Stoughton, Wisconsin
Fine dining around Stoughton, Wisconsin
There are many fine dining restaurants within walking distance of the B&B. Laz Bistro has a long history of serving the community for many years. They are recognized as serving the best Kansas City BBQ outside Kansas City and their salmon keeps you coming back. Big Sky is an elegant boutique restaurant offering formal fine dining. Chef Sean routinely serves up world class cuisine. Wendigo is our newest edition. Owners Kale and Kaitlyn provide an ever changing, mouth watering farm to table dining experience in a trendy atmosphere. Viking Brew Pub is the place to go for quality pub style food. The custom viking ship bar will serve up microbrews, local wine or your favorite cocktail.
Join the celebration for Syttende Mai!
Syttende Mai – The Norwegian heritage of many of Stoughton’s citizens is celebrated each year as our entire town and thousands of guests observe Syttende Mai. The words “Syttende Mai” are Norwegian for “seventeen May,” and we hold the event on the weekend closest to May 17 each year.
Syttende Mai is a very colorful, gala, family-oriented affair with many people wearing authentic Norse costumes. There are folk dancing performances by the world famous Stoughton Norwegian Dancers, exhibits of Norwegian rosemaling (painting) and hardanger (needlework), a Norse costume style show, Norwegian church services, a smorgasbord of Norwegian foods, a variety of musical performances, and an Ugliest Troll Drawing Contest.
Other local events include community-wide garage sales, the Coffee Break Celebration and Dog Daze in August and Victorian Holiday in December. The 14 South Artists Gallery Tour is held in September and the 14 South Holiday Art Sale, during the first weekend in December, is the place to go for unique, handcrafted gifts.
Stoughton Attractions
For starters, there are three antique stores downtown, a wonderful quilt shop, a movie theater, The Stoughton Opera House and Village Players Theater for live entertainment. Gift stores include artisan galleries, distinctive Scandinavian shops, unusual kitchenware, Wisconsin products and crafts.
There are lots of outdoor activities, too. The beautiful Wisconsin countryside offers plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors. Rent a canoe and get on the lovely Yahara River. Lake Kegonsa State Park and Cam-Rock Park are great places to cross country ski, hike and just enjoy nature. There are also snowmobile trails, fishing, swimming and bike trails. Take a walking tour of five Historic Districts featuring restored Victorian homes and businesses. Seven golf courses are within a 20-minute drive.
Madison and Other Nearby Towns
Madison – Wisconsin’s capitol is a major cultural center that still retains something of a small town feel. The University of Wisconsin ensures that Madison has all the fun shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and museums you’d expect from a major college town. Highlights include the beautiful state capitol building, the shops and restaurants on State Street, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, the Elvehjem Museum of Art, Lake Mendota and Lake Monona.
Cambridge – Row Pottery Works, antiques, and gift shops… (15 minutes)
Merrimac – Devil’s Head Ski and Golf, Merrimac’s Free Car Ferry… (1 hr.)
Fort Atkinson – Fireside Restaurant and Theater, antiques, restaurants, River Walk… (30 min.)
Janesville – Tallman House (restored Victorian Mansion), gardens, shopping, restaurants… (20 minutes)
Verona – Candinas Chocolatier, hiking, Military Ridge Bike Trail… (15 minutes)
Wisconsin Dells – Scenic boat and duck trips, shopping, water parks… (1 hr)
Mt. Horeb – Norwegian Community, antique malls, gift shops, Blue Mounds State Park (hiking and cross country skiing), Cave of the Mounds, Little Norway, Mustard Museum, Tyrol Basin (downhill skiing)… (30 min.)
Milton – Antique malls, Milton House Museum… (30 min.)
New Glarus – Chalet Golden Fleece Museum, New Glarus Brewing Company, Swiss Historical Museum, Mustard Museum, cross country skiing, golf, hiking, gift shops, restaurants, Sugar River Bike Trail… (30 min.)
Sauk City/Prairie du Sac – Wollersheim Winery tour and sales, Eagle viewing January thru March… (45 min.)
Spring Green – American Players Theater, House on the Rock, Frank Lloyd Wright School and Taliesin Home and Visitors Center, Tower Hill State Park… (1 hr)
Paoli – Artisan Gallery, Cheese Cottage, shops, restaurant… (20 min.)
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