Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The heart and soul of the town is
Cedar Creek Settlement
(
www.cedarcreeksettlement.com
)
, an antebellum foundation mill once the village's center
of activity but now a several-blocks-long hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, and galleries.
The
Cedar Creek Winery
(N70 W6340 Bridge Rd., 262/377-8020,
www.cedarcreekwinery.com
,
10am-5pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-5pm Sun.) is also on the
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Road features one of the original structures in Cedarburg, the enormous, five-story
Cedar-
burg Mill,
now home to a pet store. Along Riveredge Drive is the
Brewery Works
(W62
N718 Riveredge Dr., 262/377-8230, 1pm-4pm Wed.-Sun.), a restored 1840s brewery hous-
ing the
Ozaukee County Art Center.
Three miles north of town is the last extant
covered bridge
in the state, dating from
1876; to get there, head to the WIS 143/60 junction on Washington Avenue. This is an ex-
cellent bike tour! Southeast of Cedarburg via Hamilton Road is the original settlement of
Hamilton,
with another picturesque creekside mill.
The local
visitors center
(262/377-9620 or 800/237-2874,
www.cedarburg.org
)
is here;
very friendly and useful staffers will point you in the right direction. A small
general store
museum
is also in the complex.
Gorgeous lodging options exist; nobody comes here to stay in a motel. The
Stagecoach
Inn and Weber Haus Annex
(W61 N520 Washington Ave., 262/375-0208 or 888/
375-0208,
www.stagecoach-inn-wi.com
,
$95-150) is a historic inn and pub on the old
Milwaukee-Green Bay stagecoach line. Find nine lovely rooms in the main inn and three in
a restored 1847 frame building across the street, where you can stroll in a private garden.
Rumors say a benign, black-garbed apparition wafts through the inn.
M
Washington House
(W62 N573 Washington Ave., 800/554-4717,
washingtonhouse-
cutting-edge modern with outstanding service.
For food, you can get classic Wisconsin German tavern fare or the casually upscale
cuisine found at most gentrified enclaves such as this. It's a chichi name and menu at
Cream and Crepe Café
(Cedar Creek Settlement, 262/377-0900, 10am-8pm Tues.-Sat.,
10am-5pm Sun.-Mon.,$4-10),butthe crepes are delectable, asisthe creekside dining area.
Galioto's Twelve21
(1221 Wauwatosa Rd., 262/377-8085,
www.galiotostwelve21.com
,
11am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thurs., 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat., 4pm-8pm Sun., $7-26)
is a smashing new eatery housed in a classic Wisconsin country tavern. The superb renov-
ation features original beams and flickering flames in an original fireplace. The well-done
dishes focus on creative comfort food. The pork chops are legendary.
