At the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum, immerse yourself in a time before the days of automation and experience a fun and informative tour tailored to your time frame. Explore the area’s compelling cheese and dairy history and how our local community has evolved into a top destination.
PLEASE NOTE
We DO NOT offer cheese samples or cheese for sale on site but we can tell you everything about the history of cheese and show you where to buy it locally.
Housed in a restored railroad depot (years ago the freight room was often filled with Green County cheese awaiting rail tranport to areas all over the United States); the center features cheesemaking equipment, dairy farming heritage, cheese factory replicas, railroad memorabilia, and local history.
Excellent 10-minute audio tour gives an overview of the museum displays; docents are also available for personalized tours and questions.
Escape to America’s Dairyland with a visit to the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum located in the heart of cheese country. Monroe, known as the “Gateway to Cheese Country” and the “Cheese Capital of the U.S.A.”, is a small historic community in south central Wisconsin rich in heritage, tradition, technology, and the hard work of dairying and cheesemaking. An area rich in “Cheese, Beer and Wine” conveniently located just 45 miles southwest of Madison, Wisconsin and 95 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois.
On site is the Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory: step back into the late 1800’s into an authentic cheese factory relocated from an area farm where it sat untouched since 1917.
All the original equipment can be viewed in this factory that was once used for producing Brick, Swiss, and Limburger cheese using the milk from the 40 cows at the Imobersteg Farm. Also on site – a renovated ribside caboose.
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.
Discover the National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum and Green County Welcome Center located in Monroe, WI, a friendly historic community surrounded by the rolling hills of dairy farming and cheesemaking in the Heart of America’s Dairyland
Smile, and say cheese! You’re in southwestern Wisconsin’s Green County – famous for Swiss heritage and ethnic cuisine, colorful festivals, and tasty local brews perfectly paired with award-winning cheese.
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