Local hidden gem: House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The House on the Rock is not as famous as Wisconsin Dells, and more people head to Door County for a Great Lake getaway.

The House on the Rock is not as famous as Wisconsin Dells, and more people head to Door County for a Great Lake getaway. But the House on the Rock is no shrinking violet when it comes to ...

T he House on the Rock is not as famous as Wisconsin Dells, and more people head to Door County for a Great Lake getaway. But the House on the Rock is no shrinking violet when it comes to ...

Located on Deer Shelter Rock in a somewhat remote area about an hour west of Madison—and about 10 minutes from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, with which it is sometimes confused—the House on ...

SPRING GREEN, WIS. — My wife and I stopped talking to each other two hours into our three-hour self-guided tour of the House on the Rock in Spring Green, a small town west of Madison, Wisconsin.

The House on the Rock was never intended to be a public attraction, much less one so immense and unusual. It began innocently in 1945, when a young Alex Jordan Jr. wanted to build a hideaway at ...

Alex Jordan started work on his retreat in 1945, building an unusual, eclectic house on top of a rock near Spring Green, Wisconsin. He then built structures to house his vast collections from around ...

House on the Rock in Spring Green is a weird and wild Wisconsin wonderland, home to the world's largest indoor carousel, a 200-foot tall sea creature statue and other strange displays.

Local hidden gem: House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The House on the Rock is not as famous as Wisconsin Dells, and more people head to Door County for a Great Lake getaway.

Located on Deer Shelter Rock in a somewhat remote area about an hour west of Madison—and about 10 minutes from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, with which it is sometimes confused—the House on ...

SPRING GREEN, WIS. — My wife and I stopped talking to each other two hours into our three-hour self-guided tour of the House on the Rock in Spring Green, a small town west of Madison, Wisconsin.

Local hidden gem: House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The House on the Rock is not as famous as Wisconsin Dells, and more people head to Door County for a Great Lake getaway.