State Street is NOT to be missed. A mile-long pedestrian street full of boutiques, restaurants, and bars, this street connects the Capitol to the UW campus and is always alive and busy.

Go for a stroll on Madison's most famous street. Check out the great shopping and restaurants. The street has character, that's for sure!

There's no place like State Street -- a unique place in downtown Madison alive with activity every day of the week and featuring block after block of specialty shops, art galleries, ethnic shops, theaters, museums, restaurants and outdoor sidewalk cafes. Linking the Capitol Square with the University of Wisconsin campus, State Street is a shopper's paradise. State Street is a pedestrian mall lined with over 200 unique shops and specialty stores featuring books, CD's, jewelry, gifts, arts, crafts, college apparel, sporting goods, women's fashions, specialty foods and much more. You can even find bicycles, army gear, hats, eyeglasses, cigars, chocolate and ice cream. For the fun little gift or that really special item, there really is something for everyone on State Street!

Food, shopping and galleries

From the Capitol to Library Mall (Campus), this is a one-mile no-cars-allowed strip of shopping, dining and/or drinking (indoors and outdoors), people watching, and museum-going!