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| National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin |
I had about an hour to fill during a visit to Madison, Wisconsin. Flipping through the tourist brochures of things to do in the area, I noticed the National Mustard Museum in nearby Middleton, Wisconsin. It claims to hold the world's largest collection of mustards. A quick drive away, it was a great little excursion. The Museum is the lower floor of a gourmet food shop that mostly sells mustards of all flavors from around the world. Admission to the museum is free, and you can stand in the center of the floor and see the whole thing by turning around in a circle. But you won't want to. The cases on the walls will draw you in. There are cabinets displaying mustard jars, categorized by country or state of origin. The operators of the museum have a groan-inducing sense of humor. The Mustard Piece Theatre in the back of the room runs loops of educational films about -- mustard. In the gift shop, you can buy a post card or even a poster saying "Feeling Condimental?" or better yet, a Julie Andrews look alike in the Alps, in the "Sound of Mustard". Fifteen minutes is plenty, but worth it for the grins - or the grains.
7477 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562 · (800) 438-6878
