Machinery Row

Machinery Row: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Machinery Row

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Machinery Row — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.07599, -89.37476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Machinery Row

• Hans Christian Heg · attraction · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin · museum · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Forward · attraction · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• James Madison Beach · church · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Gates of Heaven Synagogue · church · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• James Madison Park · park · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Veterans Museum · museum · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Orton Park · park · Dane · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Monona · lake · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chazen Museum of Art · museum · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Washburn Observatory · attraction · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Vilas Park Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain · attraction · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Henry Vilas Zoo · sanctuary · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dane · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Machinery Row

Other forts & heritage near Machinery Row

• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Vilas Park Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Merrill Spring · fort · Dane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Panther Integlio Mound · fort · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Man Mound · fort · Sauk · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site · fort · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort Hamilton · fort · Lafayette · ~85 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Wisconsin

Frequently asked