I'll second the House on the Rock recommendation, having been there a week ago. I'm hard-pressed to think of a more unusual or eclectic collection of ... stuff. "Kitsch" is often used in accounts; I think "nightmare" is more appropriate. But the history (or fabrication thereof) of the place is interesting in and of itself. Show up at opening to avoid what crowds there are; there were maybe 10 people there at 9am on a Friday, but by the time I left at 3pm, there were at least 200. As cheesy and otherwise-unimpressive the animatronics on the "Music of Yesterday" automata were, I still got a kick out of watching and listening to them "play."







For breweries that have sprung up in recent years in Madison, there's Funk Factory if you like tart, traditional beers; they're among the best in the country at that style today. I also really liked Young Blood Beer Company for their IPAs and fruited sours, and the food menu at looked great for small brewery nibbles. The beers at Karben4 were also pretty good, if not quite at the same level as Young Blood's.