Last week, a road trip with my mother and younger son to see the strange and mesmerizing House on the Rock…
…turned into a week-long adventure that allowed us to also explore Madison…
…Milwaukee…
…and even a few Wisconsin festivals.
On our way there, we stopped at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, where got up close with living animals…
…taxidermied animals…
…and a nice collection of dinosaurs…
…including, Jane, the world’s most complete and best preserved juvenile T-Rex…
…and another of my son’s favorite, the head-butting Pachycephalosaurus…
…I mean, see his reaction?
We also made a quick stop in the Swiss town of New Glarus, Wisconsin…
…where the store fronts were charming…
…cows were decorative…
…and the baked goods were inviting.
So we grabbed some breakfast…
…and headed off to continue our adventure.
NEXT STOP: House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin