Monthly Archives: August 2011

Of rock and ruin

The eternal If man builds a tower, a temple, a tenement, he looks upon it new and says, “Here stands my vision made flesh.” And though the best designed, the sturdiest built and the most carefully preserved may last for ages upon ages to inspire younger generations to even greater heights, eventually the crush of...

Whorls on Davenport Beach

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The House on the Rock – Tour II: The Dark Carnival

Into the breach, meatbags. Previously, we took a tour through the first part of southern Wisconsin’s The House on the Rock. Here we continue to descend into the oddities and creepiness with the second part of the tour, which I like to call “The Dark Carnival.” (Make sure you scroll to the end before leaving...

Mr. Dark's Ticket Booth (House on the Rock)

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