For other travel questions, please contact Maria Vasys.
Visitor Information
Hotels
The Space Science and Engineering Center has reserved a block of rooms at each of two nearby hotels for 50th Anniversary guests:
Wisconsin Union Hotel
- Group Name:
- SSEC50th (Space Science and Engineering Center)
- Check-in availability:
- 9 September 2015
- Check-out availability:
- 11 September 2015
- Booking Deadline:
- 9 August 2015
- Rates: $144/single
- Hotel Address:
- Union South
- 1308 W. Dayton St.
- Madison, Wisconsin 53715
- 608.890.3000
- Website: https://www.union.wisc.edu/wuhotel.htm
DoubleTree by Hilton
- Online booking link:
- Check-in availability:
- 9 September 2015
- Check-out availability:
- 11 September 2015
- Booking Deadline:
- 9 August 2015
- Rates: $149/single (shuttle available)
- Hotel Address:
- 525 W. Johnson St.
- Madison, Wisconsin 53703
- 608.251.5511
- Website: http://tinyurl.com/madisondoubletree
Visiting Madison
Madison—the state’s capital city with a population of more than 210,000—offers the perfect combination of natural beauty, stimulating cultural offerings, outdoor recreation, distinctive restaurants, unique shops, and vibrant nightlife
Situated within the city, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus spreads out along Lake Mendota, encompassing wooded hills, friendly shores and lively city streets.
The office of Campus and Visitor Relations serves as the central access point for visitors to the university for answering questions, locating information, and navigating UW–Madison.
And the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau invites visitors to Madison to explore things to do, events, and restaurants in the area.