Local Places to Visit
Be sure to check out these local historical places of interest.
Call before going as hours may have changed due to Covid-19. Albany Historical Museum 117-119 N. Water St., Albany, WI | (608) 862-3240 Memorial Day thru Labor Day: Saturdays: 9 am - 3 pm; rest of year Saturday 9 am - noon Local and Sugar River History, camera collection, toys, vintage hats. Attica Blacksmith Shop and Franklin Grove Etc. N7302 County Rd X, Albany, WI | (608) 862-1161 Hours vary - call ahead Unique historic attraction where County Roads X and C meet in "downtown" Attica" - "a ghost town of Green County". Built in 1873 as a blacksmith shop; at one time also housed a dance hall upstairs. Brodhead Depot Museum 1108 1st Center Ave., Brodhead, WI | (608) 897-4150 Memorial Day to September: Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: 1pm - 4pm House in restored railroad depot with memorabilia, adjacent engine and caboose. Community band history, cheese & butter making equipment. Brooklyn Area Historical Society 202 Commercial St., Brooklyn, WI | (608) 455-3121 Wednesdays - Fridays: 12 pm - 5 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - 5 pm Sundays: 10:30 am - 3 pm Brooklyn historical items on display at the Market Place Consignment Shop. Browntown Community Museum 110 S. Mill St., Browntown, WI | (608) 966-3273 Starting Memorial Day weekend: Sunday 1pm - 3 pm 1st and 3rd Sundays: 1 pm - 3 pm Native American artifacts, band and school memorabilia, jail cell, farm tools. Chalet of the Golden Fleece 618 2nd St., New Glarus, WI | (608) 527-2095 or (800) 527-6838 May - October: Fridays - Mondays 10 am - 4 pm Unusual, rare, and priceless collections - artifacts from every corner of the world - housed in a Swiss chalet. Green County Courthouse 1016 16th Ave., Monroe, WI | (608) 328-1838 Weekdays: 8 am - 4:30 pm Since 1891, this majestic building has been the cornerstone of Monroe's downtown square. History Room upstairs. Civil War statue and restored cannons on the lawn. National Historic Cheesemaking Center and Imobersteg Farmstead Factory 2108 7th Ave., Monroe, WI | (608) 325-4636 April - October: Mondays - Saturdays: 9 am - 4 pm, Sundays: 11 am - 4 pm Housed in restored railroad depot with caboose on property, cheesemaking and dairy farming equipment, cheese factory replica, cheese history and extensive archives - including photos, videos, and biographies. Monroe Arts Center 1315 11th St., Monroe, WI | (608) 325-5700 Tuesdays - Saturdays: 10 am - 5 pm Built as a Methodist Church in 1869 by Wisconsin architect Edward Townsend Mix. On the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. MAC hosts concerts, performing arts, special events, and exhibits. Monticello Area Historical Society 204 N. Main St., Monticello, WI | (608) 938-4216 or (608) 938-2317 April to December: Saturdays: 10 am - 2 pm Museum themed as early 1900's community drug store, complete with soda fountain, plus exhibit on history and influence of the Sugar River - including ice harvesting, Monticello Wooden Mill, and river recreation. Swiss Center of North America 507 Durst Road, New Glarus, WI | (608) 527-6565 Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm; Other hours by appointment A unique, interactive experience that inspires awareness and understanding of the Swiss roots. Archives of records, photographs, historical items from Switzerland, and displays. Swiss Historical Village 612 7th Ave., New Glarus, WI | (608) 527.2317 May - mid October: Daily 10 am - 4 pm Replica of a traditional Swiss village - including Swiss Bee House, Cheese Factory, School House, Church and Cemetery, Blacksmith Shop, Print Shop, Smoke House and Sausage Shop, General Store, and Fire House with antique fire equipment. "Hall of History" showcases the journey of the original settlers who made their way from Glarus, Switzerland to New Glarus, Wisconsin. Toy Train Barn W9141 Hwy 81, near Argyle, WI | (608) 966-1464 Daily: 10 am - 5 pm Walk into a miniature world filled with operating train layouts in an old Wisconsin Dairy barn painted Milwaukee Road orange. "Argyle and Eastern" train ride also onsite. Turner Hall of Monroe 1217 17th Ave., Monroe, WI | (608) 325-3461 Tuesday - Sunday The Swiss social center of Monroe in an Emmentaler-style chalet building dating to 1937. Featuring an Old World Rathskeller restaurant, Swiss fold art paintings, and Swiss heritage displays. |