Allen Centennial Gardens
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Features
- Free Admission
- Yes
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Natural Attractions Type
- Arboretum/Botanical
Allen Centennial Gardens
620 Babcock Dr - Madison, WI 53706
Information:
608-262-8406
Dawn to dusk all year round
Highly visible 2.5 acre site reveals an ever-changing panorama of beauty; this peaceful respite serves as an outdoor classroom, offering research and training opportunities in plant identification and nomenclature as well as ecological and site management techniques for one of the few horticultural departments in Wisconsin's higher education system.Allen Centennial Garden is the artful living laboratory and public botanical garden of the Horticulture Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Garden serves as an outdoor classroom for UW-Madison students and the surrounding communities, providing meaningful learning opportunities for visitors of all ages.The Gardens are open year-round, dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
What's Nearby
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1
Frank Lloyd Wright Trail Welcome Weekend
8/02/2024 - 8/04/2024
Madison - 1.02 miles away
2
Frank Lloyd Wright Trail Welcome Weekend
8/02/2024 - 8/04/2024
Madison - 1.79 miles away
3
Atwood Fest 2024
7/27/2024 - 7/28/2024
Madison - 3.31 miles away
4
Sugar Maple Music Festival
8/02/2024 - 8/03/2024
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5
Stoughton Sidewalk Sales
7/27/2024
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6
Mount Horeb Art Fair 2024
7/27/2024 - 7/28/2024
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7
Art on Main
8/02/2024 - 8/04/2024
Cambridge - 20.71 miles away
8
Lake Ripley Ride 2024
7/27/2024
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