Explore the Area

We’re excited to share a few of our favorite local spots with you

Horse medicine, school slates, eyeglasses, flour - all might have been for sale or trade in the log cabin store opened in 1853 by Felix Meighen and Robert Foster, boyhood friends from Pennsylvania. As the only store in Fillmore County, it did a thriving business and also served as a social center for the new town of Forestville. The stagecoach station stood just beyond the store, and up the hill was the schoolhouse, located now by its foundation ruins.

In 1856, Meighen and Foster built the present store, constructed from the first brick made in the county. Although Foster withdrew from the partnership in 1868, the Meighen family kept the store open until 1910.

Some of the original trees still forest the Meighen homestead area; the family set aside land about a mile past the store as a park, and placed picnic tables for public use along the river bank. The Meighen store, complete with its 1910 inventory of merchandise, is now part of Forestville State Park, which includes more than 2,000 acres.

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

Discovered in 1937, Mystery Cave is the longest cave in Minnesota – spanning over 13 miles underground. It is a network of passages that was dissolved by moving water where visitors can see stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and beautiful underground pools. Mystery Cave is located in Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park. Visitors can explore the William H. Morrissey Visitor Center to learn about the Driftless Area and Mystery Cave. A variety of guided tours are offered daily in the summer and include modern lighting and paved walkways that enhance accessibility to more rustic lantern and wild cave tours.

Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery

Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery is a fully operational winery, cidery, restaurant and event center. Our sprawling estate includes a tasting room and large production areas, as well as a 6 acre vineyard on the property. Nestled in rural Southeastern Minnesota, the winery is now the exclusive home of Four Daughters wines, Sunflake wines and Loon Juice hard cider.

Deer Creek Speedway

Deer Creek Speedway has been family owned and operated since 2001. We take pride in family values, proper business ethics, and providing good quality entertainment at an affordable price.

The facility consists of 60+ acres which is home to one of the most state of the art racing complexes in the country. The high banked 3/8 mile dirt-clay race track schedules an average of 30 events a year. With 24 VIP Suites and 42 VIP Decks, "The Creek" has held some of the biggest events in the country. A full service campground, also located within the facility, is fully equipped to handle any size rig.

The race season runs from April to October but the action doesn’t end there. The off-season entails banquets, car shows, trade shows, vacation shows, benefits, and more.

Located only 15 miles South of Rochester, MN on U.S. Highway 63. This highly visible and extremely accessible location is a great place to market your product and services.

Washburn-Zittleman House Museum

Two-story 1860s era historic home with 10 exhibit areas. Furnished as a turn-of-the-century home, it is part of Spring Valley Historical Society's museum complex of four buildings, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Site.