We make a quick stop every year somewhere up in southern Wisconsin every year on our way to/from Galena for Thanksgiving. Last year we stopped in Monroe (second time there). I don't have tours times and costs but here are some thing not to miss: Minhas Craft Brewery Tour- $20 45 minute tours on Tuesday to Saturdays. if you love beer go. You get a beer before the tour and several afterwards. A small family owned brewery with lots of history (nice museum for free). You take home a glass, one soda and 4 beers. They also have a distillery around the corner. Tours are 45 minutes every day for $10. Tours include sampling, sampler glass and a bottle of spirits. We stopped in but did take the tour or buy anything. Alp & Dell Cheese Store - best variety, best prices, lots of samples, great discount bin! They have a factory tour down the street. Tours are M-F 10am and Sat at 11am. Factory was closed when we were there. Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern- even if you do not eat or drink here stop by just to step back in time. We enjoyed sandwiches, beers and people watching. I think the National Historic Cheesemaking Center is closed all winter. The Swiss Colony Outlet may be worth a stop. We did not like it. High cheese prices on one side and a junk store on the other. There are other cheese factories and stores in the area including Brennan's Market, Decatur Dairy tours are Mon-Sat, Edelweiss Creamery tours are by appointment, Maple Leaf Cheese & Chocolate Haus is closed in the winter, Maple Leaf Cheese Store, Silver-Lewis Cheese Factory Co-op. Chalet Cheese Coop is the only maker of limburger in the US. . Some do offer tours but mostly during the week and some only with reservations. Stop at a visitor center, grab a few maps (beer, cheese, barns, etc.) and enjoy the ride and cheap gas prices!