Green County Welcome Center

Had a nice visit with my Dad and cousin. We learned a lot about the history of cheesemaking in WI. I especially enjoyed seeing the old cheese making setup! Very cool. Our tour guide was so obviously passionate about what he does which makes the experience that much better. It was pretty fun to look up on the wall and see a great great (great?) Uncle Jacob Regez and connect some dots of family history, as well as see some photos of cheese factories with names in my family tree. Who knew my family was so... cultured. 😉 Make sure you stop in if you're in the area!

Fun lil stop in Monroe to hear about the rich heritage of Green county. The tour was informative and enjoyable. The folks working that day were kind and helpful.

What a gem of a spot

Nice museum with great volunteers, make sure to arrive early

I was there for the historic cheesemaking festival and it was really cool to see everything going on. Everyone was really friendly and I learned a lot. I met some of the dairy queens and had some delicious cheese from them. I wouldn't mind coming back again.

LOVED this place. The guide was amazing and everyone was super friendly. Learned so much and had a great time. Definitely recommend to anyone who loves learning and/or cheese.

Cheese-Not just for Mice

Who says mice should have all the fun when it comes to cheese? I’ll admit that I’m drawn to several flavors; Swiss, Provolone for example but never knew what went into the process of making it. So, I planned a trip to the National Historic Cheesemaking Center to gain better insight.
After a film presentation, our pleasant tour guide, Karen, added interesting tidbits of historical information. It’s amazing to think at one time there were at least 200 cheese factories. That number has dwindled down to twelve. Learn how Wisconsin was the first state to grade cheese; Flavor, Color, Body and Texture and Finish and Appearance. I learned the difference between “curds” and “whey” no thanks to Little Miss Muffet.
Who would have thought that high quality milk is primary in the cheese making process and the details that are put into place as the first step to producing great cheese? In Wisconsin alone there are 600 types of cheese and you'll learn how they are placed in categories.
Overall: The center is open from May through October with a five-dollar admission fee. The director, Donna is a charming woman that I had the pleasure of meeting and gaining more insight from.

Wonderful volunteers willing to share their knowledge and local history to willing ears. Learned more in 30 minutes being here than all my life history to date!

They were close to closing but heard we were from Pennsylvania and stayed open to show us the authentic tour it was amazing they were so well informed and even made cheese them selves loved it

Great local museum about the history and making of cheese 🧀

Very friendly...wonderful display of cheese making in the past...all questions were answered....they were very knowledgeable we enjoyed our visit very much.

Great hosts,since I am one of them. Stop in and see us sometime especially on Saturday June 1 and see a real wheel of Swiss cheese being made. Looking forward to visiting with you.

This place is well worth a visit if you have any interest in cheese at all (and even if you don't!). The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable and the tour is really interesting. Monroe itself is also nice to visit, the main square is pretty and there are some v good cheese shops around.

Being from New England I thought I knew all there was to cheese making…since Vermont is like a second home. I was wrong…our tour guide Mark (a professor emeritus) was a local expert on diary farming and cheese making. His unique perspective of growing up on a dairy farm with a cheese making grandfather gave the tour an added level of detail to the history of cheese making. After peaking our interest in how the local cheeses are made he suggested a local cheese store and tavern that hit the spot. With three kids that range in ages from 11 to 17, it was a great family experience. During our road trip traveling from Madison to Ohio the National Historic Cheese Making Center was WELL WORTH the price of admission.

So much history about cheese making! A must see!! Very knowledgeable historians! We thouroughly enjoyed our time there. Loved Honeybelle the cow🐄🧀

Staff and volunteers are excellent! They took the time to help us understand the history of cheese making as well as relative real time current state of local cheese making industry. Places to visit were recommended by staff.

Museum was well laid out, planned and organized. Recommending this place to anyone.

This was such a neat place to visit ! Fritz was so knowledgeable and a great tour guide. He also had some great recommendations for a local cheese store and more in the area. The ladies in the gift shop were also sweet and helpful! If you're in the area and love cheese this is a stop you have to make !

Did not know what to expect when we arrived but this little museum was very much worth the stop. I brought my 14, 12 and 10 year old and the tour guide made sure to give each of them a chance to interact with the exhibit. I think everyone learned something as it was a good window I to the origin of cheeseaking in Wisconsin. Whole thing took about 1 hour.

Such a cute and quaint place to stop and learn about the history of cheese. We stopped by after visiting Baumgartner's to get the full Wisconsin cheese eating and cheese making experience.

Had a fun, private tour of the cheese-shed and got to move the massive cauldron while learning about the cheese-making process. Worth the visit if you're driving through the area and interested in learning about the pre-industrial cheese making economy.

Wonderful museum set up with lots of local cheesemaking news, history, and tools. Even as someone who grew up in the area, I learned lots of new information during my visit. The volunteers were beyond friendly and very nice. A wonderful little gem!

My group of four stumbled upon the National Historic Cheesemaking Center a few Sunday’s ago, but unfortunately they had already closed an hour earlier. As we were getting ready to leave, we were greeted by an elderly gentleman in uniform, and we told him that we were disappointed that we came too late. Without hesitation, he asked if we would like a tour! As they had already been closed for over an hour, we told him that we didn’t want to hold him up, and he assured us that he was happy to do it! So we happily accepted, and went inside for an hour long personal tour! The elderly gentleman that gave us the tour turned out to be the 1985 National Champion Cheesemaker, Fritz Koop, who had won the award for his Baby Swiss recipe! He was an outstanding tour guide, and we loved the tour! Afterwards we were taking pictures outside near another building while Fritz was in his car, and he got back out of his car, and gave us another 15 minute tour of that building! It was the first cheesemaking facility in the area, and is still used annually for the cheesemaking festival! It was an unforgettable stop, and we will always think of it and Fritz’s outstanding hospitality anytime that we have some Baby Swiss! Fritz, we’re the group from Nashville, so if you’re ever in town. I hope you look us up!