Lake Monona, Madison

Name: Lake Monona
Address: Madison, United States

#53 among attractions in Madison

Nature, Palladian architecture, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Monona is a freshwater drainage lake in Dane County, Wisconsin, surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison, Wisconsin, and on the south east side by the city of Monona, Wisconsin. It is the second-largest of a chain of four lakes along the Yahara River in the area and forms the south shore of the isthmus that forms downtown Madison. The name 'Monona' is a word believed to mean 'beautiful', although the lake was originally named by the Ho-Chunk 'Tchee-ho-bo-kee-xa-te-la' or 'Teepee Lake'. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.02 mi²Maximum depth: 74 ftElevation: 843 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°4'6"N, 89°21'30"W

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Lake Monona – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Statue of Hans Christian Heg, Monona Terrace, Machinery Row Bicycles, Majestic Theatre.

1.3 miW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Hans Christian Heg, Madison
33 min walk • Hans Christian Heg is a statue by Paul Fjelde that was cast in 1925 and installed at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin, United States in 1926. The bronze statue depicting the Union soldier and abolitionist Hans Christian Heg was torn down by rioters, decapitated and thrown into a lake in June 2020.
1.1 miW
Palladian architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Convention center
Monona Terrace, Madison
29 min walk • Monona Terrace is a convention center on the shores of Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.
1 miNW
Romanesque revival architecture
Machinery Row Bicycles, Madison
26 min walk • Machinery Row is located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
1.2 miW
Palladian architecture, Theater, Concerts and shows
Majestic Theatre, Madison
32 min walk • The Majestic Theatre is a 600-capacity live music venue in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. Opened in 1906, it is Madison's oldest theater, changing ownership many times and adapting to the many changes in the entertainment business throughout its history.
1 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Broom Street Theater, Madison
26 min walk • Broom Street Theater is an experimental black box theater located in the heart of Madison's isthmus. As one of the oldest and most prolific experimental theater companies in the United States, it has produced over 350 original works.
0.9 miN
Park, Entertainment
Orton Park, Madison
24 min walk • Orton Park is located in Madison, Wisconsin.
1.2 miW
City hall
State Office Building, Madison
31 min walk • The State Office Building is a 13-story, 177-foot-tall high-rise building located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The building was built in three separate stages between 1931 and 1959, with the main section being completed in 1939. It is built in an art deco style, and it is the tallest office building in downtown Madison.
1 miNW
43°4'52"N • 89°22'5"W
Willy Street, Madison
26 min walk • Park, Public art, Fair
1.4 miSE
City, Area
Monona, Madison
35 min walk • Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which the city gets its name. The population was 8,624 at the 2020 census.
1.1 miNW
Victorian architecture
Cardinal Hotel, Madison
28 min walk • The Cardinal Hotel is a railroad hotel built in 1908 a half mile east of the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. Starting in 1974 under the ownership of Ricardo Gonzalez, the hotel's bar became a hub of Madison's gay and Cuban communities.
1.2 miW
Neoclassical architecture
Madison Municipal Building, Madison
31 min walk • The Madison Municipal Building, also known as the United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse, is a historic government building at 215 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lake Monona?

Nearby attractions include Jenifer-Spaight Historic District, Madison (23 min walk), Orton Park Historic District, Madison (23 min walk), Timothy C. and Katherine McCarthy House, Madison (23 min walk), Orton Park, Madison (24 min walk).

How to get to Lake Monona by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lake Monona:

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Jenifer & Williamson • Lines: 10, 4, 7 (25 min walk)
Williamson & S Blount • Lines: 10, 4, 7 (25 min walk)