Ohio’s Amish Country and the towns around it are quietly one of the best cheese regions in the Midwest, and cheese fans keep making the drive to prove it. Some of these stops make their own Swiss right behind a glass window, while others stack their shelves with samples, sweets, and sandwiches.
Whether you want a quick roadside stop or a full weekend of tasting, these seven spots give you plenty of reasons to load up the car. Here are the cheese destinations worth pointing your GPS toward.
1. Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, OH
Ever wonder who actually invented baby Swiss cheese? The answer traces right back to this shop on OH-557, where that mild, buttery cheese first came to be.
Swiss is the only cheese made on site here, and it is the reason people plan their route around a stop. Time your visit for a day when the factory is running, and you can watch the cheesemaking through a glass window…