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The House on the Rock, Spring Green, WI

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The House on the Rock

Walk through a house built atop a rock column, the 218-foot Infinity Room and an indoor carousel of 269 animals and 20,000 lights.

5754 State Road 23 · Spring Green, WI

About The House on the Rock

Alex Jordan Jr. began building this house atop Deer Shelter Rock around 1945 and opened it to paying visitors in 1959. A self-guided walk takes you through the Infinity Room, which reaches 218 feet out over the valley with 3,264 windows. Further in you find the Heritage of the Sea, with over 200 model ships and a 200-foot sea creature battling a Kraken, and the Streets of Yesterday. The carousel carries 269 animals, 182 chandeliers and over 20,000 lights, though visitors cannot ride it.

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