Museum and History Tour

Day One

Angel Museum, Beloit—The largest privately held angel collection in the United States

Beloit College, Beloit—Wisconsin’s oldest college home to the other half of Chicago’s Field Museum, 23 effigy mounds, Armani designed poetry gardens, and works of art

Beckman Mill, Beloit—One of the last remaining working gristmills in Wisconsin

Lincoln Tallman Restorations, Janesville’s award winning museum includes all five levels of the home restored to their 1857 splendor

 

Day Two

1832 Fort Stockade Replica, Fort Atkinson—Reproduction of the 1832 stockade with step on tours to Lake Koshkonong, prehistoric Native American settlements and effigy mounds

Hoard Historical Museum and National Dairy Shrine, Fort Atkinson—Small town museum with Woodland Indian artifacts, agricultural tools and Lincoln Era Room with a Civil War library along with the National Dairy Shrine multi-media tour

Octagon House & First Kindergarten, Watertown—An eight-sided antebellum masterpiece and the first kindergarten in the United States

Watertown Brewery Tour, Watertown—Learn about the complete brewing process

 

Shopping and Entertainment tour

Day One

Johnson Creek Outlet Center, Johnson Creek—A bargain-hunting adventure with 20-70% off retail every day at designer and brand name outlets

Historic Fort Atkinson Downtown District, Fort Atkinson—Home to one-of-a-kind antique, gift and furniture stores in restored, historic buildings

The Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson—Presenting live, professional Broadway musicals and superb dining in a unique entertainment and shopping complex

 

Day Two

The Market Specialty Shops, Watertown—Reminiscent of a charming European streetscape with more than a dozen specialty shops, 50 antique dealers and restaurant

Downtown Watertown, Watertown—Shop along one of the largest and architecturally significant historic districts in the state

Industry

John Deere, Horicon—Enjoy a state-of-the-art industrial tour on the production of lawn mowers

Widmer’s Cheese Cellars, Theresa—Manufactures of handcrafted Brick, Colby and cheddar cheeses since 1922

Wisconsin Wagon Company, Janesville—Relive touring the toy-making gallery

MacFarlane Pheasant Farm, Janesville—One of the world’s largest private game bird farms

 

Nature & Science

Blue Heron Tours, Horicon—Offering 1 or 2 hour narrated pontoon boat tours, guided canoe trips and step-on-guide service of the Horicon Marsh…Little Everglades of the North

Rotary Gardens, Janesville—15 acres of internationally themed and specialty gardens dedicated to international peace and friendship

Williams Tree Farm, Beloit—One of the Nation’s largest cut your own tree farms in the United States

 

3-Day “Roamin’ Round the Rock River” Specialty Tour

Day One

Angel Museum, Beloit—The largest privately held angel collection in the United States Beloit College, Beloit—Wisconsin’s oldest college home to the other half of Chicago’s Field Museum, 23 effigy mounds, Armani designed poetry gardens, and works of art

Williams Tree Farm, Beloit—One of the Nation’s largest cut your own tree farms in the United States

Lincoln Tallman Restorations, Janesville’s award winning museum includes all five levels of the home restored to their 1857 splendor

 

Day Two

Wisconsin Wagon Company, Janesville—Relive touring the toy-making gallery

MacFarlane Pheasant Farm, Janesville—One of the world’s largest private game bird farms

1832 Fort Stockade Replica, Fort Atkinson—Reproduction of the 1832 stockade with step on tours to Lake Koshkonong, prehistoric Native American settlements and effigy mounds

Hoard Historical Museum and National Dairy Shrine, Fort Atkinson—Small town museum with Woodland Indian artifacts, agricultural tools and Lincoln Era Room with a Civil War library along with the National Dairy Shrine multi-media tour

The Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson—Presenting live, professional Broadway musicals and superb dining in a unique entertainment and shopping complex

 

Day Three

Johnson Creek Outlet Center, Johnson Creek—A bargain-hunting adventure with 20-70% off retail every day at designer and brand name outlets

The Market Specialty Shops, Watertown—Reminiscent of a charming European streetscape with more than a dozen specialty shops, 50 antique dealers and restaurant

Downtown Watertown, Watertown—Shop along one of the largest and architecturally significant historic districts in the state

Octagon House & First Kindergarten, Watertown—An eight-sided antebellum masterpiece and the first kindergarten in the United States

Blue Heron Tours, Horicon—Offering 1 or 2 hour narrated pontoon boat tours, guided canoe trips and step-on-guide service of the Horicon Marsh…Little Everglades of the North