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Hilmar Cheese Visitor Center, Hilmar, CA
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Hilmar Cheese Visitor Center

Hilmar Cheese Visitor Center is a place to eat or drink in Hilmar, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.

9001 North Lander Ave · Hilmar, CA

Why you should go…

Hilmar Cheese Company operates a visitor center in Hilmar, California, where guests can take a free guided tour to see how cheese and whey are made and packaged. The center offers free cheese samples, fresh cheese curds, hands on exhibits, and an ice cream making activity, plus an escape room style AgXscape game. A cafe on site serves grilled cheese sandwiches, salads, and cheese chowder.

  • #cheese
  • #factory tour
  • #family
  • #free
  • #food

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