Allen Centennial Gardens
No admission feeA free garden on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, open daily from dawn to dusk, focused on connecting people with plants.

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An open-air and partly enclosed shopping center on Madison's west side, with stores, restaurants, and services.
726 N Midvale Blvd, Madison, WI 53705 · Madison, WI
Hilldale is a shopping center on the west side of Madison, Wisconsin, combining open-air and partly enclosed areas. Its official site describes it as an outdoor destination with a mix of shops, dining, beauty and wellness businesses, and services. Wikipedia notes it opened in October 1962 and has three anchor stores along with dozens of specialty shops. A Target store sits next to the center but is not part of it.
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