Originally Posted by
BearX220
That is a 400+ mile, six-hour drive through featureless, dull country -- are you sure? Tip would be to fly.
But if you drive be sure to stop at the Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha, WI or Ehlenbach's Cheese Chalet in DeForest, WI and load up on cheese curds, summer sausage, and New Glarus.
If you avoid I-94, you can see some quite lovely scenery by following the Mississippi River down as far as LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and taking Highway 14 through Viroqua, Westby, and Spring Green, where you can see Taliesin, architect Frank Lloyd Wright's home. This takes you to the attractive university city (and state capital) of Madison. From there, you can either hop onto I-90 for a quicker trip to Chicago or you can continue southeast on a secondary highway to see more rural scenery. With either option, the trip will take all day.