC Primate Center, Wisconsin (E7) Weeks Weeks Hall for Geological Sci, L. G. (E7) PrmtL Primate Lab, Harlow (E7) Wendt Wendt Commons, Kurt F. (D6) B H Psych Psychology Building, W. J. Brogden (D7) WCCgn West Campus Cogeneration Facility (C3) Babck Babcock Hall (C5) HsLmgy Hasler Laboratory of Limnology, Pyle Pyle Center (C9) White White Hall, Helen C. (C8) * Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and Store (C5) Arthur D. (C8) R * Wisconsin Alumni Association (C9) Bardn Bardeen Medical Laboratories (C7) HSLC Health Sciences Learning Center (C2) WEI Wisconsin