Old World Wisconsin

An open-air history museum where costumed interpreters bring 19th-century immigrant farms and a crossroads village to life.

W372 S9727 Hwy 67 · Eagle, WI

About Old World Wisconsin

Run by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Old World Wisconsin near Eagle has more than 60 historic buildings, from ethnic farmsteads to an 1880s crossroads village, set beside the Kettle Moraine State Forest. You can lend a hand in the blacksmith shop, meet farm animals, dye and spin wool, knead bread and ride high-wheel tricycles. Trams link the areas, and the Brewhouse and Wittnebel's Tavern show historic brewing.

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