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Walking Tours
Take a step into Monona’s rich history! With landmarks sprinkled throughout the city, you are sure to see and learn something new wherever you go. Have an open schedule? Check out our map of Monona walking tours below and pick a few sites out of the city’s wide variety of landmarks, and buckle in for a trip back in time to historic Monona. Visit the southeast shore of Lake Monona to check out the Springhaven Pagoda at Stonebridge Park, dating back to 1890. Immerse yourself in a nature walk and learn all about the Tompkins-Brindler Mounds in Woodland Park. Whether around the lake, within the forests, or in parks and gardens, there is fun for everyone on a historic Monona walking tour!
Walking Tours
- Aldo Leopold Nature Center
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- Knute Reindahl House
- Frank Allis Farm
- Springhaven Pagoda
- Ernie’s Trading Post
- Town Hall
- Nichols School
- Tompkins-Brindler Mound
- Morningside Sanitarium
- Tower of Memories
- Royal Airport
- Black Bridge
- Outlet Mound
- George Nichols Farm
- Bungalowen
- Fred Schluter Farm
- Otto Schroeder House
- Adolph Wagner House
- Charles Fix House
- William Schlutz Farm
- George Kalbfleisch Jr. Farm
- Tonyawatha Springs hotel
- Lomboley Cottage

This is the official visitor site for Monona, Wisconsin. Learn about the town's history, find places to stay, things to do, restaurants, shops, and more.
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