Prattville, Alabama: Cross Garden: Hell's Warning Label

Interesting and creepy. I think due to weather and time, not as many crosses surviving and trees are sprouting up covering some of the art, but overall worth the 10 minute drive off interstate. Also, an actual cemetery in front of the house.

We decided to take a Sunday afternoon drive and ended up looking for this place. It took a while to locate it -- the directions look good, but are kind of vague. It really is something you just have to see. We parked on the side of the road and wandered around on both sides, taking pictures and reading the signs out loud to one another.

While Mr. Rice passed away several years ago, the crosses and signs still decorate the sides of the road, warning of Hell's fury. It is the kind of thing you will never see in a big city. Years of one man's personal mission to bring strangers to God. Yes, I am a church goer but, still, a bit much for me. However, oddly beautiful.

Stopped by on a Saturday afternoon to check the place out. The Cross Garden still looks to be going strong after Rice's death. It was much larger than I was anticipating, very impressive, although apparently everyone is going to hell for fornicating... so claims a washing machine, anyway.

A large hand-painted sign declares the Garden for sale for $25 million.

We went on a Sunday morning and heard a man chanting, "Save the World, Spread the Word" from behind the house repeatedly. Highlights of this display include: washing machines, AC units, many crosses, wooden signs, and a car all with the Lord's word painted on them. The rocks with red paint on them that line his property add to the effect...

If you get lost, stop at any of the nearby gas stations. Note: the locals don't think of it as a "garden."

"this is william c rice cross garden. i saw the cross garden on your syte.who ever put it on there did a good job i enjoyed every body who had a part in it it was for sale for 5 million but now god jesus and the holly ghost said that should sell it for 25 million to build a bigger cross garden the biggest one in the world if it is sold. we will take down all the old signs when we get the new land.we will build a big big big big museum of signs of crosses in side it.it will be the pertiest cross garden in the whole world.i cant build the cross garden due to my health problems but all the members of my family will build it for me god jesus holly spirit will tell my spirit to tell all the members of my family how to build it. god noah to build an arch gods spirit told noahs spirit how to build the ark he told the people that it is going to rain 40 days and 40 nights. those people in that world did not belive him noah when he got it built that all the animals in the ark and god saved all 8 of his family. god shut the door and it started to rain he warned the people in that world they did not belive in noah when it started to rain and the water started building up on the earth then the people on the earth wanted to get in the ark but it was to late. if there was just one preacher besides noah they were not one preacher saved besides noah and 8 of his family. god jesus and the holy ghost will save all my immeadiate family they will not be not one of my family go to hell. We thank all of you that had a part in the internet system THANKS AGAIN" WILLIAM C. RICE.