L.R. Ingersoll Wonders of Physics Museum — Attraction in Madison

Free! Tucked right inside the door of this building on campus is the Physics museum. I recommend the stop. It is a little museum. It was not what we expected when you read museum, however ,worth the stop. We found parking about a block away in a ramp.

Inside the Chamberlin Hall just to the right is the entrance.

The entire exhibit is hands on. Experiments are explained and are really cool. My husband and I spent over an hour here. He loves to understand how things work and enjoyed explaining some experiments to me. We played around for some time and pretty much had the place...

All of the exhibits here are interactive, most seem to have been designed and made by the actual physics department at the University, which is pretty cool, but also means they aren't quite the finished quality you'd expect from a museum. In fact, museum might not be quite the right word to describe this place. It's one big room on the second floor full of displays, no staff, but no crowds either. If you or your kids are into science and physics, you'll probably enjoy it. If not, it's not going to...

It was awesome. Our group was able to get a short presentation of some of the items in the museum and then the kids were able to explore on their own. A lot of hands on experiences. Not a large museum but worth the time to stop. If you have a large group, contact them in advance. If too large you may have to break the group up. Our group of about 40...