Sights in Wisconsin
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Dr Evermor’s Sculpture Park
Dr Evermor’s Sculpture Park sprawls 11 miles northwest of Madison on US 12. The doc welds old pipes, carburetors and other salvaged metal into a hallucinatory world of futuristic creatures and structures. The crowning glory is the giant, egg-domed Forevertron, cited by Guinness as the world’s largest scrap-metal sculpture. The good doctor himself – aka Tom Every – is often around and happy to chat about his birds, dragons and other pieces of folk art. Look for sculptures along the highway marking the entrance.
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Museum of Contemporary Art
The impressive Museum of Contemporary Art hosts works by Frida Kahlo, Claes Oldenburg and others, plus a rooftop sculpture garden, a cinema and a martini lounge.
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Concrete Park
North on Hwy 13, folk artist and retired lumberjack Fred Smith's Concrete Park in Phillips is extraordinary, with 200-plus whimsical, life-size sculptures.
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Roth Käse
Follow your nose to Roth Käse, a store and factory where you can watch cheesemakers in action from the observation deck (weekday mornings only).
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Capitol Building
The X-shaped Capitol Building, the largest outside Washington, DC, marks the heart of downtown. Tours are available on the hour most days.
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Johnson Wax Company Administration Building
The Johnson Wax Company Administration Building, dates from 1939 and is a magnificent space with tall, flared columns.
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Arboretum
The University of Wisconsin campus has its own attraction, the 1260-acre Arboretum, dense with lilac.
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Overture Center for the Arts
The Overture Center for the Arts is a home to jazz, opera, dance and other performing arts.
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Wingspread
The lakeside Wingspread is the last and largest of Wright's Prairie houses.
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