Vacationing in a College Town, Part III: Madison, Wisconsin
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, June, 2002 by Brad Tuttle
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In recent issues of Budget Travel, we've profiled two top college towns - Cambridge (Harvard, MIT) and Amherst (Amherst, Smith, UMass, Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire) - for brainy budget holidays suited to the public at large. Our criteria: a sparkling university atmosphere; extra-low student-level prices for rooms and food; and lots of stimulating activities, performances, and attractions. Now, the series' first foray into the Midwest takes us to southern Wisconsin and the dynamic town of Madison.
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With a handsome lake-country setting, an active arts scene, and the storied University of Wisconsin (17 Nobel and 23 Pulitzer Prize-winners), Madison indulges both cerebral and cheapskate instincts, even in midsummer when many other university towns go into mothballs. Also the state capital, it's filled with an array of intrigues, accommodations, and eateries that fit a pauper's budget - or at least a student's. And because its college is paid for with ...
