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The world's largest bike - an old-fashioned high wheeler formed out of fiberglass - welcomes visitors to Sparta, which dubs itself the "Bicycling Capital of America." The town offers ready access to several nationally known bike trails including the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, the first rails-to-trails bicycle route in the country. Sparta itself has a lovely historic downtown district.

Its hospitality and location make it a good "home base" for day trips to nearby attractions. These include the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center in Warrens, about a 40-minute drive northeast of Sparta. Tours of Wisconsin's largest Amish settlement in nearby southern Monroe County can be arranged through Down a Country Road in Cashton, about 13 miles south of Sparta. Fort McCoy, eight miles northeast of Sparta, offers an excellent public recreation area as well as interesting military displays.

Sparta includes:

Cataract Fort McCoy
Norwalk Sparta

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