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ic structures, including one of the oldest log cabins in the state, are surrounded by tailored
gardens.Hereyou'llfindartisanworkshops,galleries,inns,acafé,andotherworthysights.
Just gandering at the classic structures is worth a few minutes.
North of the Chamber of Commerce is the Gundry House (234 Madison St., 608/
987-3670, 1pm-5pm Sat., 11am-2pm Sun., June-late Sept., free), a cut sandstone and lime-
stone Victorian built in 1867 by a prominent local merchant, Joseph Gundry, notable be-
cause his business featured the local-legend Pointer Dog statue. Otherwise, it's an impress-
ive home with period furnishings, offering tours.
Pendarvis, one of the state's most interesting historical sites
Not many get around to the 1838 Wisconsin Odd Fellow Museum (Front St. and State
St., 608/987-3093, 9am-3pm daily June-Sept., free), the first Odd Fellow Hall west of the
Allegheny Mountains. Built and dedicated by Thomas Wildey, founder of the order, it's the
only hall dedicated by him still standing.
Mineral Point's classic railroad depot—once called one of the 10 most endangered his-
toric rail structures in the country (it is the oldest in Wisconsin)—has been restored into the
Mineral Point Railroad Museum (10am-4pm Thurs.-Sat., noon-4pm Sun., summer, less
often spring and fall, $3 adults) and has collections of southwest Wisconsin rail artifacts.
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