The House on the Rock
Katherine and I went to the House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin. It is a crazy attraction, that has a lot of cool architecture and a lot of unique collectibles and contraptions.
The House on the Rock
Katherine and I went to the House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin. It is a crazy attraction, that has a lot of cool architecture and a lot of unique collectibles and contraptions.
Clear Skies
We were planning on going to the House on the Rock on Saturday, but we had some pretty intense storms. We were supposed to get golf ball sized hail, but we didn't - luckily. So on the drive down we were both happy to see that there was little chance for bad weather.
Fierce Dragons
The driveway into the parking lot was filled with these little dragons on top of giant planters.
Water Lilies
To get to the first section of the house, we had to walk though a Japanese water garden.
Transparent Wings
Flowing Water
There were little waterfalls all over the gardens.
On the Bridge
One of the cool things I like about my new camera is that it has wireless capabilities. I was able to connect my phone to my camera and remotely take this photo from my phone. Unfortunately it lost the wireless connection right after I took this shot, and it takes a little bit of time getting the camera connected. But overall it's a nice feature if you don't have to go long distances with it.
Water Dragon
Luckily this dragon was shooting out water and not fire.
Visitors Center
This is the back side of the visitors center.
Above the Walking Path
Three Headed Dragon
Old Slot Machine
Infinity Room
At first, we thought this was a trick of mirrors. But the walls just get smaller and smaller as you go down the hallway, making it look like it goes on infinitely. It's a pretty neat architectural idea.
First Musical Contraption
This might look like an image, but they are real instruments. They are rigged with contraptions to make them automatically play. Similar to a player piano, there were a bunch of mechanical arms that would play the instruments. This was the smallest musical contraption hat we saw, and the first one we saw. It only go bigger from here...
Wooden Sculpture
Stained Glass
Metal Peacock
Bad Ideas
There were a lot of different guns in the house. It was filled with different things, broken down by section. This was the weapons section. There were some rather interesting guns, including these...
Steamboat Delta Queen
The card reads: "In 1979 President Jimmy Carter and his family cruised on the upper Mississippi aboard the steamboat Delta Queen. They traveled south from St. Paul, Minnesota to St. Louis stopping along the way to greet the crowds who line the banks. While in Dubuque, Iowa the President signed this model of the Delta Queen."
Making a Boat
Octopus Garden
Old Camera
Mini Canon
There were a lot of canons. Ranging from this small (canon balls that are 1/4" in diameter) to giant canons (cannon balls that were 3 feet in diameter).
U.S.S Wisconsin
Two Pronged Fork
Giant Whale
In one of the sections of the house, there was a giant whale octopus fight. This was taken on the top level, but there is an octopus closer towards the floor that is tackling this whale. It was pretty cool, I don't think I've ever seen something like this inside of a building before.
One Large Octopus
Moby Dick all Over Again
Man Sleeping on the Moon
Little Village
There were some small cottage houses inside the house. The one with the blue windows was my favorite because there was an ice cream shop inside.
Out of Control
In case you didn't know, Katherine is out of control.
Tile Car
This car is completely covered in tile. It is a 1963 Lincoln Continental. The car was so heavy with the tile that it put an overload on the shocks. The radiator was designed after the Rolls-Royce radiator. The inside is covered in tile as well, including a tile dashboard and tile window panels. One ton of weight was added to the car from the tiles. The total car weight is three tons.
Grenadier de la Garde Saxe
Fancy Ceilings
Wrinkled Manuscript
This was a really cool player piano, mainly because all the wrinkled paper in the top was the manuscript for the piano to play. As it played, it shoved the paper into the top on the right side, and it pulled it from the left. I am surprised something like this can work!
Whale's Tale
Automated Accordions
These accordions were completely automated.
Who's First Chair?
Dresser Front
This was part of the front of a dresser.
Lots of Ivory
There was a lot of carved Ivory here. Ivory in pieces that I wouldn't have even though could be feasible in size. All the ivory had very detailed carvings in to it.
Incredible Ivory
This is just one of the examples of how large the ivory carvings were.
Detailed
Bear Playing a Violin
Golden Harp
Old Register
There was a collection of really old cash registers.
Large Chandelier
This was a massive chandelier inside one of the rooms.
Barely Covered
Piano Fit for a Doll House
Full Symphony
There was a full symphony that was automated. Not only that, but there was an entire marching band to the right of this photo that played with them.
Noah's Ark
I just had to take a picture of this one!
Death
World's Largest Carousel
This is the world's largest (indoor) carousel. It's very large. Because of the poor lighting inside the house (everywhere), taking pictures of it was hard. I didn't like how any of them turned out with the flash on, so here's one that is pretty grainy. But I did my best.
Don Q Inn
On the way to the House on the Rock, we saw this old airplane sitting in front of a hotel. We figured we would stop and take some pictures on the way back - not that I didn't have enough already.
Inside the Plane
There were some steps leading into the plane that looked like it was for public use, so we went on inside. It was really hot and filled with a lot of bird poop.
