Where a car takes you from Madison
These are the day trips from Madison on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- New Glarus (Little Switzerland) New Glarus, the Swiss-settled village south of Madison founded in 1845, runs Swiss bakeries, the New Glarus Brewing Hilltop taproom and chalet shops
- Mount Horeb (Norwegian Trollway) Mount Horeb, the Norwegian-heritage village on the Trollway west of Madison, runs Scandinavian bakeries, the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub and the Mustard Mus
- Spring Green (Frank Lloyd Wright country) Spring Green, the Wisconsin River town with Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, runs the Spring Green General Store, Driftless Cafe and a summer theatre se
- Sauk City (Culver's birthplace) Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River twin villages where Culver's was founded in 1984, run the first store, Wollersheim Winery and bluff
- Mineral Point (Cornish pasties) Mineral Point, the Cornish-settled mining village southwest of Madison, runs Pendarvis Historic Site, Cornish pasty restaurants and an 1800s downtown
- Middleton (Capital Brewery) Middleton, the Madison-adjacent suburb to the west, runs the Capital Brewery Bier Garten since 1986, Clasen's European Bakery and a Hubbard Avenue str
Booking a car in Madison
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 110.41 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Madison Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.