Travelog post for: Tipsy

I had a busy Father's day today, but still haven't seen any cows up close yet!  Oh well, that's OK because there are other neat things to view here, too. 

One of Platteville's main tourist sites is the world's largest letter "M" located on the Platte Mound.  No, the M doesn't stand for "Moo", it represents the mining history of this area, and was built by University of Wisconsin-Platteville students in 1937.  The M is 241 feet (73 m) high and 214 feet (65 m) wide, made of whitewashed rocks.  You can climb the 266 stairs up to the top if you have lots of energy!


Speaking of mining, we stopped by the Mining Museum in Platteville, too.  You can find out about the history of mining in this area here and even go underground to visit a mine.  Cows don't belong underground so I didn't venture there!