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The House on the Rock has to be one of the strangest attractions across the country. It is a unique structure with crazy rooms, streets, gardens and shops that were designed by Alex Jordan, Jr. The attraction opened in 1959 and is still a famous sightseeing spot in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
The House on the Rock is a very strange, but popular attraction. The modern design of the building draws thousands of people to the spot every year. Some have said that the inspiration behind the structure stems from a meeting that Jordan had with Frank Lloyd Wright years earlier. The meeting caused a lifelong feud between the two architects.
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The house sits at the top of Deer Shelter Rock and over the years, additional buildings have been added to the original structure. The House on the Rock features “The Heritage of the Sea” which includes nautical exhibits and a 200-foot model of a whale-like sea creature. “The Music of Yesterday” is a collection of automatic music machines. This attraction has been referred to as the world’s largest indoor carousel. The House on the Rock is also home to one of the world’s largest fireplaces and a number of antiques including guns, dolls and musical instruments.
The bathroom’s are even decorated odd with mannequins and preserved animals. During December, there is a Christmas theme complete with decorations and a large collection of Santa Claus statues. One of the newest additions is the museum about Jordan’s professional and person life, which opened in 2008. Visitors have raved about the odd building and many have said that there is no way of describing it and there is really nothing like it.
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