House on the Rock

 The House on the Rock

5754 State Road 23

Spring Green, WI 53588

House on the Rock - Wisconsin Attraction | Resort | Golf (thehouseontherock.com)

Date of Visit May 16 2024

Tickets at the door:

Adult (18+) $33.95

Junior (7-17) $17.95

Child (6 and Under) $4.95

You can purchase tickets at a discount online. We save $22 with our group of 13. You will also need tokens!

There are also different ticket options, the prices above are for the Ultimate Experience which is access to the whole house and all 3 areas.

They do have hotels. The have a hotel for families and a resort for adults. If you book a stay they do give you tickets included.

They have season type hours so watch those on the site if you are planning on going. You will also spend a minimum of 3 hours here. This is literally a house in a rock, certain parts are outside and even inside the temperature varies. You will need good walking shoes, some of the floors are uneven.

All the information here comes from the site. It's harder to take pictures as several areas are really dark.

The Asian Garden and the Japanese Garden are outside and you will walk through them to get through the house.

You will start at The Alex Jordan Center which will tell you everything you need to know about this place. From old artifacts to stories. You will also find a map and the entrance to the attraction.

Section 1

The Gate House

A magnificent fireplace and dramatic stone walls dominate throughout, as does the Gate House Ensemble, a music machine that replicates a complete chamber orchestra

You will move quickly through this section, there really isn't much to see here

The Original House

The 13 rooms of the Original House are linked by common elements and moods – blue stained glass for a nighttime ambiance, or warmth and serenity from the sandstone hearth.

There is so much to see here, all the details of an actual house. It's a really neat experience

The Infinity Room

A room which extends 218 feet out over the scenic valley with over 3,000 pieces of glass.

This area scares me, you are so high up and there are no support beams under you. It will sway in the wind. It's a beautiful view if you can handle walking out here

After section 1, to get to section 2, you will have to semi backtrack.

Section 2

Mill House

Contains one of the world’s largest fireplaces and a glimpse of some of Alex’s special collections including dolls, suits of armor, antique guns and mechanical banks galore.

This area is a lot to see yet it takes no time getting though it.

Streets of Yesteryear

A stunning recreation of a 19th century street, the red-bricked avenues include a sheriff’s office, a carriage house and hundreds of antiques.

This area is truly a site to see, it's like little shops that you can look it. Everything in here is perfectly set up and the cobblestone floor gives you that feel of walking though a street.

There are opportunities to use those tokens I told you about, but my advice is to skip putting them in these, although super cool they aren't as exciting as what's to come.

Heritage of the Sea

Over 200 model ship displays, a Titanic display, and a 200-foot-tall sea creature that is as long as the Statue of Liberty is tall.

This area is crazy! It will have you thinking “How did they do that” the entire time. Once you realize that all the ships are models, that someone had to put them together your mind will spin! This is a great area and you will probably spend some time here

P.S. It's too dark to get a good picture with the beast

Tribute to Nostalgia

Features vintage automobiles and other marvelous means of movement

You have to walk thought this area to get to the next. There really isn't much to see here and you can just keep walking. You will also have to walk through the restaurant to get to the next area. This is by design to get you to stop and eat

Music of Yesteryear

A dazzling display of music machines including the Blue Room with a mechanically operated orchestra and the overpowering oriental music of the Mikado.

This is where you could potentially spend all your time and tokens. I wanted to watch every single one of these. It's just amazing in here. Everything sounds amazing and it's just a neat place to be.

The Red Room: This area is part of the Music of Yesteryear however it's one room for a reason. You have an entire orchestra. There's sitting room, so sit down and enjoy!

Spirit of Aviation

Includes a sky filled with model airplanes and a display which highlights key moments in aviation history.

This seemed to be a quick walk though area, everything is a bit jumbled together here

Carousel Room

Two carousels are filled with handcrafted dolls in a variety of shapes and sizes. Each is imaginatively costumed and accessorized to create a mesmerizing parade of detail and delight.

Another room that's huge for a reason. You need a big room for a big carousel right?! Don't forget to look up. There's also benches here for you to sit and enjoy the sights!

Section 3

Organ Room

Featuring three of the greatest theatre organ consoles ever built, surrounded by walkways, bridges and spiral staircases

I referred to this as the Alice in Wonderland room. My kids were suddenly on the cat walk above me! This room has an attendant that will give you a bunch of amazing information. You will have to go back through this room to get to the next.

Inspiration Point

This rest area provides a view of the House on the Rock and its Infinity Room from below. Journey a long the outside walkway that provides an impressive new perspective of the Infinity Room.

We stopped here for bathroom use. You will need to go back through the Organ Room to get to the next area

The Doll Carousel Room

Two carousels are filled with handcrafted dolls in a variety of shapes and sizes. Each is imaginatively costumed and accessorized to create a mesmerizing parade of detail and delight.

This is smaller than the other carousel room, but this carousel is full of porcelain dolls.

The Doll House Room

One of the world’s largest collections of miniature doll houses with styles from Colonial to Victorian, each with meticulous, handcrafted details.

There are so many doll houses, so many shapes, sizes but all furnished and all the type that someone at sometime had to build. This area is crazy

Circus Room

All things circus, from miniature circus displays to the enormous circus wagon with an automated 40-piece band and an 80-piece orchestra. The pyramid of the elephants is also a long-time favorite.

Literally all things circus, so many circus related toys! Don't worry, if you don't like clowns, there aren't many. You will mostly see big tops and trains

The Galleries

The collections are exotic and gathered from all regions of the globe. They range from ivories to armories and feature unusual firearms, an armor collection and lavish crown jewels.

Ending Thoughts:

The pictures I've attached are from Google Images. It was dark inside and harder to get good pictures, even with the flash. We tried.

There are only certain areas that you can get to if you have major mobility areas. One of them thankfully is the music room.

This place is seriously in the middle of nowhere so expect no cell service. You will spend the majority of section 1 & 2 outside/inside and all the rest is inside. This entire place is beautiful and one of the attendance made a good point, “There's a fine line between genius and mad man” You will feel this walking though ever part of this.

It's also impossible to tell what's real and what's a replica. You will not know.

I would encourage everyone to go, take your time, touch everything (Because you can) and enjoy!