OK. I'm going to say something really serious.

[featherynscale]

I don't usually get all excited about tourism. I like to go places, sure, and I like to see things I have never seen before, but I generally fail at the variety of awe that one is supposed to have when confronted with the world's wonders. Mostly all you get is a "Hey, that's neat!" and then I go on.

And then, there's The House on the Rock. I am in awe of this. I must go there. If I do not, I am certain to wither away and die.

Anybody want to road trip to Wisconsin? Seriously, I'm having a religious fit over here.

Comments

[rfunk.livejournal.com]

Possibly dumb question: Is this religious fit related to the place being featured in American Gods?

[druidevo.livejournal.com]

I think we should orginize an entire American Gods road trip, start in Lebennon, then to the Nu cafe in Cario, and end in the house of the rock.

[celtic-elk.livejournal.com]

Don't forget Rock City! And the farm in Virginia with the tree, if we can find it....

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I actually didn't realize this was the place in American Gods until kittenpants mentioned it. I saw these pictures on anachrotech and began flipping out immediately. I actually didn't think that the place Gaiman talked about was a real thing at all. :)

[hekatatia.livejournal.com]

You must go! Oddly enough I finally got around to resizing most the pix from my trip there years ago just last week & will get them online 'soon.' I didn't take nearly enough. Most of the excellent things I remember are not in the pictures. =(

[zylch.livejournal.com]

When were you thinking of going? August is obviously unlikely, but perhaps later in the fall...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Dunno. Maybe in the Spring.

spring

[kenllama.livejournal.com]

i could be down with a plan like that, and spring is far enough ahead to fit something crazy into my schedule =)

on the down side: your path to the House does not intersect with mine, which makes for a funny kind of road trip. but i've been feeling the urge to go to Wisconsin sometime...

Re: spring

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Hell, every road trip with us is "kind of funny"...

Re: spring

[kenllama.livejournal.com]

fair 'nuff...

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

I can go in the Autumn, late Autumn, and I WANT to :)

[rio-luna.livejournal.com]

wow. i'm DOWN!

to hold you over...

[lulumai.livejournal.com]

this has lots of potential roadtrips for you...

http://www.kcpt.org/rare_visions/

Re: to hold you over...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Neat!!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Wait, that's the inside of that House on the Rock??!?!?

/in like Flynn

[orcjohn.livejournal.com]

Damn, count me in. Those pictures are awesome, can't wait to see the real thing.

[theslice.livejournal.com]

Where exactly in Wisconsin is this?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Southwestern part, near Spring Green.

[theslice.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.. about 150 miles from where I'll be this weekend.

[dramaticaddict.livejournal.com]

OMG I'd love to... the room of infinity looks totally awesome... if I build a dream house, I totally want a perspective hallway...

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Also, this is only about 3 hours from Coralville. We could totally daytrip it from visiting my family... unless we're going with a caravan of people, which might make things more complicated. :)

[stregalunae.livejournal.com]

OMFGs... did you see the pipe organ?? I have a thing for pipe organs!

[love2rachel.livejournal.com]

Spring Green is right around the corner as is New Glarus, Home of Spotted Cow beer, etc. Also, plenty of places to camp, if you're into that. However, it is a fairly pricey place to go, but if it is the main event of a trip - worth it!