Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center

Great place to visit. Be sure to see the displays upstairs as well as try the goodies, ice cream, cheese and check the gift shop.We like the curds.

I highly recommend taking the tour! I learned a lot about how California cheese is made and the entire process involved. The staff was very friendly. I also tried a hot sandwich called "Bacon Me Crazy," and it was absolutely delicious!

Oh my goodness, everyone! This place has the best grilled cheese sandwich and cheese chowder I have ever tasted! I also loved exploring the gift shop and strolling along the path to the waterfall where you can walk underneath it. I can't wait to return the next time we're in California!

Took a friend for a visit. He liked the free cheese samples, but wished for more varieties of cheese to sample from. The moo-vie at the back was interesting and educational. You can learn how cheese is made, from beginning to end. Then we went to see the upstairs exhibits. Those are more geared towards kids, as there are buttons to push, and clothes and hats for dress-up. From the back windows you can see down to the factory floor.I just wish I could have seen more.

The visitor center is an amazing pitstop if you are in the area and love cheese. They have a Peet’s coffee store, local ice cream shop and a food court inside. Special cheese manufacturing sessions for kids with great displays and intuitive design. Highly recommended!!!