Spring Green, Wisconsin -
House On The Rock
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
An amazing place that starts with a house on a rock, but includes sprawling galleries of music machines, a giant cannon, a sea monster, and excess amounts of everything.
- Address:
- 5754 Hwy 23, Spring Green, WI
- Directions:
- I-90 West, past Rockford to Madison. Hwy 18 West (left hand exit) to Dodgeville, then Hwy 23 North.
- Admission:
- 3 Tour Areas, priced together and separately.
- Hours:
- Late Apr - Aug 9 am - 6 pm, Sep 1 - Nov 3 9 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 608-935-3639
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For a small amount more you can take the other 2 tours, but don't. The 2nd and 3rd tour are endless treks past every strange thing you can imagine. The problem is, there are no descriptions. You almost never know if what you're looking at is real or fake. Some things are obviously fake (like the crowns of every monarch England has known), while most others make you wonder. This is a tourist trap with strategically placed food options. [Jess Graves, 09/22/2010]
When you're done make your way to Dickeyville to see the Grotto. [Charles Bennett, 06/02/2010]
House on the Rock We just visited House on the Rock. I can't believe this thing has been sitting there for almost 50 years and I just now found out about it! House on the Rock, is without a doubt, the mecca of roadside attractions. I am now obsessed with the place.
It's actually more organized and professional than I was expecting. It's more like a museum than a crappy, deserted roadside attraction. However, the stuff inside puts any other quirky attraction to shame. Every one of the thousands of exhibits would be a decent roadside attraction on its own.
The price is now $28 to tour all three areas. We toured the first two areas (only a little cheaper), which consisted of the house and most of the other major exhibits. The third area is mostly the large collections. Although it's expensive, you can see that they put all that money right back into the house. I'm already looking forward to going back.
They're in the process of building a museum to honor Alex Jordan, the creator of the place. [Ray Taddeucci, 07/31/2009]
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