National Mustard Museum

Four star rating... not because it's the best museum in the world, but because it's a freaking MUSTARD MUSEUM in the middle of DOWNTOWN MIDDLETON! What... the... what?!?!?!!

It's not very big, and it's completely free. You can spend 30 minutes to several hours in there and feel satisfied with your experience. It's irreverent and random, and you'll leave with at least a half smile on your face.

Massive pro is the staff. They are all incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. My father-in-law loves the fact that he can buy a mini hot dog for a buck, and try various kinds of mustard on it.

I left still not loving mustard, but I did enjoy my 45 minute visit. I'd highly recommend popping across the street to the Free House afterwards to wash down that mustard with a nice local beer!

One of the oddest museums I have ever stepped foot into, yet one of the most interesting.

Was in Madison for their half marathon weekend and it was a cold and rainy weekend. We ended up online searching for indoor activities and this place popped up. 20 minutes away, we decided to drive and check it out.

I don't know what to say to describe it.... But if you like mustard in any way shape or form, this is your safe haven! They had thousands of mustards, and varieties I would have never imagined existed. Hundreds you could taste (and buy, of course). Basement had a video going showing the history of mustard and how it has impacted the world. I won't give any spoilers: check it out yourself :)

I have only visited the National Mustard Museum vicariously. However it receives great reviews.

Most certainly the most numerous collection of various mustards in North America.

As a one-time resident of Wisconsin I can confirm that it seems to easily overtake neighboring Minnesota in quirky, intriguing places. The Mustard Museum is a must see if visiting this neck-of-the-woods.

Friends bought a jar of superb German mustard at the gift shop and gave it to me as a treat whereupon I proceeded to enjoy it in a number of ways that went beyond the traditional slathering on sandwiches.

Mmm... Delicious!

Mustard. Mustard for days. Jars, tubes, cans and displays of mustard, mustard, mustard! How is is manufactured, how it was used as medicine, how it's mentioned four times by Shakespeare (and ketchup exactly never).

Jars of mustard from around the world. A long wall of mustards from other countries and other states. Movies about mustard in the "Mustardpiece Theatre." Mustard games. Mustard trivia.

Upstairs, all sorts of mustards for sale along with Mustard Museum memorabilia. I bought two jars of mustard (check the "clearance" shelf in the corner) and some post cards and such. Really interesting stuff and the museum is free!

[Round number review 20700 overall - 270 in Wisconsin - 1681 of 2023.]

First I have to say I do not like mustard, but what a unique, fun museum. When you first walk in you are immediately greeted by friendly staff instructing us about the store, tastings and museum. We started with the museum self guided tour! It had everything you can imagine related to mustard. It had every kind of memorabilia you can imagine. The collection of mustard jars I particularly was interested in. My husband tasted a few mustards accompanied with pretzels. If you are in the area, it is worth to stop in for 20 - 30 minutes.

This was a fun/random stop during our weekend in Madison! It's free to get in but they suggest a $2 donation. You can make it through pretty quickly, an hour tops but we had fun playing mustard ring toss, checking out the wall of mustard and learning some fun facts about mustard (if there is such a thing). One of the best parts was the ability to sample unique mustards! The shop also has some unique items, it's worth checking out!

Mustard. Museum worthy? Heck yes. Spent some time in Madison, WI and the only museum open on a Monday was this gem.

Take a history tour of mustards from around the world, learn about the mustard making process, play some trivia, and taste mustards that you couldn't have even imagine existed....I'm looking at you, root beer flavored mustard.

The downstairs is where you'll find mustard memorabilia and the wall of mustards. Upstairs is the gift shop and tasting area. I went home with some curry mustard and I'm hooked. It's a fun place, if a little odd, but I like odd. Stop in!

I was so excited to finally get here!

Went downstairs first to do the tour of the museum. It's a pretty large space and super awesome how much stuff they have. I really can't believe how many different mustards there are. There's even a spot in the back that plays a video!

The sampling upstairs in the store part was amazing. You can basically sample anything and they were all so tasty. I couldn't believe I liked every one I tried. It was hard to make a decision on which ones to buy but I walked out with 3 and a small sample pack of 4.

Staff was very friendly and the store and museum were very clean. I would definitely make a stop in there again to get more super good mustards!

Do you like unique and interesting roadside oddities? This is the place for you!

We walked through the store portion and crept down the stairs. Mustards from everywhere lined the walls! What a sight to see!

We tried our hand at the mustard ring toss. Only one of us four was able to ring a free bottle to take home!

We learned about mustard deed, read about the hist, admired the mustard dish collection, and were amazed people used to bathe in it for health cures. So much to see and learn.

Then the best part! Upstairs we went to try some mustards! The weirdest was the root beer flavored one. We found our favorites. Some honey mustard and pretzels. Plus tales to intrigue our friends!

To me this is more a mustard store than a mustard museum. Yes the downstairs area has a wide collection of mustard jars from all around the world but there is not a lot of effort put into the display and the old short TV movie playing in the back room is in serious need of a redo.
Yes it's free but the education value I would expect from a museum is pretty much non existent here.

Now if you are looking to buy or try mustards, this is in no doubt the place to go. You will find award winning mustards you won't be able to find at your local supermarket.
If you are in the area with a few minutes to kill, by all means stop by and all the jars of mustards might spike your curiosity.
But I would not drive out the way to visit this "museum" which is what we did and it was not worth the detour.

Quirky space full of mustard memorabilia downstairs and variety of mustards in the market to sample and take home!
Downstairs you'll enjoy a self guided, free tour and "Mustard Piece Theater" with very dated videos specifically a mustard tasting.
Fun stop as you make your way through the beautiful downtown area.