WISCONSIN HOUSE ON THE ROCK RESORT, ATTRACTION & INN: WORLD’S CREEPIEST HOUSE? WIN TICKETS TO SEE MIYAVI LIVE.
What, what? You haven’t yet seen my travel video for Huffington Post, where I visit the world’s freakiest house? Sunday is perfect day to give it a view!
If Alex Jordan were alive today, he’d be on the TV show “Hoarders”.
The Wisconsin eccentric wasn’t happy with a single tea set. He had to own a dozen. Instead of two creepy dolls, he amassed two hundred. Three medical vials? Try three thousand. You get the picture.
Jordan’s knickknacks fill every inch of House on the Rock (5754 State Road 23, Spring Green WI, (608) 935-3639).
He supposedly built the 200-acre complex to show up Frank Lloyd Wright (who called him an incompetent architect). When Jordan finished the home in 1959, curiosity-seekers convinced him to turn it into a museum.
It’s a dizzying walk through the House’s three sections. This is not a trip for the weak-stomached. A few areas smell like a cross between rotten cheese and wet cat.
I slumped through mole-like passages that opened into monstrous displays. Such as, “Heritage of the Sea,” a 200-foot whale and squid locked in a battle to the death, wrapped by a staircase lined with sailboats. “Music of Yesterday,” coin-operated ghost orchestras that bang out circus songs. “World’s Largest Carousel,” hundreds of fairytale beasts spinning under the glow of chandeliers. “Hallway of Infinity,” a glass walkway jutting out high above a valley, with no supports underneath.
The sensory overload left me (and other visitors) battered. I was in awe of Jordan’s grandiose vision, the magic and wonder he created. At the same time, I wanted this claustrophobic flea-market nightmare to end. Wisconsin’s House on the Rock, you will haunt my dreams.
What’s the strangest museum you’ve ever encountered? Would you set foot in this one? See the wonder of House of the Rock in my Weird Wisconsin video.
And stay tuned for the next Coolhunting episode, where I visit a top secret restaurant/bar in Milwaukee.
PS: Absolute last chance to WIN Miyavi Halloween concert tickets for his What’s My Name tour! Tell your friends and enter here; it’s easy.
I previous reviewed his Neo-Samurai tour in this post.
PPS: I’m featured as subculture guide in the Japan episode of Australia’s travel TV show, Roam. It’s airing on National Geographic Adventure in October and November; here are upcoming showtimes.
Song of the Day: Whatever’s your favorite Miyavi song… if you tell me on Facebook, you can win the ticket giveaway!
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14 Comments
Pretty ^.^
ever beautiful *-*
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Not a big musuem go-er – the silence is eerie!
This musuem looks like one to hit up, though . . . with a buddy. ^^
you have a very good look…I like your style.
lovely
Wow great look! Love the hair! ☆(^ o ^)/☆
cuteness
d’aww かわいい~(^_−)−☆
Looks like you became a tourist attraction yourself. You stand out so much next to those visitors.^^
Awesome x3
looks Great hun
boolicious!
Love this!