America's Best Fall Color Drives

The Driftless Region, WI

The Route: 158 miles.

Foliage Update: http://tourism.state.wi.us/fallcolor_report.aspx

Wisconsin offers some of the most spectacular Midwest foliage driving routes, including The Driftless Region, a loop starting and ending at Mineral Point. Head north on Highway 23 to Baraboo, where sumac and maple trees streak the hillsides, and twisted oak and wild hickory blaze orange and yellow along the river valleys.

Where to Stop: Visit the historic Pendarvis miners’ homes in Mineral Point, Cave of the Mounds at Blue Mounds, and Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home in Spring Green. Sample artisan Black Sheep Truffle and Goat Cheddar at Carr Valley Cheese in Prairie du Sac; ride the free Colsac III ferry across the Wisconsin River.