Assorted highways and back roads lace up southern Wisconsin , passing over rolling hills and deep dales. The immensely likeable lakeside college town of Madison doubles as the state capital. Cozy Madison area communities like New Glarus or Mount Horeb , and historic settlements like Little Norway , attest to a mixed European heritage. Wisconsin Dells has a picturesque setting, but may appeal only to those who revel in tacky attractions and Americana. Stretches of the Mississippi River , undulating down the western border, are designated as The Great River Road , a scenic highway that runs from near Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

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• Baraboo
• Madison
• Spring Green

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