Many of our guests enjoy exploring nearby Spring Green, WI. Just 14 miles away from Walking Iron Bed and Breakfast, Spring Green is home to the American Players Theater, the Wisconsin Artists Showcase, the House on the Rock, as well as Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin home.

Include in your plans to visit Mazomanie's downtown district - with 34 buildings listed on the National Historic Register. Stroll the Railroad Corridor Path or visit Mazomanie Historic Museum, the 1870's People's State Bank, the Mazomanie Depot, and the Lynch & Walker Flouring Mill. So, what is there to do in Mazomanie? Plenty!

Recently named one of America's Coolest Small Towns by Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine, the area offers activities for every type of traveler!

During your stay at Walking Iron Bed and Breakfast, be sure to experience the following:

Area Events

Check out the Mazomanie Chamber Calendar

Dining

The Old Feed Mill Restaurant (2 blocks)

Wall Street Gallery (1 block)

D.W. Heiny's Restaurant in Black Earth (4 miles)

Green Acres (8 miles)

The Bank (16 miles)

Hiking and Nature

The Black Earth Creek - Trout Stream (on property)

Walking Iron County Park - Contains large restored prairies and wooded hills along Marsh Creek. (< 1 mile)

Sugarland Guest House- (4 miles) 160 year old restored homestead, and site of the first area mill in 1848.

Governor Dodge State Park (30 miles)

Devils Lake State Park (30 miles)

Tower Hill State Park (15 miles)

New Glarus Woods State Park (32 miles)

Blue Mound State Park (15 miles)

Mirror Lake State Park (38 miles)

Natural Bridge State Park (26 miles)

Parfrey's Glen (32 miles)

International Crane Foundation (40 miles)

Eagle Viewing along Wisconsin River-Sauk City/Prairie du Sac (10 miles)

Winter Sports & Activities

Tyrol Basin Ski Area (12 miles)

Devils Head Ski Resort

Cross-Country Skiing at

Walking Iron Park (1 mile)

Indian Lake (4 miles)

Also at most of the state parks in the area.

Biking

400 State Trail

Military Ridge Bike Trail

Mirror Lake State Park 6 miles of trails

Governor Dodge State Park 10.2 miles of trails

Devils Lake State Park 8 miles of trails

Blue Mound State Park 6 miles of trails

Orchards, Wine, Cheese, & Breweries

Ski Hi Fruit Farm, Inc. Apple Orchard

Capital Brewery in Middleton (20 miles)

New Glarus Brewery

Grumpy Troll Brewery in Mount Horeb (12 miles)

Wollersheim Winery

Spurgeon Winery

Artisans & Antiques

Walters General Store

Spring Green Area

Mount Horeb Area

Mineral Point Area

Entertainment & Tours

The House on the Rock - Wisconsin's #1 Tourist Attraction (20 miles)

American Players Theater (14 miles)

The Wisconsin River - One of the Midwest's most popular canoeing spots. (6 miles)

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin (15 miles)

Cave of the Mounds (15 miles)

Little Norway (15 miles)

Aldo Leopold Foundation (38 miles)

Baraboo Circus Museum (20 miles)

Shopping

The Shoe Box (4 miles)

Greenway Station in Middleton (20 miles)

West Towne Mall in Madison (24 miles)

Nearby Cities

Spring Green (14 miles)

Wisconsin Dells (28 miles)

Baraboo (20 miles)

Mount Horeb (12 miles)

Mineral Point (40 miles)

Madison (25 miles)

Sauk Prarie (12 miles)

Mazomanie Attractions

Iron Horse Gallery and gifts

Brodhead Street Galleries

Halle's Vintage Shop

Walter's General Store

Mazomanie Historic Art Center

For more information on our area, please check out the Mazomanie Area Web site