SPRING GREEN, WIS. — My wife and I stopped talking to each other two hours into our three-hour self-guided tour of the House on the Rock in Spring Green, a small town west of Madison, Wisconsin. The displays had grown so large, elaborate and unexpected they shocked us into silence.
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The House on the Rock includes themed bathrooms like this woman’s bathroom with a wall of glass vases lighted from behind.
Alex Jordan designed and decorated large pots to use as planters throughout the grounds of the House on the Rock. The design is similar to a pot owned by his mother in the 1960s. The slithering lizards are another example where a simple pot, no matter how large, was “never enough” for creative Jordan.
One of several giant chandeliers in the Organ Room at the House on the Rock, this one is made up of several smaller chandeliers. Jordan had plans to make the top of the light his office where he could sit at his desk and observe passersby as they moved underneath.
At 85 feet in diameter, and 35 feet high, the revolving carousel at the House of the Rock takes up a visitor’s entire field of vision as it revolves to an ominous orchestral soundtrack that seems to warn an impending crime is about to occur. Perhaps the music is so foreboding because it is a disappointment when visitors learn it is not a ride to be ridden. Photo Barbara Winnerman
J.J. Watt stunned by surprise badger gift and fans join the fun
I have received a lot of wild fan mail over the years.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 5, 2023
This package that arrived today is certainly being added to the list. pic.twitter.com/dxBi0rTwHE
I thought it was real lol
— Charles James II (@CJDeuce_) January 5, 2023
— Ben Bliklen (@benbliklen) January 5, 2023
At first glance thought it was an opossum, good to see it’s a badger 😂
— Joe Schneider (@fcancer) January 5, 2023
— Taylor Hemness (@taylorhemness) January 5, 2023
Sackie!
— Rose Carol (@RoseCarol3) January 5, 2023
Taxidermy for the win!
— Richie Bratton (@richiebratton) January 5, 2023
Now I want a taxidermy badger. 🤤🤤🤤
— shawnmichael (@smsnider85) January 5, 2023
For the office I am guessing.
— Mike Mojo (@thenalett) January 5, 2023
Was just scrolling through my feed and had to stop and look because at first, I thought it was alive it looks so realistic.
— Jim Adkins (@TheJimAdkins) January 5, 2023
— Mary Agacki💚💛🧀🦌🏀🏈⚾️ (@AgackMary) January 5, 2023
Badger Badger!
— Jolyn Villa (@jojomke88) January 5, 2023
Now the question is does someone with the Cardinals screen your mail or is there a reaction shot of your opening a box and just seeing claws?
— Andrew Mertig (@andrewmertig) January 5, 2023
— SteveinTexas (@Texas_Steve_Wis) January 5, 2023
Good on you JJ, welcome to an exclusive brotherhood pic.twitter.com/bVz4cPJ9np
— Michael Brennan (@mfbrennan1) January 5, 2023
Let me thank you for all of the great years in the League. Your intensity and passion were one of a kind. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/EyI8ZknJNj
— Jeff Thompson (@Dubweizer) January 5, 2023
Excellent use of “wild fan mail”
— JT Pearson (@JTPearsonNFL) January 5, 2023
Definitely put this in someone's locker under some clothes.
— Josh Chavis (@JoshChavis65) January 5, 2023
Gross.. I don’t like it. I do like Bucky, though.
— LittleWisco (@scoutymachugh) January 5, 2023
Oh no not Bucky! pic.twitter.com/UTaQ9pRqu0
— LCSquire (@Lcs1321) January 5, 2023
I can’t wait to see the reaction when you introduce it to the pups. 😂 Although, I’m guessing someone may not allow it in the house. 🤔😉😁
— Jennifer Evans (@cjntsmom) January 5, 2023
I hate to badger you about it, but did you name him Bucky? 🤷🏼♂️😂
— Ryan Bartholomee (@RyanBartholomee) January 5, 2023
— Jenn (@jll583) January 5, 2023
Now I know what I’m gonna send to @_TJWatt. Awesome. Thanks for the inspiration, JJ. pic.twitter.com/KxZlsLAa1r
— john walker iv (@realjohnwalker) January 5, 2023
I just hate it when someone else gets the gift that I was going to give you!
— Derek Hollingsworth (@dhnthahouz) January 5, 2023
