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Great places to chow down on cheddar
![Looking Glass Creamery in Fairview, N.C., is a small family-run business.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/f62b449dd7b05ae39295fca76b35fa3b8c37d7db/c=0-201-1956-1306/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410966612980-nc-JK-8002.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Looking Glass Creamery in Fairview, N.C., is a small family-run business.
ExploreAsheville.com![Looking Glass stands out for its Drovers Road, a creamy, yet crumbly raw milk cheddar cheese.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/521b098bde753da2d765595892d9b88b23fb57a2/c=0-0-1976-1117/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410936348786-nc-Drovers-Road.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Looking Glass stands out for its Drovers Road, a creamy, yet crumbly raw milk cheddar cheese.
Ashevillecheese.com![Beehive Cheese Co. in Uintah, Utah, makes distinctive flavored cheddars like Barely Buzzed, infused with coffee and lavender.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/723a1b16953a26e24d8a1851328ddaf7e860badd/c=0-177-1979-1295/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410992665147-ut-barely-buzzed-wedgeHIGHRES-rs.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Beehive Cheese Co. in Uintah, Utah, makes distinctive flavored cheddars like Barely Buzzed, infused with coffee and lavender.
Beehivecheese.com![The Vermont producer Cellars at Jasper Hill recently opened a stall in Boston Public Market, making it even easier to try its traditional Cabot Clothbound Cheddar.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/b90df144742e7471a4b74252c83b31cd169b0881/c=0-480-4117-2806/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956416962823417-bos-bpm.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Vermont producer Cellars at Jasper Hill recently opened a stall in Boston Public Market, making it even easier to try its traditional Cabot Clothbound Cheddar.
Jasperhillfarm.com![Cabot Clothbound Cheddar from Cellars at Jasper Hill.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/ce701510b3d1c8d2c14b916ccec6471539150ec3/c=74-0-1199-1500/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956416961887411-bos-Cabot-clothbound.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar from Cellars at Jasper Hill.
Jasperhillfarm.com![While you can't visit Avalanche Cheese in Paonia, Colo., you can rent a cabin on its goat farm, which provides the milk used to make its rare clothbound goat cheddar cheese.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/264981bfd2d7837da4cac8e8703c26475b1157e6/c=0-78-1279-800/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410867240343-co-unnamed6.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
While you can't visit Avalanche Cheese in Paonia, Colo., you can rent a cabin on its goat farm, which provides the milk used to make its rare clothbound goat cheddar cheese.
Avalanchecheese.com![Guests can help with milking and farm chores and even bottle-feed baby goats in the spring.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/72af31bc57e98cd4ccbe8fd791ca7b3992f4834d/c=0-5-1936-2586/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410875352395-co-unnamed1-rs.jpg?width=496&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Guests can help with milking and farm chores and even bottle-feed baby goats in the spring.
Avalanchecheese.com![While most cheese is made in rural areas, Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle's Pike Place Market is a welcome exception.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/f2beaa3cf1164a3dfce1bf31058971051f9bda38/c=70-0-969-1198/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410947580858-sea-Beechers-w-ferry.jpg?width=496&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
While most cheese is made in rural areas, Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle's Pike Place Market is a welcome exception.
Beechershandmadecheese.com![Its Flagship cheddar has a sweet, caramel flavor.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/c188297837266c10d1a0b5fa01c1cf4713ba6bdd/c=0-63-1989-1186/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410923088701-sea-Flagship2-rs.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Its Flagship cheddar has a sweet, caramel flavor.
Beechershandmadecheese.com![You'll find one of the best cheese shops in cheese-loving Vermont at Grafton Village Cheese Co. in Brattleboro.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/c3f5d6a0313e57126a8cbf1804a014aa60203109/c=0-169-1593-1069/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410965520973-vt-GVC-Bldg.32-rs.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
You'll find one of the best cheese shops in cheese-loving Vermont at Grafton Village Cheese Co. in Brattleboro.
Grafton Village Cheese![The 124-year-old company makes sharp, aged New England-style cheddar.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1638f9db9fd3995635aac54053107d8253b62b98/c=0-110-1320-1870/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410971137009-vt-GraftonCheese-2YearCheddar-wPKG-Final-lg-rs.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The 124-year-old company makes sharp, aged New England-style cheddar.
Grafton Village Cheese![Hilmar Cheese Co. in California is the largest cheese producer in the world, and welcomes guests at an elaborate
visitors center.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/af8fbff198a689158e1906f2e5a14d4661461d0b/c=0-81-1964-1191/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410913884642-ca-HilmarCheeseCompanyVisitorCenter-rs.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Hilmar Cheese Co. in California is the largest cheese producer in the world, and welcomes guests at an elaborate visitors center.
Hilmarcheese.com![A display at Hilmar Cheese Co. shows how cheddar is made.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/b72ad2a69c3068f7ab559545e66ad4d0cd9d4f56/c=0-199-1974-1314/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410874728391-ca-CheeseTheatreShow-rs.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A display at Hilmar Cheese Co. shows how cheddar is made.
Hilmarcheese.com![Oregon's huge Tillamook Cheese Factory churns out 167,000 pounds of cheese a day, but still welcomes visitors with an ice cream stand, restaurant, history display and a bird's-eye view of the factory floor.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/5d7d34aa4c5f9f12d18436df19a3f70141f34744/c=0-198-1968-1310/local/-/media/2016/04/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635956410953820898-or-DSC-0483.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Oregon's huge Tillamook Cheese Factory churns out 167,000 pounds of cheese a day, but still welcomes visitors with an ice cream stand, restaurant, history display and a bird's-eye view of the factory floor.
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