We visited here after the Monona Terrace tour. It was crazy busy because of the Taste of Madison over Labor Day weekend. Btw, the Taste of Madison totally sold me over the Mn State Fair which cost $13 plus food which is supersized. At the Taste of Madison, no admission fee and everything is $5 and under. Totally affordable without all the guilt of eating a bunch of junk food since everything is smaller portion. Well back to the capitol, the free tour was decent considering the guide had a group of over 20 people. We visited several room which were all fantastic. Also, we missed the observatory deck because it was closing time. Overall, everything was fantastic with the architecture and the arches/stairways.