One of the statues
Credit: Jewel | ©Jewel Hughes
A Little history:
The man that built this place loved the land so much that he took his family on daily outings to the land.
Then one day a farmer the land owner seen them and he asked, "what are you doing on my land?" The man explained that the land just fascinated him.
The farmer decided to lease him the property for fifty dollars a month. And the man continued his family outings uninterrupted.
Then the property came up for sale and with the help of his parents the man bought the property and built a very small home on the rocks on the land. The trees went right through the house as he built around everything he loved about the land.
Then people began to stop and want to look at the house he built on the rock so the man decided to charge twenty five cents to each person who wanted to look. This allowed him the leisure of never having to work a day in his life, he spent all his time adding on to his house. He has long passed away but there are new owners adding to it today. The place is so big that they have it broke into 3 tours and the cost is like fifty three dollars for all three tours per person.
Now days when you drive up to visit the House on the Rock you are greeted by lizard statues and flowers galore. When you enter you are in the gift shop area, and once you pay you begin your self guided tour.
The first tour you walk through the original house that was built and see how it all began. The second tour takes you through collections of different things and the third continues this with a carousel room and so much more. If you decide that you cannot take all three tours, then I would suggest that you at least see the carousel tour. Then walk out side in the famous gardens. You will not be sorry.
A special note at Christmas time this place goes all out.
Below see what others are saying about the house on the rock.
What a neat place.
Breathtaking with a fascinating history!
Little out of the way places with a lot of history are my kind of touring spots!
I like the House of the Rock too. It is breathtaking.
I loved the fact that he incorporated his surroundings into his dwelling, rather than excluding them. I am an unabashed tree-hugger myself. ;-)
The man that built this place loved the land so much that he took his family on daily outings to the land.
Then one day a farmer the land owner seen them and he asked, "what are you doing on my land?" The man explained that the land just fascinated him.
The farmer decided to lease him the property for fifty dollars a month. And the man continued his family outings uninterrupted.
Then the property came up for sale and with the help of his parents the man bought the property and built a very small home on the rocks on the land. The trees went right through the house as he built around everything he loved about the land.
Then people began to stop and want to look at the house he built on the rock so the man decided to charge twenty five cents to each person who wanted to look. This allowed him the leisure of never having to work a day in his life, he spent all his time adding on to his house. He has long passed away but there are new owners adding to it today. The place is so big that they have it broke into 3 tours and the cost is like fifty three dollars for all three tours per person.
Now days when you drive up to visit the House on the Rock you are greeted by lizard statues and flowers galore. When you enter you are in the gift shop area, and once you pay you begin your self guided tour.
The first tour you walk through the original house that was built and see how it all began. The second tour takes you through collections of different things and the third continues this with a carousel room and so much more. If you decide that you cannot take all three tours, then I would suggest that you at least see the carousel tour. Then walk out side in the famous gardens. You will not be sorry.
A special note at Christmas time this place goes all out.
Below see what others are saying about the house on the rock.
What a neat place.
Breathtaking with a fascinating history!
Little out of the way places with a lot of history are my kind of touring spots!
I like the House of the Rock too. It is breathtaking.
I loved the fact that he incorporated his surroundings into his dwelling, rather than excluding them. I am an unabashed tree-hugger myself. ;-)
Comments
Meg
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(Guest)
05/26/2009
The house is nice but section two is creepy!!
Carly Burk
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/28/2007
Hey you, sounds like a neat place to visit, We should go sometime.
Julie
(Guest)
(Guest)
10/27/2007
Jewel sounds like you had a great time
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