PAVAN MICKEY: The House on the Rock

HOUSE ON THE ROCK – The unique House on the Rock is located near Spring Green in Wisconsin. It was built by the eccentric millionaire Alex Jordan in the 1940s. on the 150-meter Deer Shelter Rock in Wyoming Valley. Alex Jordan builds his dream home on the rock formation is also known as Deer Shelter Rock, which is now a legend.

House on the rock Wisconsin

Alex Jordan house on the rock – During its construction, it was necessary to clear the area, even blow up rocks. But what happened is amazing. Not only from the United States but from all over the globe, more than 500,000 people visit this unique museum every year.

Initially, Alex Jordan did not want to make it a museum, but simply assumed that it would be a dacha. But people from all over the country came to see this miracle of architecture. At first, Alex Jordan let everyone in for free and hospitably showed off his property, but in the 1960s he started charging 50 cents. So the little house on the rock turned into a top of the rock museum. Alex was a collector of unique items, collecting dolls, doll-houses, toys, household items, lamps, weapons, yacht models, cars, ships. The House on the Rock was opened for visitors in 1959.

House on the rock Wisconsin Dells

American gods house on the rock – This is a whole museum complex, a real city in the rock, in natural and carved caves. There are streets, small museums, imitation ancient shops, mannequins, and musical instruments that play themselves. The house on the hill Wisconsin consists of three parts, in the first pavilion, there is the Alex Jordan Museum, which tells about the owner and the history of building the house, as well as about the first and famous visitors. Here is the Original House, the place where the eccentric millionaire lived, his library, and an artificial waterfall.

House on the rock infinity room

There is also the Infinity Room gallery, 72 m long, hanging over an abyss 52 m from the ground, without any supports, and fixed only at the exit from the cliff. The walls of the gallery are transparent, assembled from 3 256 window frames, the ceiling and the floor are wooden.

House on the rock spring green Wisconsin – The second part of the museum complex is called the "Street of the past» (Streets of Yesterday). It is a 19th-century street right in the house. with a sheriff's office, pharmacy shops, saloons, post office, bank, and shops. Horse carts and old posters line the street. Also noteworthy is the Heritage of the Sea hall dedicated to the maritime theme. It contains models of sailing ships and ships, and in the middle, there is a huge sharp-toothed shark. Interesting is the Tribute to Nostalgia hall with a magnificent collection of antique cars and the Spirit of Aviation hall with antique flying machines and airplanes. Also in this section, there are many rooms with musical instruments that play themselves and the house on the rock organ room which attracts more visitors.

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House on the rock Carousel

House on the rock organ room – Deserves special attention-Hall "Music of the Past", located in the third part of the museum complex, with a large collection of mechanical-automatic musical instruments and the world's largest carousel with 20 thousand lights and 269 hand-made figures from colonial to Victorian style. This hall is illuminated by 20 thousand lamps from 183 chandeliers. The Circus Room is famous for its giant circus booth with a mechanical orchestra of 40 musicians and 80 musical instruments.

House on the rock doll room – The Dolls Hall houses one of the world's largest collections of wooden dolls and dollhouses, as well as a doll carousel.

Rock house Wisconsin contains a rich collection of weapons and knightly armor from Europe and Asia, as well as a collection of replicas of the British royal family's heirlooms. Our excursion will end with a walk through the lower park with Japanese ponds, waterfalls, and a rock garden. A visit to the House on the Rock of Alex Jordan is included by our company Incomartur 93 in this excursion tour in the USA. Let's see the house on the rock Wisconsin pictures.