Potosi Brewing Company

Wisconsin


It's your one-stop shop for food, drink, memorabilia and historical information. The thick-stone building began brewing beer in 1852. Imbibe indoors amid neon-lit beer signs or outdoors in the pretty beer garden. The building holds the National Brewery Museum, stuffed with old beer bottles and advertising signs, and a transportation museum (free) that shows early beer-hauling equipment.

There's one more item of interest: the Great River Road interpretation center, offering maps, history and internet kiosks.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Wisconsin attractions

1. 4th Street Elevator

12.77 MILES

Built in 1882, this funicular railway climbs a steep 189-foot hill from downtown for huge views.

3. Mines of Spain Recreation Area

15.33 MILES

This vast expanse of Mississippi River Bluffland just south of Dubuque offers 12 miles of hiking trails with scenic overlooks, picnic facilities and even…

4. Ulysses S Grant Home

23.92 MILES

The 1860 abode was a gift from local Republicans to the victorious general at the Civil War’s end. Grant lived here until he became the country’s 18th…