Located in beautiful New Glarus, Wisconsin this house museum is open from May through October each year. The Chalet of the Golden Fleece holds the amazing collection of Edwin Barlow, a resident of New Glarus and the founder of the Wilhelm Tell Drama—one of New Glarus' most popular festivals. The chalet was built in 1937 and is an authentic copy of a Swiss Bernese mountain chalet. Inside, visitors can take a tour and learn about its eclectic collection from Barlow's travels around the world. There are three full floors of painted furniture, antique silver and pewter, original artwork, paintings and etchings, samplers, prints, Swiss scissors cuttings, quilts, fabrics, antique glass and china, coins, stamps, Swiss woodcarvings, Swiss dolls, and more! The collection also includes a jeweled watch once owned by King Louis XVI, 2000-year-old Etruscan earrings, Gregorian chants on parchment—one of the world's oldest forms of written music—dating from 1485, 17th century Bolivian silvered gourd jewelry cases, a 300-year-old Swiss slate and wood inlaid table, and a Swiss porcelain tile stove made in 1760. The Chalet of the Golden Fleece Museum is available for tours from May through October. For bus tours, call 800.527.6838 or write Group Tours Chalet of the Golden Fleece P.O. Box 713 New Glarus, WI, 53574. Come and enjoy this unique museum in the heart of America's Little Switzerland!
