Plan A Visit
“CHEESE IS OUR CULTURE”
Interested in Visiting the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum or Green County, WI Area?
Browse the links below for info about our center & museum and things to do in Green County, WI:
Center Hours & Tours
Immerse yourself in a time before the days of automation and experience a fun and informative tour tailored to your time frame. Explore the areas compelling cheese and dairy history and how our local community has evolved into a top destination.
Bus & Group Tours
Group tours are offered year round and to offer the best experience possible, we recommend that groups of ten or more schedule the tour in advance. Tours in the off season (November through April) must be scheduled in advance.
Directions & Maps
Discover the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum and Green County Welcome Center located in Monroe, Wisconsin, a friendly historic community surrounded by the rolling hills of dairy farming and cheesemaking in the Heart of America’s Dairyland
The “Gateway to Cheese Country” and the “Swiss Cheese Capital of the U.S.A.”
The National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum located in the Green County Welcome Center tells the history of cheesemaking in Wisconsin, complete with cheese factory replicas, including an “ode to Limburger,” which has been produced in Green County since the mid-1800’s. Graced with two huge copper cheesemaking kettles on the front lawn along with a Holstein cow named Honey Belle, this shrine to the local cheese and dairy industries is located an a beautifully restored railroad depot (years ago the freight room was often filled with Green County cheese awaiting rail transport to areas all over the USA).
The Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory – A Rare Historic Gem! On site is the Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory where you can step back into the late 1800’s more than 100 years ago to experience this authentic historic one-kettle farmstead cheese factory that produced Brick, Swiss and Limburger using milk from the 40 cow herd of the Imobersteg Farm. The factory and original equipment sat untouched from 1917 until 2009, when it was relocated to Monroe. All the original equipment can be viewed in this factory that was once used for producing cheese.
Docents are available for personalized tours and questions; storyboards also present visitors with an overview of the museum displays. Discover the legacy of cheesemaking in Green County! Learn More.
Things To Do
in the Green County Communities
