Southwest Wisconsin

The region of Southwest Wisconsin is in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Cities

 * - city along the Wisconsin/Illinois border
 * - charming city with circus roots and natural wonders in the Baraboo River Valley
 * - "Wisconsin's Park Place" on the Rock River
 * - city along the Mississippi River and home to unique topography
 * - capital of Wisconsin and home to the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus
 * - considered, along with its neighboring city, Sauk City, to be the 'gateway to the Lower Wisconsin River'
 * - home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the mysterious House on the Rock.
 * - unique suburb of Madison with Norwegian Heritage
 * - a major tourist draw focused on natural and man-made attractions
 * : A small town on the eastern edge of Columbia County.
 * : Beaver Dam is named after an old beaver dam created on the river.

Understand
Locally, the region is referred to as being one of two separate regions: South Central Wisconsin or Southwestern Wisconsin. South Central Wisconsin is anchored around Madison, while Southwestern Wisconsin is much more rural and is anchored around La Crosse and the Mississippi River.

Get in
Southwest Wisconsin is most easily accessible by I-90 (from Rockford or LaCrosse), I-94 (from Milwaukee or Eau Claire), US 151 (from Dubuque, IA or Appleton) or US 12 and 14. I-43 terminates in Beloit. Madison is served by a regional airport. Portage, Columbus, and Wisconsin Dells have daily Amtrak service.

Get around
Much of Southwest Wisconsin is only accessible by car but can be reached relatively easily from the interstates or US 151. Madison, Janesville and Beloit have local public transportation systems as well.

Itineraries

 * Craft brewery tour of Southwest Wisconsin