Madison

Cedar Grove Cheese

(http://www.cedargrovechee...). A fun dairy about 30 miles west of Madison. One of the oldest dairies in the area, they make excellent cheese and purify their own water using a living machine.

Devil's Lake

(http://www.devilslakewisc...). The most popular of Wisconsin's state parks, Devil's Lake is about an hour northwest of Madison, south of Baraboo. It includes miles of hiking trails, some of them on bluffs of moraine overlooking the lake, created 10,000 years ago by the leading edge of the Wisconsin glacier. The park has two pleasant beaches, and you can hike, bike, boat, swim, climb, hunt, or fish. Gets crowded in the summer.

Dr. Evermore's Forevertron

(http://www.folkart.org/ma...). An impressive junkyard sculpture garden, about 20 miles north of town. Fantastical animals, futuristic devices and creepy bugs all made out of rusting scrap metal.

Mustard Museum

(http://www.mustardmuseum.com/). Located in Middleton, WI, just outside of Madison, they sell over 800 varieties of mustard, all of which you can sample, and have more than 4,100 varities on display. 7477 Hubbard Ave Middleton, WI 53562. Open 10-5 daily.

New Glarus Brewing Company

(http://www.newglarusbrewi...). An excellent brewery only 45 minutes from Madison in the very quaint Swiss town of New Glarus (http://www.swisstown.com/).

Prairie du Sac hosts the annual Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw every Labor Day Weekend.

Spring Green is home to a pair of architectural wonders: the House on the Rock, one of the weirdest museums you'll ever see, and Taliesin, the family home and architectural school founded by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It's about 45 minutes west of Madison.

Stoughton is famous for its Syttende Mai festival commemorating the Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17. Also home to Victorian Holiday in December the Stoughton Fair in July.

Ten Chimneys

(http://www.tenchimneys.org/). Located 60 miles east of Madison in Genesee Depot. Ten Chimneys is the estate lovingly created by Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Guests enjoy an excellent barrier-free, docent-led tour of the National Historic Landmark. Tours May through mid-Nov, Tu-Sa, rain or shine.

Wausau/Rochester ← Portage ←	N/W  S/E	→ Janesville → Rockford
Saint Paul ← Portage ←	W  E	→ Waukesha → Milwaukee
Wisconsin Dells ← Prairie du Sac ←	NW  SE	→ Whitewater → Lake Geneva
La Crosse ← Spring Green ←	NW  SE	→ Janesville → Harvard
Prairie du Chien ← Verona ←	W  E	→ Waukesha → Milwaukee
Wausau ← Portage ←	N  S	→ Stoughton → Janesville
Dubuque ← Verona ←	SW  NE	→ Fond du Lac → Manitowoc