Monroe (Wisconsin Cheese Days) ★ 4.4
Monroe, the Swiss cheese capital of the US south of Madison, runs Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern, Alp and Dell cheesemaker and a biennial cheese fest.
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Cedarburg (Cedar Creek Winery) ★ 4.2
Cedarburg, the restored 19th-century downtown village north of Milwaukee, runs Cedar Creek Winery, the Cedarburg Brewing Company and a long restaurant strip.
New Glarus (Little Switzerland) ★ 4.6
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) ★ 4.4
Mount Horeb, the Norwegian-heritage village on the Trollway west of Madison, runs Scandinavian bakeries, the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub and the Mustard Museum.
Spring Green (Frank Lloyd Wright country) ★ 4.5
Spring Green, the Wisconsin River town with Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, runs the Spring Green General Store, Driftless Cafe and a summer theatre season.
Sauk City (Culver's birthplace) ★ 4.3
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 drives.